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Renfrewshire planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Renfrewshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Renfrewshire website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates32,320Searchable applications
138Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 29,835 approved or refused records
1,930Refused applications
27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Nov 1987 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 27 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas8 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- Decided95/0123/PP
New roof to form 2 bedrooms and shower-room with front and rear dormers.
172 Hawkhead Road Paisley
Received 9 Feb 1995 - Decided95/0525/TP
Felling of one Elm tree.
61 Thorndene Elderslie
Received 25 May 1995 - Decided95/0524/LB
Change of use and extension of vacant building (former gate- house) to bar/restaurant and formation of car parking.
The Gatehouse Maxwellton Trading Estate Paisley
Received 25 May 1995 - Decided95/0523/LB
Demolition of building.
Stables Block Maxwellton Trading Estate Paisley
Received 25 May 1995 - Decided95/0522/PP
Change of use and extension to building to form bar/restaurant and formation of parking.
Stables And Gatehouse Maxwellton Trading Estate Paisley
Received 25 May 1995 - Decided95/0519/PP
Alterations and upgrading of dwelling house and formation of central rear dormer.
West Walkinshaw Farm Paisley
Received 24 May 1995 - Decided95/0518/PP
Erection of a rear extension to day nursery.
Health Centre Road Bishopton
Received 24 May 1995 - Decided96/0423/AD
Display of externally illuminated fascia sign, and non-illuminated projecting sign.
11 Orchard Street Paisley
Received 10 May 1996 - Decided95/0390/LB
Formation of doorway at existing window opening and erection of a detached garage.
26 Hunterhill Road Paisley
Received 25 Apr 1995 - Decided95/0389/PP
Formation of vehicular access to building, installation of roller shutters and formation of a parking area.
423 Hillington Road Hillington
Received 21 Apr 1995 - Decided95/0388/PP
Erection of extension to dwelling house.
Plot 679 Abbeyfield Erskine
Received 21 Apr 1995 - Decided95/0386/TP
Uprooting and removal of two trees.
Alwyn Avenue/Leman Drive Houston
Received 21 Apr 1995 - Decided95/0385/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
6 Rosewood Avenue Paisley
Received 21 Apr 1995 - Decided95/0384/PP
Addition of timber up and over garage door to front of pend.
17 Ewing Street Kilbarchan
Received 21 Apr 1995 - Decided95/0255/PP
Erection of an extension to the front and a deck area to the rear of dwellinghouse.
208 Millfield Hill Erskine
Received 8 Mar 1995 - Decided03/1231/PP
Erection of timber storage shed within curtilage of listed building and flatted property.
23D Crookside Johnshill Lochwinnoch
Received 21 Oct 2003 - Decided03/1286/PP
Rear extension and alterations to dwelling house.
10 Don Avenue Renfrew
Received 31 Oct 2003 - Decided94/1140/PP
Formation of pitched roof.
Calderhaugh Lane Lochwinnoch
Received 17 Oct 1994 - Decided94/1139/PP
Erection of an extension to dwelling house.
6 Piper Avenue Houston
Received 17 Oct 1994 - Decided95/0553/PP
Formation of pitched roof to front porch.
58 - 60 Leander Crescent Renfrew
Received 2 Jun 1995 - Decided95/0552/PP
Erection of flatted residential dwellings.
99 Old Greenock Road Inchinnan
Received 2 Jun 1995 - Decided02/0510/PP
Installation of air conditioning units and protective cage on 1st floor roof (retrospective).
The Black Bull Public House 20 Canal Street Renfrew
Received 21 May 2002 - Decided95/0254/PP
Erection of a warehouse and ancillary accommodation.
Burnbrae Drive Linwood
Received 7 Mar 1995 - Decided96/0438/PP
Erection of a two storey side extension.
9 Fleures Crescent Erskine
Received 15 May 1996
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Renfrewshire, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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