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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided95/0094/AD
Erection of a sign board.
Cartside Avenue Inchinnan
Received 2 Feb 1995 - Decided95/0093/PP
Part change of use from retail to form health, fitness and dance studio facility.
5 Wellmeadow Street Paisley
Received 1 Feb 1995 - Decided96/0462/PP
Erection of a garage.
40 Lyle Crescent Bishopton
Received 20 May 1996 - Decided95/0091/PP
Erection of 13 terraced dwellings, 2 semi-detached and 4 flatted dwellings.
Thomson Street Johnstone
Received 1 Feb 1995 - Decided95/0492/PP
Erection of a single storey extension and internal alterations.
7B Stanely Road Paisley
Received 18 May 1995 - Decided95/0491/PP
Erection of extension to dwelling house.
11 Low Barholm Kilbarchan
Received 18 May 1995 - Decided95/0490/PP
Replacement of shopfront.
50 High Street Paisley
Received 18 May 1995 - Decided95/0489/PP
Erection of a conservatory.
40 Mansionhouse Road Paisley
Received 18 May 1995 - Decided95/0488/PP
Erection of 56 dwelling houses and formation of ancillary roads, footways and areas of open space.
Spateston Road Johnstone
Received 17 May 1995 - Decided95/0487/CC
Demolition of building.
Adj. Calder House Main Street Lochwinnoch
Received 17 May 1995 - Decided95/0486/LB
Shopfront alterations and erection of external flue.
47 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 17 May 1995 - Decided95/0485/PP
Shopfront alterations and erection of external flue.
47 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 17 May 1995 - Decided95/0357/PP
Erection of a double garage.
Plot 154 121 Turnhill Drive Erskine
Received 13 Apr 1995 - Decided96/0427/PP
Demolition of existing extension and erection of a new single storey extension to rear of property.
18 Woodside Road Brookfield
Received 13 May 1996 - Decided95/0355/AD
Formation of an illuminated wall mounted box sign.
60-62 Neilston Road Paisley
Received 12 Apr 1995 - Decided95/0354/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwelling house.
36 South Mound Houston
Received 12 Apr 1995 - Decided95/0353/PP
Erection of an extension to dwelling house.
54 Allands Avenue Inchinnan
Received 12 Apr 1995 - Decided95/0352/PP
Installation of new shop front
The Kiosk 26 Bridge Street Paisley
Received 11 Apr 1995 - Decided95/0351/PP
Formation of 4 all weather pitches and changing facilities.
104 New Sneddon Street Paisley
Received 10 Apr 1995 - Decided95/0350/PP
Change of use of amusement arcade to furniture showroom.
7 Shuttle Street Paisley
Received 10 Apr 1995 - Decided95/0349/AD
Erection of signs.
The Phoenix Linwood
Received 10 Apr 1995 - Decided95/0218/PP
Erection of 10 dwelling houses.
Albion Street Paisley
Received 1 Mar 1995 - Decided95/0217/PP
Erection of side extension.
15 Berl Avenue Houston
Received 28 Feb 1995 - Decided95/0216/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory.
106 Roffey Park Road Paisley
Received 28 Feb 1995
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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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