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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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
- Decided95/0574/PP
Change of use of Class 1 retail unit to Class 3 food and drink.
21 Maxwellton Street Paisley
Received 7 Jun 1995 - Decided95/0573/PP
Erection of buildings for use as classes 4 (business) and 11 (storage and distribution).
Nethercommon Works Inchinnan Road Paisley
Received 7 Jun 1995 - Decided95/0572/AD
Erection of trough lit fascia sign (amendment to consent 94/0635/AD)
71 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 7 Jun 1995 - Decided95/0571/PP
Installation of replacement double glazed windows.
Flat 1/L 19 George Street Paisley
Received 7 Jun 1995 - Decided95/0440/VR
Amendment to condition 3 of 88/802/PP in respect of phasing of tipping, deletion of quarry access route, formation of internal access road, formation of stock pile areas and siting of mobile crushing unit.
Reilly Quarry Bishopton
Received 9 May 1995 - Decided96/0418/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory.
2 Martlet Drive Johnstone
Received 9 May 1996 - Decided03/1028/PP
Erection of a garage to rear of dwelling house.
45 Troughbridge Avenue Kilbarchan
Received 25 Aug 2003 - Decided03/1034/PP
Erection of a 1.5 storey side extension to include front and rear dormers and single storey rear extension to semi-detached dwelling house.
21 Hillfoot Drive Howwood
Received 26 Aug 2003 - Decided03/1018/PP
Proposed Class 4 estates office for use by Elderslie Estates.
Waterlea Farm Kilmacolm Road Houston
Received 22 Aug 2003 - Decided03/1103/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwelling house.
46 Ben Wyvis Drive Paisley
Received 16 Sept 2003 - Unknown03/1161/PP
Conversion of garage to bedroom with en-suite.
42 Kirkaig Avenue Deanpark Renfrew
Received 2 Oct 2003 - Decided03/0988/PP
Proposed replacement of all window units at the dwelling house.
17 Shuttle Street Kilbarchan
Received 14 Aug 2003 - Decided03/1075/PP
Erection of garden fence to side boundarys and within garden.
19 Sunningdale Drive Bridge Of Weir
Received 8 Sept 2003 - Decided03/0981/PP
Erection of rear conservatory and garden store.
2 Ben More Drive Paisley
Received 14 Aug 2003 - Decided04/1392/PP
Erection of a conservatory to rear of dwelling house.
88 Bathgo Avenue Paisley
Received 8 Nov 2004 - Decided04/1538/PP
Change of use from Class 1 (Retail) to Class 2 (Betting Office) use.
Unit A 36 Wellmeadow Street Paisley PA1 2EG
Received 20 Dec 2004 - Decided03/1095/PP
Substituation of house types of Plots 8, 10, 15, 16, 19, 20, 31, 33 and 49, with the complete removal of house type T and the replacement with house type F.(amendment to application 03/50/PP)
Tower Crescent/Tower Drive Renfrew
Received 12 Sept 2003 - Decided03/1142/PP
Erection of double garage.
Craigvar Lintwhite Crescent Bridge Of Weir
Received 25 Sept 2003 - Decided03/1152/PP
Proposed extension and decking area to rear of dwelling house.
47 Duchray Drive Paisley
Received 30 Sept 2003 - Decided03/1151/PP
Erection of a rear porch to dwelling house.
1 Station Avenue Howwood
Received 30 Sept 2003 - Decided95/0438/PP
Erection of 1st floor side extension to dwelling house.
15 Breck Avenue Paisley
Received 9 May 1995 - Decided95/0437/PP
Alterations to entrances of hotel and external alterations.
Normandy Hotel Inchinnan Road Renfrew
Received 9 May 1995 - Decided95/0325/PP
Alterations to position of main door.
32 Glenburn Road Paisley
Received 31 Mar 1995 - Decided95/0324/AD
Display of fascia sign, letters only illuminated, one externally illuminated projecting sign and two spotlit signs behind the glass.
Unit 55D & E Piazza Centre Paisley
Received 31 Mar 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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