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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided03/1080/PP
Erection of single storey industrial unit.
30 - 42 McKenzie Street Paisley
Received 9 Sept 2003 - Decided03/0944/PP
Erection of 1.8m high replacement palisade perimeter fence and gates.
Lintwhite Crescent Bridge Of Weir
Received 1 Aug 2003 - Decided03/0985/AD
Display of two fascia signs (one internally illuminated) and one double sided internally illuminated projecting box sign.
12A Bridgewater Shopping Centre Erskine
Received 14 Aug 2003 - Decided03/1063/PP
Erection of a single storey rear extension to dwelling house.
71 Roffey Park Road Paisley
Received 2 Sept 2003 - Decided03/1117/PP
Erection of a single storey extension to the rear and part of the side elevation of the dwellinghouse.
9 Rosshall Avenue Ralston Paisley
Received 18 Sept 2003 - Decided03/0612/PP
Refurbishment and alterations of properties including the formation of a rear roof extension and linked 2 storey rear extension to form11 dwelling units.
5 & 7 West Brae Paisley
Received 21 May 2003 - Decided94/0034/PP
Erection of a dwelling house.
Plot 11 Freelands Estate Erskine
Received 14 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0033/PP
Erection of extensions to dwelling house
26 Old Bridge Of Weir Road Houston
Received 14 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0032/PP
Erection of a conservatory.
6 Crosbie Woods Paisley
Received 14 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0029/PP
Erection of a garage.
52 Beardmore Cottages Inchinnan
Received 12 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0028/PP
Formation of dormer window
5 Oakwood Avenue Paisley
Received 12 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0027/PP
Installation of satellite dish.
Unit 8 Kelvin Avenue Shopping Arcade Kelvin Avenue Hillington
Received 12 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0026/PP
Erection of vent flues.
Heathpark Bankend Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 12 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0025/PP
Erection of rear extension to dwelling house.
14 Southfield Avenue Paisley
Received 12 Jan 1994 - Decided93/1238/PP
Streetscape improvements with associated garden fencing improvements and landscaping.
South Candren Ferguslie Park Paisley
Received 29 Nov 1993 - Decided93/1237/LB
Conversion of existing store to form 11 flats.
Former Oakshaw East United Free Church Oakshaw Street Paisley
Received 26 Nov 1993 - Decided93/1236/PP
Formation of a rear dormer to dwelling house.
48 Duchray Drive Paisley
Received 26 Nov 1993 - Decided93/1235/PP
Erection of a side extension to dwelling house.
2 Ettrick Drive Bishopton
Received 26 Nov 1993 - Decided93/1234/PP
Alterations and erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
42 Gallowhill Road Paisley
Received 26 Nov 1993 - Decided93/1233/AD
Erection of internally illuminated hanging signs.
56 High Street Johnstone
Received 26 Nov 1993 - Decided93/1232/PP
Installation of metal cladding panels and capping sheets to parapets.
Paisley Telephone Exchange Old Sneddon Street Paisley
Received 26 Nov 1993 - Decided93/1231/LB
Installation of replacement door.
2 Kirkton Cottages Drumcross Road Bishopton
Received 25 Nov 1993 - Decided94/0312/PP
Widening of gateway and re-surfacing of hard standing.
Minard Ranfurly Place Bridge Of Weir
Received 31 Mar 1994 - Decided94/0311/PP
Conversion of existing shop to form flatted dwellinghouse.
75 High Street Lochwinnoch
Received 31 Mar 1994
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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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