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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided94/0198/LB
Change of use from residential to form offices and alterations to roof.
51 Oakshaw Street West Paisley
Received 2 Mar 1994 - Decided94/0054/TP
Felling of trees.
Balgonie Avenue/Acer Crescent Paisley
Received 20 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0053/AD
Erection of signs.
Glasgow Airport Sanderling Road Paisley
Received 21 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0052/CL
Use of premises as hot food/cold food take away.
33 Moss Street Paisley
Received 19 Jan 1994 - Decided96/0625/TC
Felling of two trees.
Gleniffer Gate 8 & 57 Redhurst Way Paisley
Received 8 Jul 1996 - Decided94/0050/PP
Subdivision of house to form 2 houses and erection of double garage.
Hillside Hazelwood Avenue Bridge Of Weir
Received 19 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0049/PP
Erection of a dwelling house.
Bracklinn Kilbarchan Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 18 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0048/PP
Formation of roller shutters.
48 High Street Johnstone
Received 18 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0047/PP
Change of use from office premises to dwelling flat.
16 St James Street (G/F) Paisley
Received 19 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0046/PP
Erection of a garage.
Ardsheil Glengowan Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 18 Jan 1994 - Decided93/1256/PP
Erection of 21 flats, associated car parking and access.
Main Street/Houston Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 2 Dec 1993 - Decided96/0650/PP
Erection of a front entrance porch.
Springfield Cottage Kerse Lochwinnoch
Received 12 Jul 1996 - Decided93/1253/PP
Erection of 11 flatted dwelling houses.
Neilston Road/Orr Street Paisley
Received 2 Dec 1993 - Decided93/1252/PP
Installation of cash dispenser.
Centreholm Filling Station Erskine
Received 2 Dec 1993 - Decided93/1251/PP
Erection of side extension to dwelling house.
20 Royal Inch Crescent Renfrew
Received 1 Dec 1993 - Decided93/1250/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
187 Sandy Road Renfrew
Received 30 Nov 1993 - Decided93/1249/EN
Extension of apron.
Glasgow Airport St Andrews Drive Paisley
Received 30 Nov 1993 - Decided96/0652/PP
Change of use from retail shop to estate agents.
54 High Street Johnstone
Received 12 Jul 1996 - Decided93/1224/TC
Felling of trees.
11 Cricketfield Lane Houston
Received 24 Nov 1993 - Decided93/1223/TC
Topping of trees.
23 Main Road Paisley
Received 24 Nov 1993 - Decided96/0631/PP
Erection of a dwelling house.
Plot 2 29 Auchengreoch Avenue Johnstone
Received 8 Jul 1996 - Decided94/0013/PP
Environmental improvements.
2 & 4 Houston St/11 & 15 Wilson St/ 5 & 7 Renfield St. Renfrew
Received 10 Jan 1994 - Decided96/0632/PP
Formation of loading and unloading facilities.
Blythswood Estate Inchinnan Road Renfrew
Received 8 Jul 1996 - Decided94/0011/AD
Erection of signs.
Colliers Bar/Diner High Street Johnstone
Received 10 Jan 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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