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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided96/0595/PP
Change of use from doctors surgery at ground floor premises to residential dwelling house.
27 Calside Paisley
Received 27 Jun 1996 - Decided94/0309/PP
Residential development.
22 Park Mains Holding Park Road Inchinnan
Received 30 Mar 1994 - Decided94/0308/PP
Installation of double glazed windows.
46B Simons Crescent Renfrew
Received 30 Mar 1994 - Decided94/0307/PP
Erection of a garage.
10 Braehead Lochwinnoch
Received 29 Mar 1994 - Decided94/0306/PP
Installation of replacement double glazed windows.
2E York Way Renfrew
Received 29 Mar 1994 - Decided94/0304/PP
Erection of extension to restaurant.
5 Millar Street Paisley
Received 29 Mar 1994 - Decided94/0179/TC
Felling of trees.
Rear Of 15 Moss Street Paisley
Received 28 Feb 1994 - Decided94/0178/TP
Pruning of one tree.
Rear Of 120 Elm Drive Johnstone
Received 28 Feb 1994 - Decided94/0177/TP
Pruning of one tree.
Rear Of 114 Elm Drive Johnstone
Received 28 Feb 1994 - Decided94/0176/TP
Pruning of one tree.
Rear Of 28 Poplar Avenue Johnstone
Received 28 Feb 1994 - Decided94/0175/PP
Formation of four housing plots.
14 South Avenue Paisley
Received 25 Feb 1994 - Decided94/0174/PP
Erection of 3 dwelling houses and double garage with associated landscaping.
Plots 154 156 & 184 West Freeland Phase 3.3 Erskine
Received 25 Feb 1994 - Decided94/0173/TP
Uprooting of trees.
1 Alwyn Avenue Houston
Received 24 Feb 1994 - Decided96/0608/PP
Erection of a dwellinghouse (substitution of approved house type).
Stanely Green Plot 63 Foxbar Road Paisley
Received 2 Jul 1996 - Decided96/0609/PP
Change of use from amusement centre to lounge bar.
38 High Street Paisley Paisley
Received 2 Jul 1996 - Decided94/0090/PP
Change of use of existing disused stair access to form self-contained single office.
3 Queen Street Paisley
Received 2 Feb 1994 - Decided94/0024/PP
Erection of two storey rear extension to dwelling house.
21 Endrick Drive Paisley
Received 12 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0030/PP
Erection of a conservatory.
45 Kilgraston Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 13 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0031/PP
Residential Development
Wright Street Renfrew
Received 13 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0023/LB
Erection of entrance porch/conservatory to dwelling house.
Chauffeurs Cottage Glenlora Estate Lochwinnoch
Received 12 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0022/PP
Erection of entrance porch/conservatory to dwelling house.
Chauffeurs Cottage Glenlora Estate Lochwinnoch
Received 12 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0021/PP
Residential Development.
Land Adj. Glenleven Bar New Street Kilbarchan
Received 12 Jan 1994 - Decided96/0629/AD
Display of internally illuminated fascia box sign and internally illuminated projecting sign.
Unit 1 5/7 William Street Johnstone
Received 8 Jul 1996 - Decided93/1230/PP
Alterations and change of use of byre to form extension to dwelling house.
Stabilee Farm Houston
Received 26 Nov 1993
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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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