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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided94/0124/PP
Erection of a dwelling house.
Plot 17 Brierie Hills Houston
Received 15 Feb 1994 - Decided96/0615/AD
Erection of two neon signs, one horizontal neon strip and two floodlights on front elevation.
Regal Bingo Hall Ferry Road Renfrew
Received 3 Jul 1996 - Decided94/0122/PP
Infilling of site with hardstanding and storage of light vehicles.
76 Clark Street Paisley
Received 14 Feb 1994 - Decided94/0121/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house and garage.
"Kershader" Shuttle Street Kilbarchan
Received 14 Feb 1994 - Decided94/0120/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
9 Dunchurch Road Paisley
Received 14 Feb 1994 - Decided94/0119/AD
Erection of a fascia sign.
Kings Inch Road Renfrew
Received 14 Feb 1994 - Decided93/1317/PP
Change of use from Class 1 to Class 2 and formation of new shopfront.
6 Church Street Johnstone
Received 22 Dec 1993 - Decided93/1316/PP
Installation of rear rooflight.
5 Main Road Castlehead Paisley
Received 22 Dec 1993 - Decided93/1315/PP
Change of use from butcher shop to form hot food take-away and erection of a garage.
3/5 Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 22 Dec 1993 - Decided96/0635/PP
Erection of a conservatory.
25 Cawder Crescent Bishopton
Received 9 Jul 1996 - Decided93/1313/PP
Extension to sports hall.
Thornly Park Campus Caplethill Road Paisley
Received 21 Dec 1993 - Decided96/0636/PP
Erection of a 25.5m radio mast with associated cabin and compound.
East Yonderton Farm Bridge Of Weir
Received 9 Jul 1996 - Decided96/0637/PP
Proposed external alterations including entrance works and paintwork.
Dunn Square/1 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 9 Jul 1996 - Decided93/1310/PP
Extension to dayroom of Ward 8.
Dykebar Hospital Grahamston Road Paisley
Received 20 Dec 1993 - Decided93/1309/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwelling house.
14 Birnock Avenue Renfrew
Received 20 Dec 1993 - Decided96/0588/PP
Formation of ramp.
West Church Church Street Kilbarchan
Received 26 Jun 1996 - Decided94/0382/PP
Erection of a garage.
19 Endrick Drive Paisley
Received 18 Apr 1994 - Decided94/0381/TP
Felling of trees.
Fulwood Woods Houston
Received 18 Apr 1994 - Decided94/0380/TP
Crown lifting and crown thinning of trees.
4 The Beeches Brookfield
Received 18 Apr 1994 - Decided94/0379/PP
Erection of a two-storey side extension to dwelling house.
5 Kilpatrick Avenue Paisley
Received 19 Apr 1994 - Decided94/0378/PP
Erection of a garage.
384 Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 15 Apr 1994 - Decided94/0377/PP
Residential Development.
Lounsdale Road Paisley
Received 15 Apr 1994 - Decided94/0376/PP
Re- roofing tenement and backcourt improvements.
29-33 Whitehaugh Drive Paisley
Received 15 Apr 1994 - Decided94/0375/PP
Erection of a timber boundary fence.
27 Bonar Crescent Bridge Of Weir
Received 14 Apr 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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