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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided93/1186/AD
Erection of a single sided fascia box sign and double sided projecting box sign.
4 High Street Paisley
Received 11 Nov 1993 - Decided93/1185/PP
Erection of a side extension to dwelling house.
320 Millfield Hill Erskine
Received 11 Nov 1993 - Decided96/0655/PP
1. Alteration and extension to hotel to provide 58 additional bedrooms and additional function suite, incorporating revised access and parking. 2. Redevelopment of leisure/golf club to provide 300 person conference suite, swimming pool with assoc
Gleddoch House Hotel Langbank
Received 15 Jul 1996 - Decided93/1183/PP
Erection of a single dwelling house.
Plot 1 West Freeland Erskine
Received 11 Nov 1993 - Decided94/0368/PP
Erection of a dwelling house.
Plot 22/10 Crawfurds View Lochwinnoch
Received 13 Apr 1994 - Decided94/0367/PP
Formation of ramp and patio doors to rear of dwelling house.
33 Cochranemill Road Johnstone
Received 14 Apr 1994 - Decided94/0366/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
77 Dunvegan Avenue Elderslie
Received 14 Apr 1994 - Decided94/0245/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
31 Napier Street Linwood
Received 15 Mar 1994 - Decided94/0224/PP
Installation of double glazed windows.
Flat 9 28 Greenlaw Drive Paisley
Received 9 Mar 1994 - Decided94/0223/PP
Erection of a side and rear extension to dwelling house.
52 Balmoral Road Elderslie
Received 9 Mar 1994 - Decided94/0222/PP
Erection of one dwelling house (change of house type).
Plot 112 Stanely Green Foxbar Road Paisley
Received 9 Mar 1994 - Decided94/0221/PP
Alterations and erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
Broom Cottage Tandlehill Road Kilbarchan
Received 9 Mar 1994 - Decided94/0220/PP
Erection of a conservatory to the side of dwelling house.
19 Branscroft Kilbarchan Road Kilbarchan
Received 9 Mar 1994 - Decided94/0219/PP
Erection of a 15m mast plus aerials.
St. Peters Club 144 Braehead Road Paisley
Received 8 Mar 1994 - Decided94/0218/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
26 Balmoral Road Elderslie
Received 8 Mar 1994 - Decided94/0217/PP
Installation of double glazed windows.
53 Affric Drive Paisley
Received 8 Mar 1994 - Decided94/0216/PP
Erection of a double garage.
Thornville 59 Craw Road Paisley
Received 7 Mar 1994 - Decided94/0080/AD
Erection of signs.
60 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 31 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0079/PP
Extension of existing two storey office accommodation.
Glasgow Road Renfrew
Received 31 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0077/PP
Formation of a driveway.
103 Lochinver Crescent Paisley
Received 31 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0076/PP
Installation of double glazed windows.
Garthland Arms 5/7 Church Street Lochwinnoch
Received 28 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0075/PP
Erection of a 1st floor rear extension to dwelling house.
3 The Grove Bridge Of Weir
Received 28 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0074/PP
Installation of a LPG tank.
Knockbartnock Stepends Road Lochwinnoch
Received 28 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0073/PP
Siting of an ice-cream kiosk.
The Paisley Cross Dunn Square Paisley
Received 28 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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