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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided96/0547/TP
Felling of a tree.
Corner Of 16 - 17 Napier Gardens Linwood
Received 14 Jun 1996 - Decided94/0820/PP
Erection of rear extension to dwelling house.
35 Kings Road Elderslie
Received 2 Aug 1994 - Decided94/0819/TP
Pruning of trees.
Melfont Mews Milliken Park Road Kilbarchan
Received 2 Aug 1994 - Decided94/0818/LB
Formation of new shopfront, erection of fascia signage and hanging sign.
4 County Place Paisley
Received 2 Aug 1994 - Decided94/0817/AD
Erection of signs.
3 Causeyside Street/Dunn Square Paisley
Received 2 Aug 1994 - Decided96/0548/PP
Erection of a satellite dish.
Jackies Store 12 Lochaline Avenue Paisley
Received 14 Jun 1996 - Decided94/0815/PP
External alterations to building.
25 Lawn Street Paisley
Received 2 Aug 1994 - Decided94/0814/AD
Formation of signs.
25 Lawn Street Paisley
Received 2 Aug 1994 - Decided94/0813/PP
Erection of a front porch.
11 Corsebar Avenue Paisley
Received 2 Aug 1994 - Decided94/0684/PP
Demolition of garage and erection of new garage.
17 Church Street Lochwinnoch
Received 28 Jun 1994 - Decided94/0683/PP
Erection of 14 three bedroom houses
Phase 5 Lothian Crescent Paisley
Received 28 Jun 1994 - Decided94/0682/TC
Pruning, topping and felling of tree.
29 Calderpark Avenue Lochwinnoch
Received 28 Jun 1994 - Decided94/0681/LB
Cleaning and repair to frontage of building
Houston Old School Main Street Houston
Received 28 Jun 1994 - Decided94/0679/PP
Erection of front porch
35 Berwick Crescent Linwood
Received 27 Jun 1994 - Decided94/0678/PP
Siting of residential caravan on land.
Red Smiddy Kennels Barnsford Road Inchinnan
Received 27 Jun 1994 - Decided94/0677/PP
Residential development.
Fleming Road Houston
Received 24 Jun 1994 - Decided94/0676/TC
Felling of two trees.
Newhaven Main Street Lochwinnoch
Received 24 Jun 1994 - Decided96/0563/PP
Erection of a rear extension.
234 Millfield Hill Erskine
Received 19 Jun 1996 - Decided94/0547/PP
Reinstatement of former coal bunker/wash house.
5 Main Road Paisley
Received 26 May 1994 - Decided94/0546/PP
Erection of a boundary fence and gates.
13 Bemersyde Road Paisley
Received 26 May 1994 - Decided94/0545/LB
Demolish brick outhouse, erect double garage, draughtproof doors and windows and stoneclean house.
28 Arkleston Road Paisley
Received 26 May 1994 - Decided94/0544/PP
Demolition of brick outhouse and erection of double garage.
28 Arkleston Road Paisley
Received 26 May 1994 - Decided94/0543/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
35 Milliken Drive Kilbarchan
Received 26 May 1994 - Decided94/0542/TC
Pruning of three trees.
23 Main Road Paisley
Received 26 May 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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