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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided96/0644/PP
Alterations and extension to dwelling house including repositioning of garage.
21 Strathmore Avenue Paisley
Received 11 Jul 1996 - Decided93/1271/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwelling house.
26 Mains Hill Erskine
Received 8 Dec 1993 - Decided93/1270/PP
Extension to existing garage.
1 Bridge Street Linwood
Received 8 Dec 1993 - Decided93/1269/AD
Erection of sign.
20 Wellmeadow Street Paisley
Received 8 Dec 1993 - Decided96/0645/PP
Proposed prefabricated garage.
212 Glenfield Road Paisley
Received 11 Jul 1996 - Decided96/0646/PP
Erection of a detached dwelling house with integral double garage.
Plot 4 Flures Place Erskine
Received 12 Jul 1996 - Decided94/0343/AD
Erection of an illuminated box sign.
Units 3 & 4 Earl Haig Road Hillington
Received 7 Apr 1994 - Decided94/0342/PP
Change of use of land to form car park.
Glasgow Airport Inchinnan Road Paisley
Received 7 Apr 1994 - Decided03/0874/TP
Felling of one horse chestnut tree covered by a Tree Preservation Order.
Arisaig Beatrice Gardens Houston
Received 18 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0660/TP
Felling of two trees.
1 The Beeches Brookfield
Received 2 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0528/PP
Installation of timber sash and case window units to rear of two flatted properties.
18 & 18A Main Road Castlehead Paisley
Received 30 Apr 2003 - Decided96/1146/PP
Erection of a garage.
35 Alexandra Drive Paisley
Received 13 Dec 1996 - Decided94/0070/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
3G Charles Avenue Renfrew
Received 27 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0069/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
21 Craigiehall Crescent Erskine
Received 27 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0068/PP
Erection of 25 flatted dwellings and formation of associated access and car park.
Graham Street/Thomson Street Johnstone
Received 26 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0067/PP
Erection of a side extension and formation of rear dormer window.
3B Broomward Drive Johnstone
Received 26 Jan 1994 - Decided96/0623/PP
Erection of a conservatory.
35 High Street Lochwinnoch
Received 5 Jul 1996 - Decided94/0065/LB
Installation of replacement windows.
66 Oakshaw Street West Paisley
Received 26 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0064/PP
Erection of a mobile home.
Largs Road Lochwinnoch
Received 25 Jan 1994 - Decided94/0541/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwelling house.
27 Bonar Crescent Bridge Of Weir
Received 24 May 1994 - Decided94/0540/PP
Change of use of vacant premises to office use.
37B Hallhill Road Johnstone
Received 24 May 1994 - Unknown96/0583/PP
Conversion of existing integral garage.
48 Sandielands Avenue Erskine
Received 25 Jun 1996 - Decided94/0419/PP
Erection of 221 dwellinghouses (First phase), associated roads, footpaths and landscaping.
Porterfield Road Renfrew
Received 27 Apr 1994 - Decided96/0584/PP
Proposed snack bar.
Sweet Treats 8 Quarry Street Johnstone
Received 25 Jun 1996
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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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