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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided94/0417/TP
Felling of 5 trees and lopping of 1 tree.
19 Acer Crescent Paisley
Received 26 Apr 1994 - Decided94/0416/PP
Formation of a door to rear of dwelling house.
6 Calder Street Lochwinnoch
Received 28 Apr 1994 - Decided94/0415/PP
Extension of road to provide new access.
Linwood Road Paisley
Received 28 Apr 1994 - Decided96/0585/PP
Alterations and extension to dwelling house.
52 Turnhill Drive Erskine
Received 26 Jun 1996 - Decided94/0413/PP
Erection of a side garage and a rear conservatory.
175 Springfield Park Johnstone
Received 25 Apr 1994 - Decided94/0412/PP
Construction of a new road creating new junction and access.
Ferguslie/Green Road/Station Road Paisley Paisley
Received 22 Apr 1994 - Decided94/0411/NA
Erection of car showroom and workshop contrary to structure plan policies for strategic industrial locations.
Hillington Road/Ainslie Road Hillington Hillington
Received 25 Apr 1994 - Decided94/0532/PP
Change of use to factory and showroom.
385 Hillington Road Hillington
Received 23 May 1994 - Decided94/0531/AD
Erection of pole mounted sign.
Caplethill Road Paisley
Received 23 May 1994 - Decided94/0410/PP
Residential Development.
Rossland Crescent(East) Bishopton
Received 21 Apr 1994 - Unknown94/0409/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
81 Afton Drive Renfrew
Received 9 May 1994 - Decided03/0798/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwelling house.
20 Brierie Lane Crooslee.
Received 30 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0939/TP
Pruning of 1 acer tree
Rear Garden Of 151 Willow Drive Johnstone
Received 31 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0869/PP
Erection of extension to garage within curtilage of dwelling house (in retrospect).
35 Berwick Crescent Linwood
Received 18 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0876/PP
Siting of a modular unit for office accommodation to the south west side of the existing Accident and Emergency Unit.
Royal Alexandria Hospital Corsebar Road Paisley
Received 21 Jul 2003 - Decided03/1058/PP
Erection of conservatory to the rear of dwellinghouse.
67 Southwold Road Paisley
Received 1 Sept 2003 - Decided04/0121/PP
Erection of 6 no. detached and 4 no. semi-detached dwelling houses.
Barhill Road/Barwood Road Erskine
Received 6 Feb 2004 - Decided03/0896/TP
Felling of one Acer Plat. 2m stump
37 Hawthorn Avenue Johnstone
Received 23 Jul 2003 - Decided03/1025/AD
Display of two externally illuminated (trough lit) fascia signs.
60 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 25 Aug 2003 - Decided03/1024/PP
Erection of pitched roof garage and car port to the rear garden area.
20 Park View Kilbarchan
Received 25 Aug 2003 - Decided03/1074/PP
Installation of dormers to front and rear of dwellinghouse.
46 The Moorings Paisley
Received 8 Sept 2003 - Decided03/0266/LB
Alteration from the existing path and step entrance to a path and ramp entrance to allow disabled access to the church. Removal of pews to create wheelchair area inside church.
Kilbarchan East Church Steeple Square Kilbarchan
Received 5 Mar 2003 - Decided03/0894/AD
Display of non illuminated projecting sign and fascia sign illuminated with fluorescent tube.
Unit 3 4 High Street Paisley
Received 23 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0991/PP
Installation of liquefied petroleum gas tank for central heating.
Boghead Cottage Stepends Road Lochwinnoch
Received 15 Aug 2003
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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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