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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided94/0512/PP
Use of existing premises for storage of motor vehicles.
Unit 4 16 Lady Lane Paisley
Received 17 May 1994 - Decided94/0511/PP
Siting of mobile caravan for office purposes.
Largs Road By Lochwinnoch
Received 17 May 1994 - Decided94/0510/PP
Erection of shed/loft.
St Brydes Cottage Lochwinnoch
Received 17 May 1994 - Decided94/0509/PP
Conversion of house to form 6 flats and erection of 6 garages.
Houston House Kirk Road Houston
Received 17 May 1994 - Decided96/0576/PP
Erection of a telecommunications mast and associated apparatus.
Burnbrae Drive Linwood
Received 24 Jun 1996 - Decided94/0507/PP
Erection of a garage.
Glendentan Gryffe Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 17 May 1994 - Decided94/0506/PP
Erection of a conservatory to the rear of dwelling house.
19 Selkirk Avenue Paisley
Received 17 May 1994 - Decided94/0505/PP
Erection of a two storey side extension to dwelling house.
232 Millfield Hill Erskine
Received 17 May 1994 - Decided03/0827/PP
Change of use of retail floor space to office use at the second floor of the building.
4 Dyers Wynd Paisley
Received 7 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0906/PP
Erection of two storey side extension and associated single storey rear extension to dwelling house.
5 Castle Crescent Bishopton
Received 28 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0788/TP
Felling of one prunus tree.
Corner Of Hazell Avenue/Sycamore Avenue Johnstone.
Received 27 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0802/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwelling house to include formation of timber decking with balustrade.
20 Hillfoot Houston
Received 1 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0940/TP
Pruning of 1 hawthorn tree
Rear Garden Of 159 Willow Drive Johnstone
Received 31 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0926/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse.
6 Limeview Avenue Paisley
Received 30 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0885/PP
Erection of 557sq.m. extension to the south west side of the existing industrial building and the erection of a 1394 sq.m. detached building to the east of the site for industrial use.
Burnbrae Road Linwood
Received 23 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0494/PP
Erection of a conservatory to rear of dwelling house.
15 Cairn Avenue Renfrew
Received 22 Apr 2003 - Decided03/0853/PP
Erection of temporary accommodation to front of health centre.
Bishopton Health Centre Bishopton
Received 15 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0557/PP
Erection of two storey side extension to dwelling house.
106 Nethergreen Wynd Renfrew
Received 12 May 2003 - Decided03/0843/PP
Installation of a 15M high timber effect monopole plus supporting 3 No. antenna and 2 No 0.6m microwave dishes. Also 1 cabin located at ground level surrounded by a 1.0 metre stock proof fence.
Nether Johnstone Kilbarchan
Received 10 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0842/LB
Change of use of barn and stables to form part of dwelling, alterations and extension to existing dwelling house comprising formation of dormers, insertion of windows, re-roofing of buildings and associated works.
Moniabrock Farm Lochwinnoch Road Kilbarchan
Received 10 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0841/PP
Change of use of barn and stables to form part of dwelling, alterations and extension to existing dwelling house comprising formation of dormers, insertion of windows, re-roofing of buildings and associated works.
Moniabrock Farm Lochwinnoch Road Kilbarchan
Received 10 Jul 2003 - Decided03/1204/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwelling house.
6 Broom Place Bridge Of Weir.
Received 14 Oct 2003 - Decided03/0923/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of property.
152 Polsons Crescent Paisley
Received 30 Jul 2003 - Decided94/0812/PP
Erection of supermarket, formation of ancillary car parking and alterations to existing access and car wash.
Beith Road Johnstone
Received 2 Aug 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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