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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided05/0607/PP
Rear single storey extension to house to form two en-suite bedrooms.
248 Millfield Hill Erskine PA8 6JL
Received 1 Jun 2005 - Decided03/0750/PP
Erection of 1.5 storey side extension and alterations to roof of existing dormer of dwelling house.
4 Hawick Avenue Paisley.
Received 19 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0990/PP
Erection of 30 dwelling houses together with associated parking, landscaping and open space to include closure/removal of easternmost cul-de-sac of Barochan Crescent and formation of plant nursery.
Candren South Phase 2
Received 15 Aug 2003 - Decided03/0812/AD
Erection of two Internally illuminated fascia signs and one internally illuminated projecting sign ( retrospective)
Co-Op Welcome 63 Crosslee Crescent Houston
Received 2 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0344/AD
Display of three 3 no. internally illuminated free standing pole signs, letters only illuminated, comprising the following - one 4.5 metre high internally illuminated free standing pole sign located at the Sanderling Road entrance,two 6.0 metre high int
Glasgow Airport Business Park Inchinnan Road Paisley.
Received 25 Mar 2003 - Decided03/0571/TP
Crown reduction of trees under power line.
Blackhall Street Paisley
Received 13 May 2003 - Decided03/0185/LB
Erection of non-illuminated Halifax logo and replacement of internally illuminated projecting sign to the High Street elevation. The erection of individual non-illuminated letters, logo and new projecting sign to Glebe Street elevation.
1 High Street Renfrew
Received 19 Feb 2003 - Decided03/0994/PP
Proposed L.P.G. fuel storage vessel and associated distribution facilities.
Linwood Road Paisley
Received 18 Aug 2003 - Decided03/0993/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension, a dormer to the rear roofscape.
4 Grahamston Place Paisley
Received 18 Aug 2003 - Decided03/0728/PP
Erection of a conservatory to the side of dwelling house.
60 Sandholes Road Brookfield
Received 13 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0801/AD
Erection of 2 X 48 sheet hoardings with over strip lighting (in retrospect).
198 Main Road Elderslie.
Received 30 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0799/PP
Erection of an extension to an existing garage for artists studio.
18 Newtyle Road Ralston Paisley.
Received 30 Jun 2003 - Decided03/1041/PP
Outline application for flatted residential development (serviced student flats).
1 New Sneddon Street Paisley
Received 27 Aug 2003 - Decided03/0810/PP
Erection of single storey side extension and rear porch to dwelling house.
53 Bridge Of Weir Road Linwood
Received 2 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0668/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwelling house.
35 Tirry Way Renfrew
Received 3 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0664/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house.
50 Gleniffer Road Renfrew
Received 2 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0984/PP
Erection of a single storey extension to rear of house
16 Gryfebank Avenue Houston
Received 14 Aug 2003 - Decided03/0809/PP
Installation of two internally mounted dual band dual polar antennae with two externally mounted dual band dual polar antennae and one microwave dish, internally installed equipment cabinets.
Mile End Mill Abbeymill Business Centre Seedhill Road Paisley
Received 2 Jul 2003 - Decided96/0787/PP
Erection of a dwelling house and garage.
Plot 2 Markethill Holdings Lochwinnoch
Received 21 Aug 1996 - Decided93/0114/PP
Erection of industrial units.
Floors Street Johnstone
Received 10 Feb 1993 - Decided93/0540/PP
Part change of use of dwelling house to form pre-school nursery.
7 Oxford Road Renfrew
Received 28 May 1993 - Decided93/0539/PP
Change of use of butchers shop to form hot food take-away and erection of rear ventilator ducting.
17 High Street Johnstone
Received 28 May 1993 - Decided93/0538/PP
Erection of extension to existing factory unit, improvements to vehicular access, service yard provision and car parking facilities.
Newmains Avenue Inchinnan Business Park Renfrew
Received 28 May 1993 - Decided93/0537/PP
Relocation of noise monitoring terminal.
Johnstone Sewage Works Burnbrae Road Linwood
Received 28 May 1993
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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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