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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown93/0379/RD
Formation of new shopfronts.
14-24 Spey Avenue Paisley
Received 16 Apr 1993 - Decided93/0244/PP
Substitution of house types.
Parkvale Erskine
Received 15 Mar 1993 - Decided93/0243/AD
Erection of a projecting hanging sign.
Unit 1 The Paisley Centre High Street Paisley
Received 15 Mar 1993 - Decided96/0649/PP
Erection of telecommunications mast and associated apparatus.
Orr Motors 18 Brown Street Renfrew
Received 12 Jul 1996 - Decided93/0241/TP
Lopping of one tree.
(Block 87 Phase 12) 2 Gryffebank Avenue Houston
Received 12 Mar 1993 - Decided93/0240/PP
Erection of a garage, side extension and front and rear porches to dwelling house.
39 Kilbrennan Road Linwood
Received 12 Mar 1993 - Decided93/0239/PP
Erection of dwelling house with integral garage and formation of access.
Main Street Howwood
Received 12 Mar 1993 - Decided96/0769/PP
Erection of integral garage.
26 Craigielea Park Renfrew
Received 15 Aug 1996 - Decided96/0789/PP
Erection of workshop.
Cartside Avenue Inchinnan Industrial Estate
Received 21 Aug 1996 - Decided93/0098/PP
Erection of extension to the rear of dwelling house.
8 Royal Inch Crescent Renfrew
Received 5 Feb 1993 - Decided93/0522/AD
Erection of a hanging sign.
1 High Street/2 St Mirren Street Paisley
Received 25 May 1993 - Decided93/0521/AD
Erection of signs.
Phoenix Business Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 25 May 1993 - Decided93/0520/AD
Erection of an internally illuminated fascia sign.
9-11 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 24 May 1993 - Decided93/0519/PP
Erection of 16 houses (house type substitution).
Glencoats Park Paisley
Received 24 May 1993 - Decided93/0416/PP
Change of use of vacant shop to form hot food take-away.
8 Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 26 Apr 1993 - Decided93/0415/PP
Erection of a front porch to dwelling house.
21 Newton Avenue Elderslie
Received 26 Apr 1993 - Decided93/0414/PP
Erection of a dwelling house.
Plot 14 Crosslee Area 10 Houston
Received 26 Apr 1993 - Decided96/1141/TP
Proposed felling of two trees.
31 Balgonie Avenue/19 Acer Crescent Paisley
Received 11 Dec 1996 - Decided03/0577/PP
Formation of front and rear box dormers to provide bedrooms and bathroom, internal alterations and gable elevation changes.
3 Fintry Avenue Paisley
Received 14 May 2003 - Decided03/0748/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse.
19A Stanely Drive Paisley.
Received 19 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0520/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwelling house.
10 Rashieglen Erskine
Received 28 Apr 2003 - Decided03/0729/LB
Installation of a single GPS antenna fixed to the south side of the roof.
Mile End Building Seedhill Paisley
Received 13 Jun 2003 - Appeal decided93/0518/AD
(A) Display of fascia sign comprising individually illuminated letters, logo sign advertisements displayed on windows, and externally illuminated projecting sign on northern part of building. (B) Display of externally illuminated projecting sign on southe
Units 27-29 The Paisley Centre New Street Paisley
Received 24 May 1993 - Decided93/0517/PP
Installation of new shopfront.
Units 27-29 The Paisley Centre New Street Paisley
Received 24 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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