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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided93/0608/AD
Erection of illuminated fascia signs and illuminated gantry signs.
10 Greenock Road Paisley
Received 17 Jun 1993 - Decided93/0607/PP
Erection of 12 houses with associated garages.
Old Greenock Road Inchinnan
Received 17 Jun 1993 - Decided93/0605/PP
Siting of three metal storage containers to rear of shop (In Restrospect).
14 Orchard Street Paisley
Received 16 Jun 1993 - Decided93/0604/PP
Erection of a conservatory to side of dwelling house.
14 Cairn Avenue Renfrew
Received 16 Jun 1993 - Decided96/0719/CL
Certificate of lawful use in respect of garden centre (retail sales) and ancillary coffee shop (class 3).
Dykebar Garden Centre Barrhead Road Paisley
Received 29 Jul 1996 - Decided03/0739/PP
Erection of a conservatory to rear of dwelling house
46 Park Gate Erskine
Received 17 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0458/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwellinghouse.
38 Thornwood Drive Paisley
Received 15 Apr 2003 - Decided03/0671/PP
Erection of temporary accommodation.
Barnsford Road Inchinnan
Received 3 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0362/PP
Erection of a two storey side extension and single storey rear extension to dwelling house.
30 Morriston Crescent Renfrew
Received 27 Mar 2003 - Decided03/0829/PP
Installation of an extractor for cellar cooling system.
Crown Bar 37 Broomlands Street Paisley
Received 7 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0828/PP
Erection of rear and side extension to dwelling house.
96 Roffey Park Road Paisley
Received 7 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0661/PP
Erection of a single storey rear extension to dwelling house.
8 Donaldswood Park Paisley
Received 2 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0725/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of detached dwelling house
15 Fulton Gardens Houston
Received 13 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0805/PP
Extension to rear of house and erection of detached double garage.
14 Glenfield Road Paisley
Received 2 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0432/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension to terraced dwelling house.
39 Broomhill Crescent Freelands Erskine
Received 9 Apr 2003 - Decided03/0677/PP
Formation of a driveway (in retrospect).
200 Sandy Road Renfrew
Received 4 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0599/PP
Erection of a front porch.
18 Luckinsford Avenue Inchinnan
Received 19 May 2003 - Decided03/0790/PP
Elevation change fronting Barr Place, by replacing existing window with new window and hinged door, including metal safety balustrade.
Flat 1/4 27 George Street Paisley.
Received 27 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0789/PP
Erection of a single storey rear extension to dwelling house.
85 Neuk Crescent Houston.
Received 27 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0451/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwellinghouse.
3 Cricketfield Lane Houston.
Received 14 Apr 2003 - Decided02/1344/PP
Mixed use development (reserved matters no. 7 application for floodlit 5-a-side football pitches (9 no.) together with associated changing facilities).
St James Interchange Paisley
Received 16 Dec 2002 - Decided03/0649/PP
Erection of a conservatory to the rear of dwelling house.
27 Viking Crescent Houston
Received 29 May 2003 - Decided03/0688/PP
Relocation of Johnstone football ground including provision of new pavilion, covered terracing, associated car parking, landscaping and youth trainigng area, upgrading of existing football pitch with 4x5 aside football pitches with new changing area linke
McMaster Centre Thomas Shanks Park Johnstone
Received 9 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0687/LB
Installation of a1.2m satellite dish to rear of property.
9 Gilmour Street Paisley
Received 9 Jun 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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