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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas8 mapped area records
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
- Decided93/0965/TP
Felling of 50 trees.
Dykebar Hospital Grahamston Road Paisley
Received 16 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0964/TP
Felling of 4 trees.
Willow Drive/Elm Drive/Sycamore Avenue Johnstone
Received 16 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0963/AD
Erection of an overhead canopy.
59 Broomlands Street Paisley
Received 16 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0962/PP
Formation of residential development with associated car parking.
99 Old Greenock Road Inchinnan
Received 16 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0831/PP
Erection of storage extension to the rear of bakery premises.
11 Queen Street Renfrew
Received 16 Aug 1993 - Decided93/0830/TP
Felling of 2 elm trees.
Regional Offices Cotton Street Paisley
Received 13 Aug 1993 - Decided93/0829/PP
Tenemental rehabilitation.
21 23 25 & 27 Thomson Avenue Johnstone
Received 13 Aug 1993 - Decided93/0828/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
49 Killearn Drive Paisley
Received 13 Aug 1993 - Decided93/0827/PP
Installation of double glazed patio doors.
6 Lochinver Crescent Paisley
Received 13 Aug 1993 - Decided93/0826/TC
Cutting back of trees and shrubs and removing of branches.
North Street/Barrochan Rd/Kilmacolm Rd Houston
Received 13 Aug 1993 - Decided93/0825/AD
Erection of two advertising panels on bus shelter.
7 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 13 Aug 1993 - Decided93/0824/AD
Erection of two advertising panels on bus shelter.
25 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 13 Aug 1993 - Decided93/0823/AD
Erection of 4 flagpoles.
121 Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 13 Aug 1993 - Decided93/0700/PP
Substitution of house types (Plots 601-641).
Plots Nos 601-641 Parkvale Erskine
Received 9 Jul 1993 - Decided96/0710/AD
Erection of 3 illuminated advertisment signs on roof of Hotel building.
Glasgow Airport Caledonia Way West Paisley
Received 29 Jul 1996 - Decided93/0698/PP
Alteration to front elevation and painting of external walls.
Newhaven Main Street Lochwinnoch
Received 8 Jul 1993 - Decided93/0697/PP
Erection of 147 no. dwelling houses and formation of associated roads, footpaths and play areas.
Dykebar East Grahamston Road Paisley
Received 8 Jul 1993 - Decided93/0696/PP
Erection of 15 no. industrial units with associated car parking and service yard.
Dalziel Road/Huntly Road Hillington
Received 8 Jul 1993 - Decided93/0695/PP
Replacement tiles to roof.
Kersmakin Main Street Houston
Received 8 Jul 1993 - Decided93/0694/PP
Residential development.
Glenfield Road Paisley
Received 7 Jul 1993 - Decided03/0535/PP
Change of use from shop to office.
2 Windsor Place Bridge Of Weir
Received 6 May 2003 - Decided03/0695/PP
Installation of a 1.2m diameter flat roof mounted satellite dish.
Paisley Telephone Exchange Old Sneddon Street Paisley
Received 9 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0694/PP
Installation of a 1.2m satellite dish on rear wall of property.
9 Gilmour Street Paisley
Received 9 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0715/LB
Proposed installation of 2 No. polemounted antennae with 1 No. antenna facemounted and coloured to match existing building, and associated ancillary development.
88 Greenhill Road Paisley
Received 11 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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