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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided93/1092/PP
Change of use of yard area to form security parking.
McDowall Street Paisley
Received 19 Oct 1993 - Decided93/1091/PP
Erection of a garage.
25 Glencairn Road Paisley
Received 19 Oct 1993 - Decided93/1090/PP
Formation of a driveway to the front of dwelling house.
49 Milliken Drive Kilbarchan
Received 18 Oct 1993 - Decided93/1089/PP
Erection of a side extension to dwelling house.
65 Gartmore Road Paisley
Received 18 Oct 1993 - Decided96/0664/PP
Development for Class 4 business use.
Phoenix Industrial Estate Inchinnan Road Paisley
Received 16 Jul 1996 - Decided93/1087/PP
Erection of 4 dwelling houses.
Ferguslie Park Crescent Paisley
Received 18 Oct 1993 - Decided93/0952/PP
Change of use from redundant outbuildings to form craft workshops.
Bowfield Howwood
Received 15 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0951/PP
Rebuilding of rear wall to existing offices.
131 Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 13 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0950/PP
Erection of a dwelling house.
Houston Road Bishopton
Received 13 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0949/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
62B Mossvale Street Paisley
Received 13 Sept 1993 - Decided96/0678/AD
Replacement of canopy.
54 High Street Johnstone
Received 22 Jul 1996 - Decided03/0146/PP
Repairs to roughcast to front elevation, renewal of gutters, repair/replacement of roof slates (In Retrospect) and repainting entire building.
24 Low Barholm Kilbarchan
Received 7 Feb 2003 - Decided01/1290/PP
Erection of residential development comprising of 59 flatted units and 61 houses, formation of access, parking, landscaping.
Stevenson Street Paisley
Received 13 Dec 2001 - Decided03/0491/PP
Refurbishment of property with formation of interior new dormer roof accomodation, conservatory and all associated works.
6 Low Barholm Kilbarchan
Received 22 Apr 2003 - Decided03/0450/PP
Erection of a side and rear extension to dwelling house.
23 Balmoral Road Elderslie.
Received 14 Apr 2003 - Decided93/0947/PP
Erection of premises for use as youth club.
Victoria Drive West Renfrew
Received 13 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0946/PP
Erection of a conservatory to the rear of dwelling house.
104 Banchory Avenue Inchinnan
Received 13 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0945/PP
Tenemental rehabilitation.
31 Wellmeadow Street Paisley
Received 14 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0944/TP
Felling of one elm tree.
42 Linn Park Gardens Johnstone
Received 13 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0943/EN
Erection of an 11KV Service Line.
Weels Farm Lochwinnoch
Received 9 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0813/PP
Erection of pitched roof and formation of dormers at first floor above existing garage.
6 Thornwood Drive Bridge Of Weir
Received 10 Aug 1993 - Decided96/0691/PP
Change of use of former builders yard and workshop to form childrens nursery including elevational changes.
Adjacent To South Street Houston
Received 23 Jul 1996 - Decided93/0811/PP
Formation of waste oil recovery plant.
33/35 McFarlane Street Paisley
Received 9 Aug 1993 - Decided93/0810/GD
Erection of a hut with associated access/path, formation of car parking bays with retaining wall.
Barwood Road Erskine
Received 9 Aug 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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