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Inverclyde
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Inverclyde. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates2,554Searchable applications
92Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 2,298 approved or refused records
95Refused applications
2,203 approved · 95 refused · 132 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Mar 2019 to 16 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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More application records
- Application Withdrawn24/0123/IC
Erection of raised decking at rear following demolition of conservatory; erection of garden store and garden room outbuilding at rear; and extension to driveway (in partial retrospect)
11 Daff Avenue Inverkip PA16 0AP
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Granted24/0014/LB
Installation of extract flue at front and internal alterations to form servery (listed building consent)
Unit 6 Fort Matilda Industrial Estate 220 Eldon Street Greenock PA16 7QB
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Granted24/0124/IC
Part change of use of dwelling for short term lets/home sharing of spare rooms
105 Octavia Terrace Greenock PA16 7PY
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0125/IC
Erection of palisade fence at the corner of site of Drumfrochar Road and Lynedoch Street.
Yard 1 Drumfrochar Place Greenock PA15 4JY
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Granted24/0015/LB
Re-painting of exterior doors in black coloured paint (listed building consent)
Municipal Buildings Clyde Square Greenock PA15 1NB
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0126/IC
Re-painting of exterior doors in black coloured paint
Municipal Buildings Clyde Square Greenock PA15 1NB
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0127/IC
Change of use and conversion of public bar and lounge bar on ground floor to form two retail units with associated storage in the cellars; change of use and conversion of hotel to form seven flats; installation of fire escape door at side at ground floor level; installation of replacement doors and windows
Former Star Hotel Premises John Wood Street Port Glasgow PA14 5HU
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0128/IC
Installation of double glazed uPVC windows throughout building
The Jericho Society 5 Bank Street Greenock PA15 4PA
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0129/IC
Installation of balcony in dormer window at rear with installation of doors in place of window
Flat 2 75B Union Street Greenock PA16 8BG
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0130/IC
Change of use of flat to short term lets
Flat 1-1 2 Castle Mansions Gourock PA19 1PE
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0131/IC
Erection of single storey extension
City Church 2 Watt Street Greenock PA16 8JN
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0132/IC
Erection of replacement car port at side
35 Octavia Terrace Greenock PA16 7SR
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0134/IC
Surface water management works within open space to alleviate flooding involving excavating a depression/detenion area to contain a swale with associated re-grading of ground levels
Open Space At Church Road And School Wynd Quarriers Village
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0136/IC
Construction of single storey rear extension and installation of replacement door on side elevation
29 Eldon Street Greenock PA16 7UG
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Granted24/0016/LB
Demolition of school building (listed building consent)
Former Clune Park Primary School Robert Street Port Glasgow PA14 5NS
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0137/IC
Two storey and single storey rear extension
9 Dunlop Street Greenock PA16 9BG
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0139/IC
Erection of raised decking at rear following demolition of conservatory; erection of garden store and garden room outbuilding at rear; erection of 1.8m high boundary fence; and extension to driveway (in partial retrospect)
11 Daff Avenue Inverkip PA16 0AP
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0140/IC
Change of use of flat to short term lets (amendment to previous planning permission 23/0232/IC for the lets to operate all year round instead of March to September and December to January each year)
Flat 2-1 37 Albert Road Gourock PA19 1NH
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Application Refused24/0141/IC
Siting of a containerised food servery/take away outlet with raised decking on east side of container and timber screened bin storage area on west side of container
A78 Lay-By At Inverkip
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0142/IC
Proposed single storey extension to create dispatch area
Unit 30 Lynedoch Industrial Estate Greenock PA15 4AX
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0144/IC
Formation of driveway at the front (in retrospect)
Flat Ground-1 9 Ardgowan Street Greenock PA16 8LE
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Granted24/0001/CC
Demolition of boundary wall at front in association with formation of driveway (in retrospect) (conservation area consent)
Flat Ground-1 9 Ardgowan Street Greenock PA16 8LE
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0145/IC
Construction of driveway (in retrospect)
3 Rosneath Road Port Glasgow PA14 5SB
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0146/IC
Proposed change of use for Unit 1 (26 Kilmacolm Road) from retail (Class 1A) to hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) and Unit 2 (24 Kilmacolm Road) from hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) to retail (Class 1A) and installation of extract flues.
24 And 26 Kilmacolm Road Greenock PA15 3AX
Received 4 Jul 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Inverclyde, 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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