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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2,203 approved · 95 refused · 132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Granted Subject To Conditions24/0186/IC
Installation of disabled access ramp at front
89 Kirn Drive Gourock PA19 1EG
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Granted24/0187/IC
Change of use from flat to short term holiday lets (in retrospect)
Flat 1-2 14 Cove Road Gourock PA19 1RS
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Application Refused24/0188/IC
Erection of three storage units (Class 6) and formation of hardstanding to form associated parking area (in retrospect)
Land To East Of KM Bodyworx Clune Brae Port Glasgow
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0189/IC
Erection of one and a half storey detached building accommodating garage and gym on the ground floor with accommodation on the first floor for use as overflow accommodation/annexe.
Ardfruoch Glenmosston Road Kilmacolm PA13 4PF
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Pending Decision24/0190/IC
Erection of 4 no two storey semi-detached dwellinghouses, 4 no two storey terrace dwellinghouses and three storey flatted block (containing 9 flats) with associated parking and accesses onto Renton Road; associated engineering works to lower ground levels and erect retaining walls and landscaping.
Land Adjacent To And To The East Of 60 Renton Road Greenock
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0192/IC
Removal of two chimneys
82 Newark Street Greenock PA16 7TF
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0027/TRE
Removal of two Birch trees; one Sycamore tree and one Rowan tree
Heathmount Glencairn Road Kilmacolm PA13 4PB
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Granted24/0007/PA
Installation of replacement windows (prior notification)
66 Newark Street Greenock PA16 7TF
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0193/IC
Erection of detached house and detached garage (renewal of previous planning permission 21/0132/IC)
Ardvaar Wemyss Bay Road Wemyss Bay PA18 6AD
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0194/IC
Alterations to and conversion of former nursing home to form 7 flatted dwellings including demolition of extension at the side; erection of block at side containing 6 flats; formation of off-street parking
Queens Residential Home Ashburn Gate Gourock PA19 1NR
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0196/IC
Proposed installation of replacement shopfront
51 West Blackhall Street Greenock PA15 1UT
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0197/IC
Installation of uPVC door at side in place of timber door
Ground Floor Flat 8 Forsyth Street Greenock PA16 8AR
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/0198/IC
Change of use of land to form an outdoor football training field and dog exercise field; including the erection of fencing, two shelters and formation of a car park
Kilmun Road Greenock
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0199/IC
Formation of multi-functional community greenspace incorporating a new path network, SUDS, informal outdoor play, and hard and soft landscaping.
Land At Kirn Drive And Staffa Street (to The West Of St Ninian's Primary School) Gourock
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Granted24/0028/TRE
Removal of six Spruce trees at rear (T1 to T6); crown reduction of three Spruce trees at rear (T7 to T9)
Braehead Craigbet Road Quarriers Village PA11 3SD
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Granted24/0029/TRE
Removal of two Cherry trees (T1 and T2)
QUARRIERS INVERCLYDE REGIONAL OFFICE Craigbet Road Quarriers Village PA11 3SX
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0200/IC
Proposed erection of balcony at side and rear
60 Manor Crescent Gourock PA19 1UZ
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0201/IC
Erection of detached dwellinghouse with associated off-street parking area (amendment to planning permissions 22/0292/IC and 23/0209/IC to increase in the size of the studio on the upper level and studio/snug on the lower level).
1 Turnberry Avenue Gourock PA19 1AS
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0202/IC
Installation of dormer windows on front and rear elevations
4 Duthie Road Gourock PA19 1XS
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0203/IC
Proposed installation of twin wall flue serving wood burning stove
22 Cove Road Gourock PA19 1RP
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0204/IC
Garage conversion, erection of secondary storey above existing garage and external alterations to form an annex to the main dwellinghouse
17 Inverkip Road Greenock PA16 9AY
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0205/IC
Single storey side and rear extension
35 Caledonia Drive Greenock PA15 2WF
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0206/IC
Conversion of farmhouse to 2no. dwellinghouses with associated extensions, alterations and parking provision. (To renew previous, expired planning permissions 16/0246/IC and 21/0147/IC).
Cornalees Farm Dunrod Road Inverkip PA16 9LX
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0207/IC
Change of use of flat to short term lets
Flat 2-2 3 Crown Street Greenock PA15 1NN
Received 25 Sept 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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