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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2,203 approved · 95 refused · 132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
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 Conditions24/0006/CA
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign
Gallagher Shopping Park 3 Glen Mill Way Port Glasgow PA14 5AU
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0208/IC
Installation of ground mounted solar panels; installation of CCTV cameras on building
St Bartholomews Church Barrhill Road Gourock PA19 1JX
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0022/LB
Installation of CCTV cameras on building (listed building consent)
St Bartholomews Church Barrhill Road Gourock PA19 1JX
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0209/IC
Installation of seven AC condenser units on the rear elevation at ground floor level
UNIT 4 Gallagher Shopping Park 3 Glen Mill Way Port Glasgow PA14 5AU
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0210/IC
Installation of 5 Ultra Rapid EV Chargers, formation of 10 EV charging parking bays, including 2 disabled bays, erection of electrical substation, and installation of four replacement lamposts and pole mounted CCTV cameras
Car Park At Customhouse Quay Greenock PA15 1EG
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0030/TRE
Fell Beech Tree (T1) and 5 Leylandii trees
1 Overton Gardens Kilmacolm PA13 4DS
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0211/IC
Erection of replacement/enlarged balcony at rear (amendment to previous planning permission 24/0041/IC to delete requirement for privacy screens on either side of balcony)
5 Preston Place Gourock PA19 1LF
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Granted24/0031/TRE
Reduction in height of 4 trees at the rear
35 Brisbane Street Greenock PA16 8NR
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Granted24/0008/PA
Installation of new handrails on the bridge parapet, paint chevrons (low headroom warning) and carry out repairs.
Underbridge (UB 179/016) Adjscent To 25 Cartsburn Street Greenock PA14 4RR
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0214/IC
Alterations to position of entrance doors and fenestration on Gryffe Road elevation of Girdwood Building in association with converting classrooms to entrance/reception and store room; erection of 1.2m high fence with gate at front; erection of canopy at rear.
St Columba's Senior School Duchal Road Kilmacolm PA13 4AU
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0215/IC
Proposed double height porch and upgrading of front elevation
Badachro Barr's Brae Kilmacolm PA13 4DE
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Granted24/0023/LB
Installation of replacement windows at front at ground and first floor levels; installation of replacement front door (listed building consent)
11 Ashton Road Gourock PA19 1BY
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Granted24/0032/TRE
Removal of Acer, Birch, Silver Birch, Cherry and Ash trees at front and side
104 Newark Street Greenock PA16 7TG
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0216/IC
Installation of replacement windows at ground floor level on north-east facing and south-east facing elevations
14C Binnie Street Gourock PA19 1JS
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Granted24/0024/LB
Installation of replacement windows at ground floor level on north-east facing and south-east facing elevations (listed building consent)
14C Binnie Street Gourock PA19 1JS
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0217/IC
Erection of vehicle maintenance workshop building
Land Adjacent To 13 Ingleston Street Greenock
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0025/LB
Alterations to and conversion of former nursing home to form 7 flatted dwellings including demolition of extension at the side (listed building consent)
Queens Residential Home Ashburn Gate Gourock PA19 1NR
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0218/IC
Erection of single storey side extension; erection of raised decking at rear of garden
12 Millburn Drive Kilmacolm PA13 4JF
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0220/IC
Erection of raised deck and outbuilding within rear garden and shed at rear (in retrospect)
58 Lilybank Road Port Glasgow PA14 5AW
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0221/IC
Demolition of existing farmhouse (in retrospect); erection of a new dwellinghouse; external alterations of existing outbuildings; construction of a new outbuilding and equestrian arena (in retrospect); together with all associated works including parking provision and landscaping for the provision of the equestrian business
Slates Farm Blacksholm Road Kilmacolm PA13 4SX
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0222/IC
Construction of driveway with erection of associated retaining walls
1 Angus Road Port Glasgow PA14 5QW
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0224/IC
Change of use of flat to be used as a short term let
Flat 2-1 2 Stewart Place Bridge Of Weir Road Kilmacolm PA13 4AF
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0225/IC
Erection of building containing 9 residential flats with a retail unit on the ground floor as well as a bin store and a bike store on the ground floor
53 Shore Street Gourock PA19 1RF
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Granted24/0007/CA
Installation of temporary illuminated vinyl logo on north-west facing gable elevation
BANKFOOT FARM Inverkip Road Greenock PA16 0DT
Received 17 Oct 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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