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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
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2,203 approved · 95 refused · 132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted24/0003/CC
Partial demolition of boundary wall in association with formation of driveway (conservation area consent)
1 Station Road Inverkip PA16 0AY
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0226/IC
Proposed change of use of new retail unit to cafe (Class 3)
24 Kilmacolm Road Greenock PA15 3AX
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0227/IC
Erection of new garage (to replace former garage), extended driveway, new replacement porch, new entrance terrace and alteration to existing windows/doors within the east elevation.
The Grange Porterfield Road Kilmacolm PA13 4NT
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0228/IC
Proposed installation of replacement windows
Flat 1 12 Newark Street Greenock PA16 7UH
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Granted24/0027/LB
Proposed installation of replacement windows
Flat 1 12 Newark Street Greenock PA16 7UH
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0230/IC
Proposed dormer to side facing elevation incorporating window with obscure glass
18 Cloch Road Gourock PA19 1AD
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0231/IC
Proposed installation of glucose tank and metal enclosure
Units 8-12 Fort Matilda Industrial Estate 220 Eldon Street Greenock PA16 7QF
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0232/IC
Erection of children's play park
Land Between Norfolk Road And Cumberland Walk Greenock PA16 0UD
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0233/IC
Proposed installation of patio doors
18 Jura Street Greenock PA16 7JH
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0234/IC
Erection of two storey side and rear extension including dormer windows
5 Jacobs Drive Gourock PA19 1LH
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0235/IC
Erection of rear extension; fenced compound at rear to house refridgeration plant; alterations to car park layout to form seven additional parking spaces at front of store, cycling parking and alterations to pedestrian access route to front of store; installation of electric vehicle charging points; and formation of fire escape access path onto Patrick Street.
Aldi Foodstore 1 Patrick Street Greenock PA16 8UT
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0236/IC
Proposed erection of class 6 storage unit, with associated yard, access and parking.
Land At Bogle Street Greenock
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0237/IC
Change of use from residential flat to short term let
Flat Ground-1 The Cliff Cliff Terrace Road Wemyss Bay PA18 6AP
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0238/IC
Proposed change of use of rooms within former church (Class 10) to Beautician (Class 1A)
Finnart St Paul's Church 60 Newark Street Greenock PA16 7TF
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0239/IC
Proposed side porch to dwelling and alterations to dwelling.
18 Drums Terrace Greenock PA16 7TH
Received 5 Nov 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0240/IC
Proposed 3 bedroom detached dwelling house with associated off road parking
Vacant Land Adjacent To 28 Shankland Road Greenock
Received 5 Nov 2024 - Pending Consideration24/0241/IC
Alterations to vacant ground including removal of trees, alterations to terrain and formation of new hard standing (in retrospect)
Land At Prospecthill Place, Bounded By Dempster Street, Togo Place And Prospecthill View Greenock
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Application Refused24/0005/CC
Complete demolition of former church building (conservation area consent)
Former Church 4 Ardgowan Street Greenock PA16 8LE
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0242/IC
Installation of semi permanent modular galvanised steel disabled access ramp
1 Cedar Walk Wemyss Bay PA18 6BP
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0243/IC
Proposed new laundrette with new access and alterations to existing shower and toilet facilities.
Kip Marina The Chartroom Main Road Inverkip PA16 0BF
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0244/IC
Installation of semi permanent modular galvanised steel disabled access ramp
5 Lomond Road Wemyss Bay PA18 6BE
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0245/IC
Change of use to short term lets
Flat 2-2 29 Royal Street Gourock PA19 1PJ
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Granted Subject To Conditions24/0033/TRE
Removal of nine trees, eight within rear curtilage and one Ash tree on open space to east of rear curtilage
4 Overton Grove Kilmacolm PA13 4DR
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Granted24/0034/TRE
Removal of one Beech tree
QUARRIERS INVERCLYDE REGIONAL OFFICE Craigbet Road Quarriers Village PA11 3SX
Received 14 Nov 2024
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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