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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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2,203 approved · 95 refused · 132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted Subject To Conditions25/0004/IC
Proposed single storey rear extension and the erection of two detached garages
31 Carmichael Street Greenock PA16 8QU
Received 10 Jan 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0005/IC
Alterations to existing decking and addition of steps
Norland Finlaystone Road Kilmacolm PA13 4RE
Received 13 Jan 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0006/IC
Erection of building, car park and associated works to be used as a multi-use space for Clyde Fishermen's Trust
Garvel Clyde Ltd James Watt - Great Harbour - Garvel Dock Complex East Hamilton Street Greenock PA15 2AJ
Received 13 Jan 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0007/IC
Proposed single storey front extension with raised access platform and erection of rear decking
5 Oxford Avenue Gourock PA19 1XU
Received 13 Jan 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0001/CA
Advertisement of the following types : Fascia Sign (in retrospect)
315 Eldon Street Greenock PA16 7QN
Received 13 Jan 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0008/IC
Erection of single storey rear extension and formation of two dormer windows on rear roof plane of dwellinghouse
Glenshiel Broomknowe Road Kilmacolm PA13 4HS
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0009/IC
Replacement of existing 15m high mast with 20m high mast and installation of six antennas and two 0.3m dishes on mast. Installation of two cabinets at ground level, removal of existing equipment housing and other ancillary development.
Existing Telecommunications Base Station Adjacent To The Bus Stop On Kirn Drive Opposite Skye Crescent Gourock PA19 1ST
Received 17 Jan 2025 - Granted25/0002/TRE
Removal of two Horse Chestnut trees by dismantle
Durisdeer Glenmosston Road Kilmacolm PA13 4PF
Received 17 Jan 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0010/IC
Erection of detached garage
Finnock House Cliff Terrace Road Wemyss Bay PA18 6AP
Received 21 Jan 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0011/IC
Proposed erection of single storey dwelling house with related access, parking and amenity/garden ground
Land in grounds of 38 Robertson Street Greenock PA16 8QB
Received 21 Jan 2025 - Granted25/0001/PA
Installation of replacement windows
Flat 1-1 14 Brisbane Street Greenock PA16 8LN
Received 21 Jan 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0012/IC
Subdivision of existing shop unit (Class 1A) into three shop units including new shopfronts (Class 1A)
Shop 44 Cardwell Road Gourock PA19 1UH
Received 23 Jan 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0001/LB
Proposed alterations to detached dwelling house including; enlargement of side elevation rooflight, alterations to side elevation windows, new door opening on side elevation and replacement of rear door opening with window and wall infill.
West Lodge Castle Levan Cloch Road Gourock PA19 1AY
Received 23 Jan 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0014/IC
Addition of modular building extension to existing building
Hagan Pharmacy 119 - 121 Grieve Road Greenock PA16 7AW
Received 24 Jan 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0017/IC
Proposed conversion of barn to dwellinghouse
North Byre Dykefoot Farm Kilmacolm PA13 4TJ
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0018/IC
Residential development (approval of matters specified in conditions 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 13, 16, of planning permission 20/0245/IC) at Land West of Quarry Drive, Kilmacolm.
Land West Of Quarry Drive Kilmacolm
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0019/IC
Formation of corner window around south-west and south-east elevations of house, enlargement of existing window opening on south-east elevation, replacement paving and new stairs in garden
The Cottage 12 Newark Street Greenock PA16 7UH
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0020/IC
Change of use of flat to short term lets
MILLBURN COURT 7 Millburn Court Inverkip PA16 0EZ
Received 30 Jan 2025 - Granted25/0003/TRE
Cutting back of one Ash tree and one conifer tree
51 Octavia Terrace Greenock PA16 7SR
Received 30 Jan 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0021/IC
Proposed alterations to existing conservatory to form extension
HOLLYBECK Finnockbog Road Inverkip PA16 0BG
Received 30 Jan 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0022/IC
Erection of rear extension, decking and store
13 Clyde Road Gourock PA19 1XD
Received 4 Feb 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0023/IC
Proposed two storey side extension and single storey front extension to house
14 Findhorn Crescent Inverkip PA16 0FG
Received 5 Feb 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0024/IC
Change of use from a residential flat to short term, serviced accommodation as a self-catering unit/short term lets
20 Gael Street Greenock PA16 7JJ
Received 6 Feb 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0002/CA
Various sigange, including fascia & logo signs
Former Taco Bell 19 Custom House Way Greenock PA15 1EG
Received 13 Feb 2025
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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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