Understanding planning · 13 min read
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2,203 approved · 95 refused · 132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas8 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- Granted Subject To Conditions25/0091/IC
Installation of two roller shutter doors
Clyde Forth Press Ltd 2 Crawfurd Street Greenock PA15 1LH
Received 23 May 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0093/IC
Installation of raised timber deck to rear of dwellinghouse
2 Rannoch Road Kilmacolm PA13 4LT
Received 28 May 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/0004/LB
Internal alterations to subdivide upper room and add suspended ceiling, formation of new access hallway and installation of internal UPVC secondary glazing to windows on front elevation
Cedars School 31 Ardgowan Square Greenock PA16 8NJ
Received 28 May 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0095/IC
Erection of single storey extension to front and side of dwellinghouse
7 Firth Crescent Gourock PA19 1EW
Received 29 May 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0014/TRE
Tree maintenance works to remove and reduce branches and reduce tree height
The Ridge Barclaven Road Kilmacolm PA13 4DQ
Received 30 May 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0096/IC
Erection of garden room and formation of raised patio and decking within rear curtilage of dwellinghouse
16 Auchneagh Grove Greenock Inverclyde PA16 9AT
Received 30 May 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0005/LB
Remove timber fire surround and brick infill from existing fireplace
Dalrymple Tower Municipal Buildings Greenock
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0097/IC
Erection of detached dwellinghouse with associated off-street parking, landscaping and boundary treatments
Plot Of Ground Between Bridgend And Flaxmill Lochwinnoch Road Kilmacolm PA13 4EB
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0098/IC
External wall restoration at dwellinghouse, including re-pointing and repair (part retrospective)
7 Ashgrove Avenue Gourock PA19 1DE
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Granted25/0004/PA
Erection of a building for the protection of plant or machinery on operational land used for electricity undertakings (prior approval notification)
Electricity Substation Adjacent To Finnockbog Road Inverkip
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0099/IC
Formation of off-street parking space and installation of gates along south boundary
66 Octavia Terrace Greenock PA16 7PY
Received 6 Jun 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0100/IC
Erection of statue on plinth
Albert Road Gourock
Received 6 Jun 2025 - Granted25/0001/CC
Partial demolition of boundary wall in association with formation of driveway (conservation area consent)
66 Octavia Terrace Greenock PA16 7PY
Received 10 Jun 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0101/IC
Erection of 3 storage units (Class 6) and formation of associated hardstanding for vehicular access and parking
Yard Newark Street Port Glasgow
Received 12 Jun 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0015/TRE
Removal of tree
26 Lodge Park Kilmacolm PA13 4PY
Received 13 Jun 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0102/IC
Erection of detached single garage and domestic workshop
Borrowgrove Craigbet Road Quarriers Village PA11 3SD
Received 13 Jun 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0103/IC
Removal of existing modular office buildings, containers, gates, chainlink fencing, telegraph pole, wires and tarmac surface to be uplifted and erection of two buildings to accommodate harbourside office, welfare, workshop and storage facilities with associated parking and refurbishment works including erection of flagpole, re-surfacing works and lighting mask for ship-to-shore marine transport company (variation of consent 22/0266/IC)
Clyde Marine Services Ltd Victoria Harbour Rue End Street Greenock PA15 1HW
Received 13 Jun 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0005/PA
Change of use of agricultural steading to form 4 residential dwellings
Milton Farm Milton Road Kilmacolm PA13 4RP
Received 16 Jun 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0016/TRE
Removal of 3 Lime trees
St Oswalds Porterfield Road Kilmacolm PA13 4NN
Received 16 Jun 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0017/TRE
Removal of one Cherry tree in front garden; removal of two Willow trees in rear garden; removal of one Sycamore, two Alder and one Birch tree on land behind rear boundary; cut back Willow trees overhanging west side rear boundary fence; and coppice Willow tree on land behind rear boundary
2 Bramble Wynd Port Glasgow PA14 6RB
Received 16 Jun 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/0104/IC
Formation of off-street parking space and installation of gates along north boundary
92 Newark Street Greenock PA16 7TG
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0105/IC
Erection of two storey rear extension, alterations to existing roof on front elevation and formation of rear dormer
22 Kestrel Crescent Greenock PA16 7BH
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/0002/CC
Partial demolition of boundary wall in association with formation of driveway
92 Newark Street Greenock PA16 7TG
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Granted Subject To Conditions25/0106/IC
Erection of single storey side extension
1 Preston Place Gourock PA19 1LF
Received 19 Jun 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Inverclyde
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.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverage