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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2,203 approved · 95 refused · 132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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
- Granted21/0009/TRE
Removal of beech and sycamore/ash hedge
88 Octavia Terrace Greenock PA16 7PY
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0027/IC
Proposed neighbourhood shops including a convenience store (Class 1) and three small units (Classes 1 and 2) with one small unit permitted as hot food takeaway (sui generis), with related access, servicing, parkingand landscaping
Site Off Kilmacolm Road Greenock
Received 4 Feb 2021 - Granted21/0028/IC
Change of use of ground floor unit from use class 4 (light industrial) to commercial kitchen (class 5 general industrial); installation of door and windows at rear following removal of existing metal doors; installation of extract outlet above existing door facing Hood Street
2 Haig Street Greenock PA15 1JG
Received 5 Feb 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0029/IC
Creation of a new parking space, external steps and all associated alterations to the front of the property
Flat 1 109 Albert Road Gourock PA19 1NW
Received 5 Feb 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0030/IC
Change of use from football pitch to car park to serve users for Gourock Park together with associated works
Blaes Football Pitch Gourock Park Drumshantie Road Gourock
Received 8 Feb 2021 - Granted21/0031/IC
Overcladding of existing roof sheets with new grey profiled aluminium roof sheeting
Fort Matilda Industrial Estate Units 1-7 220 Eldon Street Greenock PA16 7QB
Received 9 Feb 2021 - Granted21/0003/LB
Overcladding of existing roof sheets with new grey profiled aluminium roof sheeting (listed building consent)
Fort Matilda Industrial Estate Units 1-7 220 Eldon Street Greenock PA16 7QB
Received 9 Feb 2021 - Granted21/0032/IC
Proposed installation of replacement windows (partly retrospective)
13 Victoria Road Gourock PA19 1LD
Received 9 Feb 2021 - Granted21/0033/IC
Proposed single storey extension to rear of house including decking
5 Sycamore Place Gourock PA19 1EN
Received 9 Feb 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0034/IC
Proposed erection of balcony and associated works
Riverview 22 Hollybush Lane Port Glasgow PA14 6QZ
Received 9 Feb 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0035/IC
Proposed erection of entrance porch and associated access steps
10 Pennyfern Road Greenock PA16 9HB
Received 9 Feb 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0036/IC
Erection of enlarged balcony at rear with installation of patio doors
5A Rosemount Place Gourock PA19 1HQ
Received 9 Feb 2021 - Application Refused21/0037/IC
Proposed extension to side of house
72 Boglestone Avenue Port Glasgow PA14 5RS
Received 10 Feb 2021 - Application Refused21/0038/IC
Proposed formation of off street parking space
11 Waverley Street Greenock PA16 9DH
Received 10 Feb 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0039/IC
Replacement roof - water ingress
65 Union Street Greenock PA16 8BJ
Received 11 Feb 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0040/IC
Erection of timber clad external terrace
68 Caledonia Crescent Gourock PA19 1XW
Received 11 Feb 2021 - Granted21/0041/IC
Convert former Dental Practice to residential property
I A Lynch - Dental Surgeon St James Terrace 7 Lochwinnoch Road Kilmacolm PA13 4HB
Received 12 Feb 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0042/IC
Proposed change of use from retail unit to car showroom
12 Jamaica Street Greenock PA15 1XX
Received 12 Feb 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/0045/IC
Erection of two storey side extension, two storey rear extension and single storey rear extension; widening of driveway; erection of detached garage at rear following demolition of existing garage
Anath Port Glasgow Road Kilmacolm PA13 4SG
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Granted21/0046/IC
Proposed greenhouse to be constructed within the grounds of Castle Levan
Castle Levan Stirling Drive Gourock PA19 1AH
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Granted21/0047/IC
Drainage works and change of use of open ground to operational railway land
Land Adjoining Railway Corridor At Former IBM Site Greenock
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Granted21/0048/IC
Change of use from charity shop (class 1) to Chiropractic Clinic (class 2).
Ardgowan Hospice 3 Octavia Buildings Bridge Of Weir Road Kilmacolm PA13 4AE
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Granted21/0049/IC
Alteration to rear roof window
38 Ailsa Road Gourock PA19 1DU
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0050/IC
Proposed formation of community garden
Lyle Kirk 31 Union Street Greenock PA16 8DJ
Received 18 Feb 2021
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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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