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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.
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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2,203 approved · 95 refused · 132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Conditions21/0051/IC
Erection of bin store and associated landscaping
Port Glasgow Library 12 Fore Street Port Glasgow PA14 5EQ
Received 19 Feb 2021 - Granted21/0052/IC
Rear extension and stair to a dwellinghouse
34 Churchill Road Kilmacolm PA13 4NA
Received 22 Feb 2021 - Granted21/0054/IC
Erection of entrance porch and associated steps
16 Larkfield Road Greenock PA16 0XS
Received 24 Feb 2021 - Granted21/0055/IC
Construction of a level timber deck with low height storage sheds positioned on top of deck
1 Bentinck Street Greenock PA16 7RT
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0056/IC
Proposed new build 4 storey flatted development including associated roads, drainage and landscaping
Land At Bay Street Port Glasgow
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Granted21/0057/IC
Proposed extension to rear of house
176 Inverkip Road Greenock PA16 9EX
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0059/IC
Extension to rear of property (including two storey and single storey element) to form open plan kitchen, dining and living space to ground floor along with additional bedroom on first floor
51 Divert Road Gourock PA19 1EE
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/0060/IC
Erection of raised platform over rear garden and construction of shed and playhouse on top of raised platform. Installation of gabion baskets approximately 1m in height along foot of garden.
2 Lapwing Grove Inverkip PA16 0LX
Received 2 Mar 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0061/IC
Proposed extension to side and rear alongside associated external alterations
31 Johnston Street Greenock PA16 8BA
Received 2 Mar 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/0011/TRE
Removal of Sycamore and Ash trees
Land At Substation Ardgowan Crescent Inverkip PA16 0BH
Received 3 Mar 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0062/IC
Use of footway for outside seating area and erection of awnings
24 - 25 Grey Place Greenock PA15 1YF
Received 3 Mar 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0063/IC
Formation of rear dormer
116 Finlaystone Road Kilmacolm PA13 4QY
Received 3 Mar 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0064/IC
Erection of raised balcony at rear with steps at side
1 Ardyne Place Gourock PA19 1BZ
Received 4 Mar 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0065/IC
Proposed Erection of Class 4, 5 and 6 Units
Batching Plant Orchard Street Greenock PA15 4UJ
Received 4 Mar 2021 - Granted21/0066/IC
Erection of general purpose agricultural building
Gryffeside Farm Blacksholm Road Kilmacolm PA13 4SR
Received 5 Mar 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/0067/IC
New flatted residential development comprising of 7 units and associated off street parking and landscaping.
Vacant Land Accessed Off Fox Street Greenock
Received 5 Mar 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0068/IC
Proposed first floor extension above existing garage. Erection of flue above existing rear extension in retrospect.
18 Ailsa Road Gourock PA19 1DU
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0069/IC
Demolition of existing rear and side extension to a semi detached dwelling house and new rear and side extension proposal.
Morar Whitelea Road Kilmacolm PA13 4HH
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0070/IC
Installation of drainage in connection with adjacent housing development (in retrospect)
Ravenscraig Hospital Grounds Ravenscraig Hospital Inverkip Road Greenock PA16 9HA
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Granted21/0004/LB
Installation of aluminium framed glass doors and arched windows at rear following removal of roller shutters; installation of aluminium framed glass door in place of metal door; internal alterations to install toilets and stores in place of workshop space (listed building consent)
2 Haig Street Greenock PA15 1JG
Received 10 Mar 2021 - Granted21/0001/CC
Complete demolition in a conservation area (of existing garage)
64 Esplanade Greenock PA16 7SE
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Granted21/0012/TRE
Removal of 8 evergreen trees; crown and height reduction of 26 trees by approximately one third and related crown lifting
The Glen Glencairn Road Kilmacolm PA13 4PB
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0071/IC
External alterations and change of use of former farm outbuildings to forge with associated office and storage accommodation (amendment to planning permissions 18/0140/IC and 20/0275/IC in respect the provision of a replacement building to accommodate the forge)
Lawpark Farm Stepends Road Kilmacolm PA13 4TA
Received 12 Mar 2021 - Pending Consideration21/0072/IC
Formation of caravan/mobile home site with car parking, new estate roads and related infrastructure (planning permission in principle)
Land North Of Kellybank Caravan Park Wemyss Bay PA18 6BB
Received 15 Mar 2021
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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