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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2,203 approved · 95 refused · 132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Application Withdrawn20/0164/IC
Erection of two storey office building incorporating carport and erection of workshop building; erection of 2.4m high fence and gates; quayside upgrading including re-surfacing, formation of three parking spaces and new lighting columns
Clyde Marine Services Ltd Victoria Harbour Rue End Street Greenock PA15 1HW
Received 31 Jul 2020 - Granted Subject To Conditions20/0165/IC
Proposed Change of Use from Retail Unit to Hot Food Take-Away and Installation of Flue
Carpet Shop 6 Grey Place Greenock PA15 1YF
Received 31 Jul 2020 - Application Refused20/0166/IC
Erection of dwellinghouse and livery stables (planning permission in principle)
Land At Blacksholm Road (north Of Slates Farm) Kilmacolm PA13 4SX
Received 3 Aug 2020 - Granted20/0167/IC
Side/front extension with balcony at front
1 Belleisle Place Gourock PA19 1HZ
Received 4 Aug 2020 - Granted Subject To Conditions20/0030/TRE
Removal of 1 Cypress tree
181 Eldon Street Greenock PA16 7PU
Received 30 Jul 2020 - Granted20/0168/IC
Replacement of existing four double glazed windows
Flat Ground-1 8 Campbell Street Greenock PA16 8AN
Received 30 Jul 2020 - Granted Subject To Conditions20/0169/IC
Replacement of existing windows
Flat 2-2 18 Bentinck Street Greenock PA16 7RN
Received 30 Jul 2020 - Granted20/0029/LB
Internal alterations to convert former residential care facility to family home. Note that enabling works have already been undertaken by previous owners.
Cottage 17 Allan Dick Church Road Quarriers Village PA11 3TN
Received 5 Aug 2020 - Granted20/0170/IC
Alterations to install new windows
51 Brisbane Street Greenock PA16 8NS
Received 10 Aug 2020 - Granted Subject To Conditions20/0171/IC
Proposed extension to beer garden
Nicolsons 1 Bruce Street Greenock PA15 4LL
Received 10 Aug 2020 - Granted Subject To Conditions20/0172/IC
Demolition of dilapidated ancillary building and erection of new dwelling house
6 Roseneath Street Greenock PA16 7RZ
Received 11 Aug 2020 - Granted20/0002/CC
Complete demolition of building in Conservation Area
6 Roseneath Street Greenock PA16 7RZ
Received 11 Aug 2020 - Granted Subject To Conditions20/0173/IC
Installation of modular galvanised steel access ramp
4 Tummel Road Wemyss Bay PA18 6BN
Received 11 Aug 2020 - Granted20/0174/IC
Two storey rear extension
9 Ivy Crescent Gourock PA19 1SH
Received 12 Aug 2020 - Granted20/0175/IC
Construction of single storey rear extension and outdoor seating area
143 South Street Greenock PA16 8TD
Received 12 Aug 2020 - Application Withdrawn20/0176/IC
Single storey rear extension; enlargement of existing rear extension; installation of window at side
51 Ardgowan Street Greenock PA16 8EP
Received 13 Aug 2020 - Application Refused20/0177/IC
Formation of roof terrace at side with installation of imitation chimney; installation of French doors at rear; installation of rooflights at front
65 Forsyth Street Greenock PA16 8SX
Received 13 Aug 2020 - Granted Subject To Conditions20/0178/IC
Single storey rear extension with raised terrace
10 Dunnock Grove Inverkip PA16 0LP
Received 17 Aug 2020 - Application Withdrawn20/0179/IC
Proposed change of use from retail unit to hot food takeaway and installation of flue
Shop 1 Market Place Kilmacolm PA13 4AD
Received 17 Aug 2020 - Granted Subject To Conditions20/0180/IC
Proposal to create new dwelling basement apartment in former habitat space currently used for storage.
2 Norval Place Moss Road Kilmacolm PA13 4AQ
Received 17 Aug 2020 - Granted Subject To Conditions20/0032/TRE
Removal of mature willow tree and maintenance of Scots pine in rear garden
3 Overton Grove Kilmacolm PA13 4DR
Received 18 Aug 2020 - Application Withdrawn20/0182/IC
Alterations to change window to door and window together with new platform lift access
Flat Ground-1 117 Albert Road Gourock PA19 1BS
Received 18 Aug 2020 - Granted Subject To Conditions20/0183/IC
Proposed extension of decking (amendment to planning permission 20/0050/IC)
8 Blaeberry Drive Inverkip PA16 0FS
Received 19 Aug 2020 - Granted Subject To Conditions20/0184/IC
Erection of 1.5 storey outbuilding comprising garage, WC, balcony and multi-function space on site of demolished garage building
The Grange Porterfield Road Kilmacolm PA13 4NT
Received 19 Aug 2020
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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