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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.
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2,203 approved · 95 refused · 132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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.
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More application records
- Granted Subject To Conditions21/0073/IC
Change of use from open undeveloped ground to proposed motorhome, touring caravan and campsite with associated facilities (planning permission in principle)
Site Adjacent To Cabervans Cloch Road Gourock
Received 15 Mar 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/0074/IC
Erection of retail unit incorporating bridge access
Land At Ardgowan Street (adjacent To Unit 11 Gallaghers Retail Park) Port Glasgow
Received 15 Mar 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0013/TRE
Removal of tree
Castle Levan Stirling Drive Gourock PA19 1AH
Received 12 Mar 2021 - Granted21/0075/IC
Change of use and conversion of workshop to toilets and stores; installation of aluminium framed glass doors and arched windows at rear following removal of roller shutters; installation of aluminium glass framed door in place of metal door
2 Haig Street Greenock PA15 1JG
Received 15 Mar 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0076/IC
Erection of single storey rear extension and internal alterations to form new entrance, utility room, open plan kitchen/living/dining room with terrace.
Torbank Port Glasgow Road Kilmacolm PA13 4SG
Received 16 Mar 2021 - Granted21/0077/IC
Alterations to surfacing and boundary treatments in front and rear gardens and installation of new rear garden gate
24 Johnston Street Greenock PA16 8BA
Received 16 Mar 2021 - Granted21/0078/IC
Installation of french doors in place of window at side
Rachan Glencairn Road Kilmacolm PA13 4PB
Received 16 Mar 2021 - Granted21/0079/IC
Alterations and extension to dwelling house
Laggan Knockbuckle Road Kilmacolm PA13 4JT
Received 17 Mar 2021 - Granted21/0014/TRE
Crown reduction by 20% of seven trees
Cottage 7 (Aberdeen House) Faith Avenue Quarriers Village PA11 3SX
Received 17 Mar 2021 - Granted21/0015/TRE
Crown reduction by 20% to 30% of seven spruce trees at the rear
Braehead Craigbet Road Quarriers Village PA11 3SD
Received 17 Mar 2021 - Application Refused21/0080/IC
Proposed new dormer window arrangement to upper floor flat
Flat 2 17 Union Street Greenock PA16 8UL
Received 17 Mar 2021 - Application Refused21/0005/LB
Proposed new dormer window arrangement to upper floor flat
Flat 2 17 Union Street Greenock PA16 8UL
Received 17 Mar 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0016/TRE
Crown reduction by 30% of Sycamore tree
6 Lodge Grove Kilmacolm PA13 4DX
Received 17 Mar 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0081/IC
Proposed extension to side of house
62 Luss Avenue Greenock PA15 3EF
Received 18 Mar 2021 - Granted21/0082/IC
New single stand alone garage located 700mm from boundary
Craignure Gryffe Road Kilmacolm PA13 4BA
Received 22 Mar 2021 - Granted21/0083/IC
Installation of a glazed/cladded facade to form new takeaway access to existing kitchen
Xcite Play Ltd Dalrymple Street/Cross Shore Street Greenock PA15 1QJ
Received 22 Mar 2021 - Granted21/0017/TRE
Trimming of cherry tree at front; pollarding of lime tree at front; crown lifting and crown reduction of sycamore tree at rear with removal of dead branches, branches and stem
12 Bedford Street Greenock PA16 8PE
Received 24 Mar 2021 - Pending Consideration21/0018/TRE
Pollarding of 2 Lime trees at rear
13 Juniper Avenue Quarriers Village PA11 3NS
Received 23 Mar 2021 - Pending Consideration21/0019/TRE
Removal of birch tree and rowan tree at front; crown raising of cypress tree at front; pruning of cypress tree at side; removal of sycamore tree and lime tree at rear
5 Juniper Avenue Quarriers Village PA11 3NS
Received 23 Mar 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0084/IC
Proposed construction of new semi-detached dwelling houses and associated works
Langhouse Mews Plots 8 And 9 Inverkip
Received 24 Mar 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0085/IC
Extension to the existing Knocknairshill cemetery together with associated works
Land Adjacent To Knocknairshill Cemetery Greenock
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0086/IC
Erection of new convenience retail store, construction of car park and associated works
10 Cardwell Road Gourock PA19 1UH
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Granted21/0087/IC
Proposed alterations and extension to rear of existing dwelling house and erection of raised patio
39 John Street Gourock PA19 1PT
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Granted21/0006/LB
Repairs to the carved stone surround to the main entrance doorway (listed building consent)
St Johns Church Bath Street Gourock PA19 1NY
Received 26 Mar 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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.
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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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