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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2,203 approved · 95 refused · 132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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 Conditions21/0357/IC
Relocation of House 1 with integrated garage deleted and detached garage added. Building footprint amendment for House 2. Various changes to floor plans and elevations for both houses. (Amendment to planning permission 20/0271/IC and 19/0325/IC).
Land At Whitelea Road Kilmacolm
Received 15 Dec 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0358/IC
Erection of single storey dwellinghouse
High Branchal Farm Branchal Road Kilmacolm PA11 3SL
Received 16 Dec 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/0359/IC
Construction of two storey dwellinghouse and associated infrastructure
36 Leperstone Avenue Kilmacolm PA13 4RA
Received 16 Dec 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0024/LB
Replacement of 3 external and 1 internal CCTV cameras
Port Glasgow New Parish Church 65 Church Street Port Glasgow PA14 5JD
Received 9 Dec 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0360/IC
Erection of extension in association with replacement cremators and installation of blast chiller on roof; erection of fencing around chiller; installation of window at rear
Crematorium Greenock Cemetery South Street Greenock PA16 8UG
Received 21 Dec 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0025/LB
Erection of extension in association with replacement cremators and installation of blast chiller on roof; erection of fencing around chiller; installation of window at rear; internal alterations to convert rooms at rear (listed building consent)
Crematorium Greenock Cemetery South Street Greenock PA16 8UG
Received 21 Dec 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0361/IC
Erection and operation of a whisky distillery with associated production and storage facilities including water abstraction infrastructure, creation of SUDS pond, associated car parking, new access road, service requirements and landscaping
Land At Bankfoot Farm Inverkip Road Greenock
Received 21 Dec 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0363/IC
Proposed erection of garden room and raised platform within rear garden
15 Victoria Road Gourock PA19 1LD
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Granted21/0364/IC
Erection of fence in retrospect
Flat Ground-2 1 St John's Road Gourock PA19 1PL
Received 20 Dec 2021 - Granted21/0067/TRE
Removal of 3 Sycamore trees and repollarding of 1
170 Finnart Street Greenock PA16 8JB
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0365/IC
Extension to existing engineering workshop
Dales Marine Services James Watt Dock Greenock PA15 2AJ
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0366/IC
Proposed replacement of shopfronts to 124, 128 and 128A Eldon Street, Greenock
Shops 124, 128 And 128A Eldon Street Greenock PA16 7RS
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/0367/IC
Approval of matters specified in conditions of the planning permission in principle for six detached dwellinghouses/house plots in respect of: the proposed access road from Rosemount Place (condition 2); the surfacing material of the proposed access road (condition 4); proposed levels for the access road (condition 7); proposed planting and tree removal (condition 8); surface water management proposals (condition 9); visibility spays at the junction of the new access with Carnoustie Avenue (condition 11); the proposed connection of the path from Carnoustie Avenue to Rosemount Place to the development site (condition 12); bank erosion prevention scheme (condition 18); and outfall grille (condition 19)
Land Adjacent To 24 Rosemount Place Gourock PA19 1HQ
Received 23 Dec 2021 - Granted21/0368/IC
New external access stair and raised platform to rear of dwelling
156 South Street Greenock PA16 8TE
Received 23 Dec 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/0369/IC
Erection of two storey rear extension together with alterations to raise eaves lines and ridge line at the side in association with the formation of upper floor accommodation; erection of single storey rear extension; installation of dormer window at rear; erection of double detached garage at side
Woodend Stepends Road Kilmacolm PA13 4TA
Received 23 Dec 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0370/IC
Proposed sub division of retail unit (Class 1) and change of use to form an amusement arcade (sui generis) on ground floor and residential flat (sui generis) on first floor, including installation of new shopfront
Shop Jewellers Hendry 44 West Blackhall Street Greenock PA15 1UY
Received 24 Dec 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0371/IC
Erection Of Dwelling (Reinstatement of fire damaged property)
29 Findhorn Crescent Inverkip PA16 0FG
Received 24 Dec 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/0372/IC
Construction of garage
The Shack Broomknowe Road Kilmacolm PA13 4HS
Received 24 Dec 2021 - Granted Subject To Conditions21/0373/IC
Erection of Dwelling (Full Reinstatement of Fire Damaged Property)
31 Findhorn Crescent Inverkip PA16 0FG
Received 24 Dec 2021 - Granted22/0001/TRE
Felling of five non-native conifers - Norwegian Spruce or similar
Hill House Houston Road Kilmacolm PA13 4NY
Received 5 Jan 2022 - Granted Subject To Conditions22/0001/IC
Re-paint previously painted sandstone walls in an alternative colour (to be similar to original sandstone and surrounding properties); replace cast iron downpipes with cast iron appearance downpipes; erection of shed with shelter in south-west corner of garden
Residential Home 42 Octavia Terrace Greenock PA16 7SR
Received 11 Jan 2022 - Granted22/0002/IC
Installation of parapet height extension on east side of bridge (in retrospect)
Overbridge OB176.006 At Manor Crescent Gourock PA19 1UL
Received 11 Jan 2022 - Granted22/0002/TRE
One tree to be pollarded
31 Barrhill Road Gourock PA19 1LA
Received 12 Jan 2022 - Unknown22/0001/PA
Installation of new parapet on west side of bridge
Overbridge OB176/006 At Manor Crescent Gourock PA19 1UL
Received 20 Dec 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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