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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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Inverclyde. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
2,203 approved · 95 refused · 132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
Opposite 27 Fox Street Greenock PA16 8BS
Received 2 Feb 2022Sanzara 75 Lochwinnoch Road Kilmacolm PA13 4LG
Received 7 Feb 202236 Bute Street Gourock PA19 1SY
Received 8 Feb 202266A Esplanade Greenock PA16 7SE
Received 8 Feb 20222B Binnie Lane Gourock PA19 1QA
Received 11 Feb 20227 Orchard Grove Kilmacolm PA13 4HQ
Received 14 Feb 20226 Garvock Drive Greenock PA15 4BZ
Received 17 Feb 20225A Barrhill Road Gourock PA19 1JP
Received 17 Feb 20225A Barrhill Road Gourock PA19 1JP
Received 17 Feb 20221 Leperstone Avenue Kilmacolm PA13 4RA
Received 21 Feb 2022Tesco Stores Greenock Road Port Glasgow PA14 5BP
Received 24 Feb 2022Tesco Stores Greenock Road Port Glasgow PA14 5BP
Received 24 Feb 2022Cottage 2 Faith Avenue Quarriers Village PA11 3SX
Received 25 Feb 2022Cottage 22 - Lincoln And Garfield Love Avenue Quarriers Village PA11 3TL
Received 25 Feb 2022Land At Kelburn Business Park 1 Kelburn Road Port Glasgow
Received 28 Feb 202232 Victoria Road Gourock PA19 1DH
Received 28 Feb 202290 Brisbane Street Greenock PA16 8NX
Received 1 Mar 20223 Finbraken Drive Gourock PA19 1BF
Received 2 Mar 202211 Houston Street Greenock PA16 8DA
Received 2 Mar 2022Jemlea Hazelmere Road Kilmacolm PA13 4JW
Received 2 Mar 2022West Knockbuckle Knockbuckle Lane Kilmacolm PA13 4JS
Received 2 Mar 2022Tree Adjacent To 69 Finnart Street Greenock PA16 8HH
Received 3 Mar 202234 Leperstone Avenue Kilmacolm PA13 4RA
Received 3 Mar 2022Woodend Stepends Road Kilmacolm PA13 4TA
Received 4 Mar 2022Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart 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.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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