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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2,203 approved · 95 refused · 132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Aldi Foodstore 1 Patrick Street Greenock PA16 8UT
Received 2 Aug 2022Pavement At Dalrymple Street (at Junction With Laird Street) Greenock PA15 1JS
Received 2 Aug 2022Hazelhope Gryffe Road Kilmacolm PA13 4BA
Received 2 Aug 2022Hazelhope Gryffe Road Kilmacolm PA13 4BA
Received 2 Aug 20222 Ardyne Place Gourock PA19 1BZ
Received 3 Aug 20226 Gleneagles Drive Gourock PA19 1HX
Received 3 Aug 202271 Finnart Street Greenock PA16 8HH
Received 4 Aug 2022Flat 3 Cottage 5 Ebenezer Faith Avenue Quarriers Village PA11 3SX
Received 8 Aug 202223 Stroma Avenue Port Glasgow PA14 6DZ
Received 10 Aug 202292 Newark Street Greenock PA16 7TG
Received 15 Aug 2022At Lady Burn (North Of A8 East Hamilton Street And Adjacent To Council Depot) Greenock
Received 15 Aug 2022Flat Ground Clune Bank Villa Clune Brae Port Glasgow PA14 5SW
Received 15 Aug 2022White House Products Ltd Kelburn Business Park 3 Kelburn Road Port Glasgow PA14 6TD
Received 16 Aug 2022Flat 1 52 Brougham Street Greenock PA16 8AL
Received 16 Aug 202246 Brisbane Street Greenock PA16 8NP
Received 17 Aug 2022Block 3 Unit 2 Cappielow Industrial Estate Mackenzie Street Greenock PA15 2TQ
Received 18 Aug 202232 Gleneagles Drive Gourock PA19 1HX
Received 18 Aug 202214 Plover Lane GREENOCK PA16 7NX
Received 19 Aug 202235A Ardgowan Street Greenock PA16 8EG
Received 19 Aug 2022Unit 5 5 Custom House Way Greenock PA15 1EG
Received 23 Aug 2022265 Eldon Street Greenock PA16 7QE
Received 24 Aug 20221 Levan Point Levan Point Gourock PA19 1BL
Received 25 Aug 20229 Craigmuschat Road Gourock PA19 1SE
Received 25 Aug 2022South Craigmarloch Port Glasgow Road Kilmacolm PA13 4SG
Received 26 Aug 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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