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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2,203 approved · 95 refused · 132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Ardgowan Road At The Junction With The A78 Wemyss Bay PA18 6BL
Received 7 Nov 2022UNIT 10 Gallagher Shopping Park 3 Glen Mill Way Port Glasgow PA14 5AU
Received 7 Nov 202299A Newton Street Greenock PA16 8SG
Received 8 Nov 2022Land At Balmoral Place Gourock PA19 1AN
Received 8 Nov 2022Tanglewood Bridge Of Weir Road Kilmacolm PA13 4NN
Received 10 Nov 2022The Pillars North Denniston Bridge Of Weir Road Kilmacolm PA13 4RU
Received 10 Nov 2022The Haven Horsecraigs Auchenfoil Road Kilmacolm PA13 4TH
Received 11 Nov 202211 Lairds Dyke Inverkip PA16 0FN
Received 14 Nov 2022Cornalees Farm Dunrod Road Inverkip PA16 9LX
Received 14 Nov 202215 Barrhill Road Gourock PA19 1LA
Received 16 Nov 20221 Golf Road Gourock PA19 1DG
Received 16 Nov 202237 Brisbane Street Greenock PA16 8NR
Received 17 Nov 2022Post Office 106 Arran Avenue Port Glasgow PA14 6BA
Received 17 Nov 2022Larchmont Bridge Of Weir Road Kilmacolm PA13 4NN
Received 18 Nov 2022Clyde Marine Services Ltd Victoria Harbour Rue End Street Greenock PA15 1HW
Received 21 Nov 2022Land Adjacent To 24 Laurel Way Quarrier's Village Bridge Of Weir PA11 3NH
Received 18 Nov 20222 School House School Wynd Quarriers Village PA11 3NQ
Received 24 Nov 202253 Findhorn Crescent Inverkip PA16 0FG
Received 24 Nov 202252 Tantallon Avenue Gourock PA19 1HA
Received 28 Nov 202221 Fox Street Greenock PA16 8BS
Received 30 Nov 2022Land To The West Of Avenel Knockbuckle Lane Kilmacolm PA13 4JS
Received 30 Nov 202214 Cromarty Grove Inverkip PA16 0FL
Received 1 Dec 202262 Broomberry Drive Gourock PA19 1QB
Received 2 Dec 2022Land At Lewis Road Greenock
Received 5 Dec 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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