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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2,203 approved · 95 refused · 132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
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.
More application records
- Granted Subject To Conditions26/0005/IC
Change of use from Short Term Let to residential flat
Flat 3-2 5 Ashburn Gardens Gourock PA19 1BT
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0006/IC
Formation of raised decking, balustrade and screening at rear
44 Cowal View Gourock PA19 1HD
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0007/IC
Change of use from residential flat to Short Term Let
Flat 1-2 13 Newton Street Greenock PA16 8SA
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0009/IC
Erection of garden room at rear (in retrospect)
COTTAGE 9 Faith Avenue Quarriers Village PA11 3TF
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0010/IC
Change of use from Class 6 (storage/distribution) to Class 5 (general industrial)
Store 5 Earnhill Place Greenock PA16 0EQ
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0016/IC
Earthworks to raise ground levels and reduce gradient of embankment, installation of gabion baskets on concrete foundationforming retaining structure, installation of replacement 2m high metal palisade fence on raised ground and associated drainage works
Land At Wellington Street Allotments, South Of Wellington Street, Greenock
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0017/IC
Erection of replacement single storey rear extension
8 Henderson Terrace Gourock PA19 1TT
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0018/IC
Change of use from Class 1A to Class 11
Glazier 55 Regent Street Greenock PA15 4NP
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0019/IC
Change of use from Class 6 to dog exercise unit
Unit 10 Block 5 Earnhill Road Greenock PA16 0EQ
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0020/IC
Enlargement of window opening to side elevation
51A South Street Greenock PA16 8QG
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0022/IC
Erection of single storey extensions to sides to form entrance porch and sunroom and rear to form dining room
Mosswood Glenmosston Road Kilmacolm PA13 4PF
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0023/IC
Change of use from short-term let to residential dwellinghouse (Class 9)
31 Holmscroft Avenue Greenock PA15 4DH
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0024/IC
Enlargement and extensions to dwelling
Cairnview Cottage Auchenfoil Road Kilmacolm PA13 4TH
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0002/LB
Steam cleaning of stone facades to remove paint and return stonework to an even finish
Wateryetts Finlaystone Road Kilmacolm PA13 4RB
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0025/IC
Installation of security booth and barriers
Units 8-12 Fort Matilda Industrial Estate 220 Eldon Street Greenock PA16 7QF
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0026/IC
Erection of two storey side extension
1 Fergus Drive Greenock PA16 7LN
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Granted26/0003/LB
Formation of link building between two industrial buildings
Units 8-12 Fort Matilda Industrial Estate 220 Eldon Street Greenock PA16 7QF
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0027/IC
Removal of chimney breast above north-east elevation and three existing rooflights. Installation of seven new rooflights to roof of dwelling
Flat 1 70 Eldon Street Greenock PA16 7RE
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0028/IC
Formation of raised deck and balustrade to rear of dwelling
3 Kip Avenue Inverkip PA16 0DX
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0001/CC
Demolition of church building
Former Church 4 Ardgowan Street Greenock PA16 8LE
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0029/IC
Formation of community and patient garden, comprising works to resurface hardstanding areas, construction of raised planters, installation of two sheds and installation of new access gates
Former Church 4 Ardgowan Street Greenock PA16 8LE
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0030/IC
Change of use from hair salon (Class 1A) to pilates studio (Class 11)
Shop 207 Dalrymple Street Greenock PA15 1LD
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0031/IC
Installation of mobility scooter storage unit
9 Great Harbour Way Greenock PA15 2AS
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0032/IC
Installation of mobility scooter storage unit
1 Jackson Place Greenock PA15 2AU
Received 5 Feb 2026
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.
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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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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