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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2,203 approved · 95 refused · 132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Conditions26/0033/IC
Formation of link extension between industrial buildings
Units 8-12 Fort Matilda Industrial Estate 220 Eldon Street Greenock PA16 7QF
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0034/IC
Erection of single storey side extension
Summerlea Lochwinnoch Road Kilmacolm PA13 4DY
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0035/IC
Replacement of conservatory roof with slate effect tiles
Killochries House Killochries Road Kilmacolm PA13 4TE
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Granted26/0001/TRE
Crown reduction of one Sycamore tree
72 Finnart Street Greenock PA16 8HJ
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0002/TRE
Height reduction of mixed species trees
8 Victoria Road Gourock PA19 1LD
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Granted26/0003/TRE
Removal of four trees
17 Esplanade Greenock PA16 7RX
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Granted26/0004/TRE
Removal of two trees and reshaping one tree into a hedge
53 Esplanade Greenock PA16 7SD
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/0036/IC
Change of use from residential to short term let
Flat 1-2 85 Albert Road Gourock PA19 1NJ
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0037/IC
Installation of handrails to front and protective barriers and handrails to rear of property
16 Albert Road Gourock PA19 1NH
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0004/LB
Installation of handrails to front and protective barriers and handrails to rear of property
16 Albert Road Gourock PA19 1NH
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0038/IC
Change of use from short term let to residential
Flat 16 20 Harbourside Inverkip PA16 0BF
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Granted26/0002/CC
Demolition of rear extension, pool and outbuildings
Riverlea 99 Octavia Terrace Greenock PA16 7PY
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0040/IC
Partial variation of consent 25/0018/IC to amend house types together with other associated works. Approval of matters specified in conditions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,14,16, 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 of planning permission in principle 20/0245/IC.
West Of Quarry Drive Kilmacolm
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0042/IC
Residential development of up to 135 units and associated roads and infrastructure (major development) (planning permission in principle)
Clune Park Port Glasgow
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0043/IC
Conversion of basement store to residential 3-bed flat
57 Victoria Road Gourock PA19 1DB
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0044/IC
Change of use from residential to short term let
Flat 2-2 85 Albert Road Gourock PA19 1NJ
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0045/IC
Erection of single storey rear extension
29 Ardoch Drive Inverkip PA16 0FP
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0046/IC
Erection of single storey rear extension and single storey side extension
17 Belmont Road Kilmacolm PA13 4LZ
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0047/IC
Change of use from office to dwellinghouse
Cottage 14 Hope Avenue Quarriers Village PA11 3TR
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0001/CA
Display of externally illuminated signage
Shop 3 Bute Street Gourock PA19 1SX
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0048/IC
Installation of mobility scooter storage unit.
KILBLAIN COURT Kilblain Street Greenock PA15 1SW
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0049/IC
Reinstatement of double garage with variations to window positions from original
Highpoint West Glen Road Kilmacolm PA13 4PS
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0050/IC
Change of use of existing retail unit to cafe plus conversion of disused workshop space to natural therapy rooms. Formation of first floor gallery, installation of conservation style rooflights and alterations to doorway within loading bay area.
Studio 8-15 Ground Floor The Village Store Faith Avenue Quarriers Village PA11 3TF
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0051/IC
Erection of 19 Dwellings; including a mix of flats (16 units within a 3-storey building) and terraced townhouses (3 units over 3 storeys) together with associated works including access, parking, garden ground and landscaping. To follow Demolition of the former Glenfield Care Home (reference: 26/0003/CC).
Glenfield 1 Bedford Street Greenock PA16 8PG
Received 6 Mar 2026
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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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