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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2,203 approved · 95 refused · 132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Application Withdrawn26/0109/IC
Installation of air source heat pump and replacement windows, doors and rooflight
Gibshill Family Centre 2 Smillie Street Greenock PA15 2NH
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0110/IC
Formation of two dormer windows to rear elevation
5 Garvie Avenue Gourock PA19 1YL
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Granted26/0011/PA
Removal of existing sash and single glazed windows and replace with UPVC triple glazed windows
97 Brisbane Street Greenock PA16 8PA
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Granted26/0012/TRE
Treeworks to remove two trees
53 Brisbane Street Greenock PA16 8NS
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0111/IC
Erection of detached garage to front and formation of canopy to front of existing garage
Crinan Gryffe Road Kilmacolm PA13 4BA
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0112/IC
Replacement of existing windows, enlargement of window opening on north-east elevation, formation of bi-fold door opening on south-west elevation and block up doorway on north-west elevation
Windyridge Houston Road Kilmacolm PA13 4NY
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0113/IC
Erection of single storey rear extension and formation of extended raised deck and balustrade at rear
7 Leapmoor Drive Wemyss Bay PA18 6BT
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0114/IC
Erection of single storey detached dwellinghouse (renewal of previous planning permissions 20/0033/IC & 23/0072/IC)
Land At Dougliehill Terrace Port Glasgow
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0115/IC
Siting of food trailer and erection of boundary fencing (in retrospect)
Land Adjacent to Footpath Between Lunderston Bay and Inverkip Beach
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Granted26/0011/LB
Masonry facade repair, reinstatement of original slate roof, installation of conservation rooflights and solar photovoltaics on extension flat roof
The Old Library 1A King Street Gourock PA19 1PU
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0116/IC
Reinstatement of original slate roof, installation of conservation rooflights and solar photovoltaics on extension flat roof
The Old Library 1A King Street Gourock PA19 1PU
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0012/LB
Alteration and extension of former warehouse (Category A listed building), consisting of works to external facades and roofscape, removal of some internal features, installation of insulated finishes to internal walls, and installation of new internal walls.
The Glebe Sugarhouse Ker Street Greenock PA15 1LN
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/0117/IC
Conversion, alteration and extension of building for Class 10 use, formation of public square containing cycle parking and seating at north, car parking and erection of plantroom and cycle shelter at south.
The Glebe Sugarhouse Ker Street Greenock PA15 1LN
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0118/IC
Housing development of 12 flats with 12 on-site parking spaces on ground floor (planning permission in principle) (renewal of previous consent 23/0218/IC)
Workshop 3 Highholm Street Port Glasgow PA14 5HG
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0119/IC
Erection of single storey extension with raised platform and stair and formation of balcony at rear
55 Killochend Drive Greenock PA15 4EW
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0120/IC
Erection of single storey side extension and raised access platform
Rowanknoll Glencairn Road Kilmacolm PA13 4PB
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0121/IC
External alterations including blocking up of openings, formation of a glazed shopfront, formation of new windows and doors and replacement of existing windows
Store 12 Jamaica Street Greenock PA15 1XX
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0122/IC
Erection of single storey side extension
15 Station Avenue Inverkip PA16 0BB
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Granted26/0014/TRE
Crown reduction of one Lime tree
Flat 2 31 Barrhill Road Gourock PA19 1LA
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Application Refused26/0004/CA
Display of two freestanding internally illuminated digital LED panel signs
Port Glasgow Road Greenock PA15 2UH
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0124/IC
Formation of driveway (in retrospect)
26 Burnside Avenue Port Glasgow PA14 6PN
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0125/IC
Erection of single storey extension at rear of dwelling
7 Belmont Road Kilmacolm PA13 4LZ
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0126/IC
Proposed complete demolition of the existing farmhouse and rebuild at a repositioned location to form 2no. semi-detached dwellings, with associated access, parking and landscaping.
Cornalees Farm Dunrod Road Inverkip PA16 9LX
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0127/IC
Installation of six rooflights at roof of dwelling
Flat 1 Rowallan Duchal Road Kilmacolm PA13 4AS
Received 9 Jul 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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