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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2,203 approved · 95 refused · 132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
More application records
- Granted Subject To Conditions26/0128/IC
Change of use of outbuilding to habitable accommodation
Old Hall Finlaystone Road Kilmacolm PA13 4RY
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0129/IC
Change of use of residential flat to short-term let
Flat 2-1 79 Albert Road Gourock PA19 1NJ
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0130/IC
Alterations to garage to form garden room with raised decking and screening
44 Cowal View Gourock PA19 1HD
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Granted26/0013/LB
Replacement of 12 windows on north-west elevation fronting Wallace Place
Municipal Buildings Clyde Square Greenock
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Unknown26/0012/PA
Formation of road access for forestry operations
Ladymuir Forest Kilmacolm
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0131/IC
Installation of glass balustrade around existing first floor terrace on southwest elevation
Balclutha Court Care Home 48 Forsyth Street Greenock PA16 8DY
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0132/IC
Installation of accessible entrance comprising of concrete ramp, stairs, glass and steel canopy over entrance and erection of plant room compound to side of building
Ben Lomond View 23 Riverside Business Park Pottery Street Greenock PA15 2UZ
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0133/IC
Erection of two storey detached dwellinghouse with garage, associated access, parking and landscaping
Ground Adjacent To Glenpark Court 29 Fox Street Greenock
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0134/IC
Installation of replacement balcony
16 Lylefoot Crescent Greenock PA16 7TJ
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Granted26/0015/TRE
Treeworks to prune one Beech tree
Seafield Cottage Lane Greenock PA16 7QZ
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0135/IC
Formation of driveway to front of house
5 Glamis Place Greenock PA16 7NB
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Granted26/0013/PA
Installation of replacement windows
Flat 1-2 And 2-2 25 Kelly Street Greenock PA16 8LA
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0136/IC
Planning Permission in Principle for the Erection of a Data Centre (sui generis use class) with associated road access, car parking, landscaping, drainage and all associated works.
Former IBM Site Spango Valley Inverkip Road Greenock
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0005/CA
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign
Tesco Extra Dalrymple Street Greenock PA51 1LE
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Granted Subject To Conditions26/0139/IC
Installation of one self-service laundry kiosk
Tesco Extra Dalrymple Street Greenock PA15 1LE
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Granted26/0014/PA
Installation of replacement windows
Municipal Buildings Clyde Square Greenock PA15 1LY
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0140/IC
Change of use from florist to coffee shop with takeaway
First Thoughts Floral Design 291 Eldon Street Greenock PA16 7QL
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0141/IC
Erection of two storey front and side extension
4 Carnoustie Avenue Gourock PA19 1HF
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0006/CA
Display of two digital LCD screens at each side of the street hub unit
Footpath Outside 55 West Blackhall Street, Greenock PA15 1UT
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0142/IC
Installation of one street hub unit
Footpath Outside 55 West Blackhall Street Greenock PA15 1UT
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0143/IC
Erection of timber garden cabin with deck at rear of dwelling
9 Overton Gardens Kilmacolm PA13 4DS
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/0001/CPE
Formation of driveway, erection of single garage and garden shed to side of flatted building and erection of side boundary fence
Flat 1-1 3 Lemmon Street Greenock PA15 4HT
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0145/IC
Formation of raised deck and balustrade at front
30 Garvie Avenue Gourock PA19 1YL
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0146/IC
Change of use of Block B from students halls of residence and houses in multiple occupation (sui generis) to hostel (Class 7) with associated car, motorcycle and cycle parking
Block B Waterfront Guest Accommodation Custom House Way Greenock PA15 1EN
Received 7 Aug 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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