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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2,203 approved · 95 refused · 132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Pending Consideration26/0147/IC
Installation of two electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipment
Mcdonalds Restaurant 2 James Watt Way Greenock PA15 2AD
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0148/IC
Formation of additional storey at existing single storey side extension
29 Macgillivary Avenue Greenock PA15 2JG
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0149/IC
Erection of replacement conservatory at side of dwelling
Bridge Flat Farm Stepends Road Kilmacolm PA11 3SJ
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0150/IC
Erection of 2-storey detached dwellinghouse with associated off-street parking area, access and landscaping
1 Turnberry Avenue Gourock PA19 1JA
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0151/IC
Construction of 15 two storey detached and semi detached dwellings, formation of access road from Glenbrae Road and provision of open space
Strone Farm Glenbrae Road Greenock PA15 3DP
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0152/IC
Formation of raised decking platform and screening at rear (in retrospect)
43 Taymouth Drive Gourock PA19 1HJ
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0153/IC
Enlargement of existing rear window opening to form French doors
41 Ardgowan Street Greenock PA16 8EJ
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0007/CA
Display of externally illuminated totem sign
Car Showroom Pottery Street Greenock PA15 2UH
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0155/IC
Installation of two replacement windows
12E Binnie Street Gourock PA19 1JS
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0015/LB
Installation of two replacement windows
12E Binnie Street Gourock PA19 1JS
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0018/TRE
Removal of one Ash tree
10 Newark Street Greenock PA16 7UH
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0156/IC
Installation of replacement patio doors to front
Flat D 2 Cragburn Gate Albert Road Gourock PA19 1NZ
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0157/IC
Erection of additional storey to existing single storey side extension
32 Clydeview Road Greenock PA15 3AP
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0159/IC
Combining two residential flats (sui generis), on ground and first floors, to form one dwellinghouse (Class 9) and external alterations including enlargement of front window opening to form patio doors, replacement of one door and partial replacement of roof.
12 Glamis Place Greenock PA16 7NB
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0161/IC
Enlargement of rear kitchen window opening to form a door
Strathview Flat Ground Gillburn Road Kilmacolm PA13 4DL
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0016/LB
Display of two hand-painted, non-illuminated fascia signs and hanging flower baskets, replacement of rear timber glazed outward opening fire exit door, installation of retractable security grills to interior of windows and doors (readvertised due to error in signage description)
Cafe 3 Patrick Street Greenock PA16 8UT
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0015/PA
Installation of replacement windows
23-25 Johnston Street Greenock PA16 8BB
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0008/CA
Display of two non-illuminated fascia signs
Cafe 3 Patrick Street Greenock PA16 8UT
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0164/IC
Change of use of flatted dwelling to mixed use as flatted dwelling and short-term let
10B Hollybush Lane Port Glasgow PA14 6QZ
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0165/IC
Installation of two air source heat pumps within an external compound and associated pipework
Port Glasgow Library 12 Fore Street Port Glasgow PA14 5EQ
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0166/IC
Erection of single storey extension at south elevation
Fort Matilda Bowling Club 128 Newark Street Greenock PA16 7PY
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0167/IC
Erection of two storey side extension
6 Cuillins Avenue Port Glasgow PA14 6LG
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0168/IC
Change of use and conversion of former Class 6 warehouse (vacant) to Class 10 community learning, events and exhibition space, alteration and extension of building, formation of public square containing parking, cycle parking and erection of plant room, cycle shelter and refuse storage
The Glebe Sugarhouse Ker Street Greenock PA15 1LN
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0016/PA
Installation of lattice tower topped with 3 antennae and 3 link transmission dishes. Installation of equipment cabin, electricity meter cabinet and associated ancillary equipment. Construction of 2.4m high palisade fence to form enclosure around site
Grass Verge On Land At Earnhill Road Industrial Estate Larkfield Business Park PA16 0EQ
Received 9 Sept 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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