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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2,203 approved · 95 refused · 132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Pending Consideration26/0017/LB
Installation of two air source heat pumps within an external compound and associated pipework. Installation of boxed pipework attached to south-east corner of building and changes to existing plant within plantroom
Port Glasgow Library 12 Fore Street Port Glasgow PA14 5EQ
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0171/IC
Siting of mobile coffee van and associated hardstanding to accommodate access, vehicle parking, refuse store and seating area
Land West Of The Haven Horsecraigs Kilmacolm PA13 4TH
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0172/IC
Alterations to dwellinghouse including single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory, single storey side extension, front entrance canopy, utility room entry porch and detached single storey outbuilding at rear
Enterkin Glencairn Road Kilmacolm PA13 4NR
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0022/TRE
Treeworks to reduce one Sycamore tree and one Lime tree
Cottage 12 Mizpah Hope Avenue Quarriers Village PA11 3TR
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0023/TRE
Treeworks to reduce two Sycamore trees
Flat 1 Cottage 15 Montrose Hope Avenue Quarriers Village PA11 3TR
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0024/TRE
Treeworks to remove one Ash tree and one Chestnut tree and reduce one Beech tree
Renfrewshire G-f Cottage 27 Love Avenue Quarriers Village PA11 3SX
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0025/TRE
Treeworks to remove two Ash trees
Cottage 26 Ayr Love Avenue Quarriers Village PA11 3TL
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0026/TRE
Treeworks to reduce two Sycamore trees, two Lime trees and one Hornbeam tree, crown lift one Beech tree and remove one Leyland Cypress tree
Rm 1 Cottage 11 Cessnock Church Road Quarriers Village PA11 3TN
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0018/LB
Refurbishment of porch to include repainting of door, fanlight and render, installation of metal entrance gates and external floodlighting to front
Furniture Carpet Store 28 Grey Place Greenock PA15 1YF
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/0173/IC
Change of use from residential to short-term visitor accommodation
Flat 3-3 15 James Watt Way Greenock PA15 2AD
Received 16 Sept 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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