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Inverclyde planning applications

SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Inverclyde Council, updated daily. Inverclyde Council received 63 planning applications in the last 90 days, 2 of them major schemes. 96% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 62 days.

63Applications (90 days)
2Major applications
96%Approval rate
62 daysMedian decision time
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Filter by type, value, date and status. The council's own register is on the official Inverclyde Council planning portal.

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Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.

26/0192/ICResidentialMajor£1m-5mest.

Site Of Former St Ninian's Parish Church Norfolk Road Greenock PA16 0JG

23-unit affordable housing scheme, Greenock, full application stage. New-build homes with parking, landscaping and open space on a 0.39-hectare former church site. Groundworks, drainage, frame and brickwork packages open first, with M&E and hard landscaping to follow.

GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork

Pending
26/0168/ICInstitutionalMajor£1m-5mest.

The Glebe Sugarhouse Ker Street Greenock PA15 1LN

Community learning and events space conversion, Greenock. 1,830 sqm warehouse reconfigured for cultural use with new public square and ancillary buildings at full application stage. Fit-out, structural alteration, external works and hard landscaping drive the specification.

Fit-outM&EStructural repair

Pending
26/0180/ICResidential£100k-500kest.

PLOT 4 Leperstone Avenue Kilmacolm

Single detached dwelling with garage, Kilmacolm, Inverclyde. Erects a one-and-a-half storey house and garage on Leperstone Avenue at full planning application stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages suit local subcontractors for this single plot.

GroundworksBrickworkRoofing

Pending
26/0190/ICIndustrial£100k-500kest.

Kelburn Business Park Port Glasgow PA14 6TD

Warehouse extension at Kelburn Business Park, Port Glasgow, under a full planning application. Adds floorspace to an existing industrial building, with the proposed area not stated in the description. Groundworks, steel framing, cladding and roofing packages are open to local subcontractors.

GroundworksSteelBrickwork

Pending
26/0162/ICInstitutional£100k-500kest.

Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) Next To Craigend Resource Centre Off Quarriers Street Greenock PA15 2HD

Multi-use sports area replacement at Greenock resource centre. Replaces an existing MUGA with new court surface, fencing, goals and hoops at full application stage. Hard landscaping, fencing and sports equipment installation drive the procurement, with drainage and line-marking to follow.

Hard landscapingDrainage

Pending
26/0179/ICResidential£100k-500kest.

Office 67 West Blackhall Street Greenock PA15 1XE

Office-to-flats conversion creating three residential units, Greenock. Converts an existing office building to three self-contained flats at full application stage. Partitioning, rewiring, plumbing and fit-out drive the works, with new kitchens and bathrooms throughout.

Fit-outM&EDrainage

Pending
26/0016/PAInfrastructure£100k-500kest.

Grass Verge On Land At Earnhill Road Industrial Estate Larkfield Business Park PA16 0EQ

Lattice tower with three antennae and transmission dishes, Larkfield. Permitted-development telecoms installation with equipment cabin, meter cabinet and 2.4m palisade enclosure at prior approval stage. Structural steelwork, foundations, fencing and electrical distribution drive the trades.

GroundworksStructural frameSteel

Pending
26/0150/ICResidential£100k-500kest.

1 Turnberry Avenue Gourock PA19 1JA

Single detached house with parking and landscaping, full planning consent sought. New 2-storey dwelling on greenfield or infill site in Gourock, at full application stage. Groundworks, frame, roof and fit-out trades can compete for subcontract packages.

GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork

Wed 28 Oct 2026
26/0171/ICCommercial£50k-100kest.

Land West Of The Haven Horsecraigs Kilmacolm PA13 4TH

Mobile coffee van with hardstanding and parking, Kilmacolm. Siting a mobile catering unit with associated access, parking, refuse store and seating area at full application stage. Hard landscaping, drainage and a permanent concrete base are the primary packages for local contractors.

Hard landscapingDrainageGroundworks

Pending
26/0165/ICInstitutional£50k-100kest.

Port Glasgow Library 12 Fore Street Port Glasgow PA14 5EQ

Two air source heat pumps for Port Glasgow Library, with external compound and pipework. Retrofits renewable heating to an existing institutional building at full application stage. M&E installation and heat distribution pipework dominate the scope for mechanical services contractors.

RenewablesM&E

Pending
26/0159/ICResidential£50k-100kest.

12 Glamis Place Greenock PA16 7NB

Conversion of two flats into one dwelling, with roof repair and patio doors. Ground and first-floor flat consolidation and external alterations including partial roof replacement. Structural alteration, glazing and roof work for a below-average-value market.

Structural repairRoof repairGlazing

Thu 22 Oct 2026
26/0185/ICCommercial£10k-50kest.

Hairy Beastie Ltd 54 & 56 Kempock Street Gourock PA19 1ND

Shopfront replacement and lighting scheme, Gourock, full application stage. Replaces and alters a Kempock Street retail frontage with new LED lighting and a retractable awning at 54 and 56. Glazing, joinery and lighting circuits are the packages for local shopfront installers, with awning fixings…

GlazingJoineryM&E

Pending
26/0184/ICCommercial£10k-50kest.

Shop 2B Jamaica Street Greenock PA15 1XU

Shopfront refurbishment at Jamaica Street, Greenock. Replaces fascia, pilasters, cornicing and window on a retail unit elevation at full application stage. Glazing, cladding and specialist joinery packages suit local shopfront installers.

CladdingGlazingJoinery

Pending
26/0164/ICResidential£10k-50kest.

10B Hollybush Lane Port Glasgow PA14 6QZ

Flat converting to mixed-use dwelling and short-term let, Port Glasgow. One 74 sqm unit reconfigured to split occupation at full application stage. Partitioning, enhanced fire safety, separate metering and fit-out of the let portion drive the work.

Fit-outM&EDrainage

Pending
26/0204/ICHouseholder£50k-100kest.

27 Castlehill Crescent Kilmacolm PA13 4HY

First-floor rear extension to a house in Kilmacolm, Inverclyde, at full application stage. Adds upper-floor living space to an existing dwelling at the rear. Brickwork, roofing, steel over the new opening and joinery packages suit local subcontractors.

BrickworkRoofingSteel

Pending

Planning appeals in Inverclyde Council

Inverclyde Council is not in England, so the Planning Inspectorate does not decide its planning appeals. They are decided by Scottish Government Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA). SiteLens holds that body’s own record, read against that nation’s rate instead.

Appeals recorded
133
Judged either way
132
Allowed / dismissed
79 / 53
Overturn rate
Still collecting
That nation's rate
Not published

SiteLens is still collecting the DPEA's record, so a rate now would reflect which parts have been collected, not how Inverclyde Council fares.

Source: the DPEA's own published case record. Still being collected, so the counts are a floor.

Inverclyde Council approval rates by application type

Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.

  • householder100% (44 decided)
  • commercial94% (18 decided)
  • other92% (13 decided)
  • residential100% (10 decided)

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