Inverclyde planning approval rate
Inverclyde council approved 96.5% of planning applications and refused 3.5%, based on 1,059 decisions analysed. Ranked 252nd out of 279 councils for strictness.
Last updated: June 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present
96.5%
overall approval rate
Planning in Inverclyde?
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Approval rate by application type
Different application types have different approval rates in Inverclyde. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.
Approval rate by project type
These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Inverclyde — mined from 1,059 proposal descriptions.
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Inverclyde. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Ward 4 - Inverclyde North (332 decided)
97.3%
Ward 1 - Inverclyde East (254 decided)
97.2%
Ward 5 - Inverclyde West (212 decided)
94.8%
Ward 6 - Inverclyde South West (113 decided)
95.6%
Ward 2 - Inverclyde East Central (60 decided)
96.7%
Ward 3 - Inverclyde Central (46 decided)
97.8%
Ward 7 - Inverclyde South (39 decided)
94.9%
Wards in Inverclyde
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Inverclyde, showing how the council decides real applications.
Erection of single storey rear extension and formation of rear dormer · Ward 5 - Inverclyde West · Thu 25 Jun 2026
Removal of one tree from front garden · Ward 1 - Inverclyde East · Tue 23 Jun 2026
Change of use of shop (Class 1A) to residential flat (sui generis) · Ward 5 - Inverclyde West · Mon 22 Jun 2026
Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the full report →
What gets approved near your property?
In Inverclyde, 1 in 29 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Full Planning Analysis gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Inverclyde
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
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Frequently asked questions about planning in Inverclyde
What is the planning approval rate in Inverclyde?
Based on 1,059 planning decisions analysed since 2020, Inverclyde approved 96.5% of applications and refused 3.5%. The council is ranked 252nd out of 279 UK councils for approval rate.
Which areas of Inverclyde have the highest planning approval rates?
The highest approval rates in Inverclyde are in Ward 4 - Inverclyde North (97.3%), Ward 1 - Inverclyde East (97.2%), and Ward 2 - Inverclyde East Central (96.7%). Approval rates vary significantly by ward — see the full ward breakdown above.
What types of planning application are most common in Inverclyde?
The most common planning application types in Inverclyde are: Full (693 decisions, 96.0% approved), Trees (179, 100.0%), and Listed Building (64, 95.3%).
How long does a planning application take in Inverclyde?
Planning applications in Inverclyde take an average of 8.0 weeks to reach a decision, measured across 1,059 decisions with a recorded timeline. That is inside the 8-week statutory target for householder applications (the statutory targets are 8 weeks for householder applications and 13 weeks for major developments). PlanningLens measures the actual time each application takes, not just the target. Inverclyde decides approximately 176 planning applications per year.
How do I check planning applications in Inverclyde?
You can search planning applications in Inverclyde directly on the council's official planning portal. PlanningLens also lets you check any postcode against 1,059 historical decisions in Inverclyde to see what's been approved and refused near a specific property.
How is PlanningLens approval rate data for Inverclyde calculated?
PlanningLens scrapes Inverclyde's official planning portal and analyses every published decision since January 2020. The approval rate is calculated as approved decisions divided by total decided applications, excluding withdrawn and pending applications. The full methodology, data sourcing, and Creative Commons BY 4.0 licensing terms are published at
planninglens.co.uk/methodology.