Planning application
Former Inverclyde Offices 5 Kempock Place Gourock PA19 1QU
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Alterations to convert former council offices to short-term let on the 1st floor. Works include external repairs including replacement windows and internal alterations to amend internal floor layout.
As published by the council, reference 26/0009/LB
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0009/LB
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Granted Subject To Conditions
- Decision
- Granted As published: granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 4 May 2026
- Validated
- 25 May 2026
- Decided
- 7 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Ward 5 - Inverclyde West
- Parish
- Gourock Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PA19 1QU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Inverclyde register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0085/IC Granted
Former Inverclyde Offices 5 Kempock Place Gourock PA19 1QU
Conversion of former council offices to short term holiday let on the 1st floor only and external alterations including repairs to roof, chimney and external walls, removal of exisitng flue and installation of new roof vents and replacement windows on west elevation.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 May 2026
Received by Inverclyde
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25 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Jul 2026
Decision issued: granted subject to conditions
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
- Existing Elevations
- Existing First Floor Plan
- Existing Ground Floor Plan
- Existing Roof Plan
- Existing Site and Location Plan
- Proposed Elevations
- Proposed First Floor Plan
- Proposed Ground Floor Plan
- Proposed Roof Plan
- Granted Subject to Conditions
- Report of Handling - Delegated
- NN List - posted 26.06.2026
- Existing Photos 2
- Existing Photos
- Listed Building Consent
- Existing Photos 2
- Existing Photos
- Location Plan
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Inverclyde granted permission on 7 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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