Planning application
Cafe Continental 40 - 42 Kempock Street Gourock PA19 1ND
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Formation of external seating area
As published by the council, reference 26/0088/IC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0088/IC
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: refused
- Received
- 8 May 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Decided
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Ward 5 - Inverclyde West
- Parish
- Gourock Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PA19 1ND
Site history
Applications at this address on the Inverclyde register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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24/0069/IC Granted
Cafe Continental 40 - 42 Kempock Street Gourock PA19 1ND
Erection of extension incorporating bin store at lower level and roof terrace at upper level
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 May 2026
Received by Inverclyde
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12 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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16 Aug 2026
Status changed to Pending Decision
Previously Pending Consideration.
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28 Aug 2026
Decision issued: refused
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- Existing & Proposed Plans and Location Plan
- Refused
- Report of Handling - Delegated
- NN List - posted 13.05.26
- Full Planning Application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Inverclyde refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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