Planning application
Block B Waterfront Guest Accommodation Custom House Way Greenock PA15 1EN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of Block B from students halls of residence and houses in multiple occupation (sui generis) to hostel (Class 7) with associated car, motorcycle and cycle parking
As published by the council, reference 26/0146/IC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0146/IC
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 7 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Ward 4 - Inverclyde North
- Parish
- Greenock Central Community Council
- Postcode
- PA15 1EN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2026
Received by Inverclyde
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16 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Inverclyde took a median of 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- NN List posted 11.08.2026
- Block Plan and Parking
- Block and Floor Plans as Existing
- Block and Floor Plans as Proposed
- Location Plan
- Full Planning Application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Inverclyde for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Inverclyde decided full applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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