Flat 2-2 85 Albert Road Gourock PA19 1NJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from residential to short term let Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 4 Jun 2026 · Committee · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Inverclyde Planning Board on 6 May 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the benefits outweighed the impacts and the proposal complied with relevant policies.
- Six households made eight objections, raising concerns about noise, antisocial behaviour, security, waste and communal areas.
- The committee granted permission subject to a three-year commencement condition.
Source: Plota analysis of Inverclyde's committee minutes of 6 May 2026.
Documents 4
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 2
Show all 5 with distances
- 53 m50-52 Albert Road, GourockGrade B
- 68 m42-44 Albert Road, GourockGrade C
- 86 mWestern House, 76-78 Albert Road, GourockGrade B
- 101 m84 Albert Road, GourockGrade B
- 122 m86, 88 Albert Road, GourockGrade C
Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Inverclyde
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- PA19 1NJ
- Received
- 23 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 23 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Ward 5 - Inverclyde West
- Parish
- Gourock Community Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- granted subject to conditions
- Decision date
- 4 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Douglas Smith
How this decision compares
Decided in 101 days from validation, 47 days slower than Inverclyde's median of 54 for changes of use. Approved, as 100% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Inverclyde in the last twelve months, from validation. Inverclyde decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 100745025-001
- Committee
- 6 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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