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Plymouth City Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Plymouth City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

7,989Searchable applications

338Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 5,023 approved or refused records

440Refused applications

4,583 approved · 440 refused · 286 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jan 2021 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas15 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areas1 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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More application records

Decided22/01827/TPO
Whitebeam (T1 & T2) - Overall reduce by approximately 1/3 (2m). Maple (T3) - Crown raise over car park and pavement area to 3.5m. Silver Birch (T4) - Overall reduce by 1/3 (2-2.5m) and crown raise to 5.5m removing the lowest large limb overhanging Exmouth Road. Small Sycamore (T5, T6 & T7) - Fell and replant. Sycamore (T8 & T9) - Reduce height by approximately 2.5-3m. Yew (T10) - Reduce height by approximately 1.5m. Holm Oak (T11) - Heavy reduction by approximately 1/2 (5m) has several Ganoderma brackets at base.
47 St Michaels Terrace Plymouth PL1 4QG
Received 2 Nov 2022
Decided22/01828/FUL
Rear extension to existing garage building
1 Sherford Walk Plymouth PL9 8BB
Received 2 Nov 2022
Decided22/01829/MOR
Pre-application for change of use from opticians (Class E) to tattoo studio (Sui Generis)
8 Devonport Road Plymouth PL3 4DH
Received 2 Nov 2022
Decided22/01831/GP2
Change of use of centre management office (Class E) to residential flat (Class C3)
12A The Broadway Plymouth PL9 7AU
Received 2 Nov 2022
Decided22/01832/FUL
Two storey side extension and front porch.
8 Dunster Close Plymouth PL7 2FN
Received 2 Nov 2022
Decided22/01833/FUL
Replacement of existing wooden single glazed windows with new white double glazed uPVC windows
Flat 2 Torrington Court North Road East Plymouth PL4 6AX
Received 2 Nov 2022
Decided22/01834/TCO
G1 Pittosporum and Alder Reduce to approximately 30cm below previous reduction point and remove limb of pittosporum that pressing against boundary wall
11 Wellington Street Stoke Plymouth PL1 5RT
Received 3 Nov 2022
Refused22/01836/FUL
Erection of 2no. detached dwellings with formation of vehicular accesses and renovation of existing dwelling to include additional storey and new renovated garage.
Land At Newnham Road (inc. The Curtilage Of No. 53 Newnham Road) Plymouth PL7 4AW
Received 3 Nov 2022
Decided22/01837/MOR
Pre-application for 1 dwelling
Land/unit To The Rear Of 232 Albert Road Plymouth PL2 1AW
Received 2 Nov 2022
Decided22/01838/CDM
Condition Discharge: Conditions 3, 5 & 6 of application 20/00491/FUL
97 Mannamead Road Plymouth PL3 4SX
Received 3 Nov 2022
Decided22/01839/FUL
Replacement bicycle compound
Plymouth Marine Laboratory Prospect Place Plymouth PL1 3DH
Received 3 Nov 2022
Decided22/01840/TCO
Cockspur hawthorn - growing over sheds to the rear of the flats, pollard as before.
Sutton Court George Street Plymouth Devon PL1 4NZ
Received 3 Nov 2022
Decided22/01841/EXUS
Establish existing use of property as a 4-bed HMO (Class C4)
First Floor Flat, 22 Prospect Street Plymouth PL4 8NY
Received 3 Nov 2022
Decided22/01842/FUL
Proposed extension to Gaia Spa
Boringdon Hall Boringdon Hill Plymouth PL7 4DP
Received 3 Nov 2022
Decided22/01843/LBC
Proposed extension to Gaia Spa
Boringdon Hall Boringdon Hill Plymouth PL7 4DP
Received 3 Nov 2022
Decided22/01844/MOR
Pre-application for change of use to exhibition space (Class F1) inc. studios, cafe, and bar
14 Manor Street Plymouth City Of Plymouth PL1 1TL
Received 3 Nov 2022
Decided22/01845/ADV
Installation of 4 wooden signs reading ''Welcome to Central Park''
Central Park Mayflower Drive Plymouth PL2 3DG
Received 3 Nov 2022
Decided22/01846/MJR
Pre-application for Condition Discharge enquiry of application 21/01557/FUL
7 Blunts Lane Plymouth PL6 8BE
Received 4 Nov 2022
Decided22/01847/FUL
Single storey extensions to replace existing additions to front, side and rear with minor alterations to dwelling.
459 Tavistock Road Plymouth PL6 7HE
Received 4 Nov 2022
Decided22/01848/FUL
Rear balcony with associated raised decking
114 Dunraven Drive Plymouth PL6 6AT
Received 4 Nov 2022
Decided22/01849/FUL
Loft conversion with dormer (re-submission of 22/00297/FUL) and retrospective raised decking
14 Raymond Way Plymouth PL7 4EQ
Received 4 Nov 2022
Decided22/01850/EXUS
Establish use of property as a 8-bed HMO (Sui Generis)
18 Ermington Terrace Plymouth PL4 6QG
Received 4 Nov 2022
Decided22/01851/EXUS
Establish existing use of property as a 4-bed HMO (Class C4)
14 Clifton Place Plymouth PL4 8HX
Received 7 Nov 2022
Decided22/01852/EXUS
Establish existing use of property as a 6-bed HMO (Class C4)
56 Beaumont Road Plymouth PL4 9BW
Received 7 Nov 2022

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Plymouth City Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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