Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Plymouth City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
4,722 approved · 454 refused · 300 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jan 2021 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
House 3, 32 George Lane Plympton PL7 2JJ
Received 17 May 20231 Seymour Drive Plymouth PL3 5BG
Received 17 May 20237 Dolphin Court Road Plymouth PL9 8RY
Received 17 May 2023Marine Academy Plymouth Trevithick Road Plymouth PL5 2AF
Received 17 May 20233 Villiers Close Plymouth PL9 7QP
Received 17 May 2023Marine Academy Plymouth Trevithick Road Plymouth PL5 2AF
Received 17 May 2023Clittaford Club Moses Close Plymouth PL6 6JP
Received 17 May 202362 Milehouse Road Plymouth PL3 4DA
Received 17 May 2023135 Hoe Road Plymouth PL1 3DE
Received 17 May 2023Land At Yonder Street Yonder Street Plymstock Plymouth PL9 9RB
Received 17 May 202310 Venn Gardens Plymouth PL3 5PW
Received 18 May 2023Grass Verge At Poole Park Road Plymouth PL5 1DZ
Received 17 May 2023Land To The Rear Of 13 Westfield Avenue Plymouth PL9 9PE
Received 17 May 202316 Manor Lane Plymouth PL3 6DL
Received 18 May 202339 William Prance Road Plymouth PL6 5WR
Received 18 May 20233 Boringdon Terrace Plymouth PL9 9TQ
Received 18 May 20233 Boringdon Terrace Plymouth PL9 9TQ
Received 18 May 20231 Dunstone Lane Plymouth PL9 8QN
Received 18 May 2023The Victualling Office Tavern 10 Cremyll Street Plymouth PL1 3RB
Received 19 May 202360 Rydal Close Plymouth PL6 8TR
Received 22 May 2023Land Adj. 14 Dock, HMNB Devonport Plymouth PL1 4SG
Received 22 May 2023178 Peverell Park Road Plymouth PL3 4QE
Received 22 May 20238A Portway Close Plymouth PL9 8BA
Received 22 May 2023Land At The Southern End Of North Yard Devonport Royal Dockyard Plymouth
Received 22 May 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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