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.
4,748 approved · 454 refused · 303 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land To The West 123 Fort Austin Avenue Plymouth PL6 5NR
Received 12 Jun 2023North Prospect Phase 4 Dingle Road, Laurel Road, Rosedown Avenue And Myrtleville Plymouth
Received 16 May 20231 Blenheim Road Plymouth PL4 8LJ
Received 12 Jun 202337 Charlton Road Plymouth PL6 5EG
Received 12 Jun 20236 Dean Road Plymouth PL7 4HE
Received 12 Jun 202319 Arden Grove Plymouth PL2 3RN
Received 12 Jun 2023116 Grantley Gardens Plymouth PL3 5BS
Received 12 Jun 202322 Marett Road Plymouth PL5 2HL
Received 13 Jun 202394 Upland Drive Plymouth PL6 6BG
Received 12 Jun 202328 Penlee Way Plymouth PL3 4AW
Received 13 Jun 20234 Melrose Avenue Plymouth PL2 3RG
Received 13 Jun 20234 Horswell Close Plymouth PL7 2NG
Received 12 Jun 2023Land At Harbour Arch Quay Sutton Harbour Plymouth PL4 0BN
Received 13 Jun 2023Land At North Yard, H. M. Naval Base Devonport Close To Weston Mill Creek And Viaduct Plymouth PL2 2DQ
Received 13 Jun 2023Harbour Arch Quay Sutton Harbour Plymouth PL4 0BN
Received 13 Jun 2023Millbay Marina Village, Custom House Lane Plymouth PL1 3TG
Received 13 Jun 202318 The Grove Plymstock Plymouth PL9 7DY
Received 14 Jun 2023Perimeter Building, Royal William Yard Plymouth
Received 14 Jun 2023Brooklands 680 Budshead Road Plymouth PL6 5XR
Received 14 Jun 202310 Chelwood Grove Plymouth PL7 2AX
Received 14 Jun 2023479 Tavistock Road Plymouth PL6 7AA
Received 14 Jun 2023112 Alexandra Road Mutley Plymouth PL4 7JU
Received 14 Jun 202329 & 30 Marine Road Plymouth PL9 7NJ
Received 15 Jun 2023Marlborough House Granby Way Plymouth PL1 4HG
Received 15 Jun 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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