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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 dates8,522Searchable applications
336Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 5,359 approved or refused records
468Refused applications
4,891 approved · 468 refused · 318 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning Contact Planning technical supportLocal plan Planning policy and guidancePre-application advice Planning pre-application advice
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
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
- Decided24/00138/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 3 of application 23/00945/FUL
36 Marlborough Street Plymouth PL1 4AH
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00139/TPO
Maple (T1) - Reduce this tree by approximatly 1/3 or 3-4m all over leaving an approximate crown size of 8m wide by 9-10m height.
47 St Michaels Terrace Plymouth PL1 4QG
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00140/TCO
Pittosporum (T2) - Pollard to approximatly 2m stump and allow to regrown.
6 St Michaels Terrace Plymouth PL1 4QG
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00141/FUL
Refurbishment of sixth form college building to enable T-Level courses to be taught including over-cladding of south west and south east elevations, re-location of gas storage, and replacement doors/windows
City College Plymouth, Kings Road Devonport Plymouth PL1 5QG
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00142/EXUS
Retention of Marquee as temporary structure during building works
St Annes House Jennycliff Lane Plymouth PL9 9SN
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00143/LBC
Installation of 1x facia sign and 1x projecting sign
56 Vauxhall Street And 9 Parade Plymouth PL1 2JL
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00144/FUL
Single storey rear extension
62 Wembury Road Plymouth PL9 8HF
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00145/FUL
Rear extension with underbuild, formation of side dormer window, external steps, front porch extension and associated alterations
69 Underlane Plymstock Plymouth PL9 9LA
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00146/TCO
Mixed hedge with Holm Oak (G1) - Reduce down to previous height approximately 1m on hedge growth a re-pollard on Holm oak to previous knuckles, approximately 1-1.5m growth and remove established weed Sycamore from hedge row. Sycamore (T1) - Reduce by approximately 1.5m overall. Conifer (T2) - Fell. Pittosporum (T3) - Reduce by approximately 1m overall.
52 Portland Road Plymouth PL1 4QN
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00147/HHR
Pre-application to renovate front garden and remove hedge to put in driveway and dropped kerb
51 Frogmore Avenue Plymouth PL6 5RT
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00148/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 4 (Use Restriction/Management Plan) of application 22/01692/FUL
Peregrine Road Plymouth
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00149/FUL
Proposed rear and side extension
60 Bickham Road Plymouth PL5 1SB
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00150/LBC
Erection of a new workshop/gym outbuilding and garden shed, conversion of existing outbuilding to a residential annex with alterations, new access gate and wall, and landscaping inc. demolition of existing garage and section of garden wall
Jessops, Horsham Lane Tamerton Foliot Plymouth PL5 4NP
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00151/MOR
Pre-application for removing the existing asphalt roof and replacing it with a tapered insulated roofing system
RNAD Bullpoint, Kinterbury Road Plymouth PL5 1ER
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00153/TCO
Trachycarpus - Remove.
23 Whiteford Road Plymouth PL3 5LU
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Refused24/00154/TPO
3x Sycamore - Pruned/pollarded to remove the branches and to reduce the height of the trees.
Tulgey Woods Lower Compton Plymouth PL3 5DF
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00155/FUL
Partial single storey, partial two-storey rear extension and balcony at first floor level.
80 Merafield Drive Plymouth PL7 1TR
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00157/MOR
Pre-application to fit plasterboard with a skimmed finish to the inside of the window aperture.
M066 Devonport Dockyard Saltash Road Keyham Plymouth PL1 4SG
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00158/TPO
Cedar (T1) - Remove 2 damaged branches within the canopy and reduce lowest lateral branch on eastern canopy extending over boundary wall by 2m leaving branch standing at 7m. Oak (T2) - Reduce lateral growth on entire eastern canopy by 2m. Cypress (T3) - Reduce lateral branches on eastern canopy to achieve a clearance of 1.5m from neighbouring building.
Pearn Charitable Trust Eggbuckland Road Plymouth PL3 5DQ
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00160/FUL
Rear dormer, installation of PV panels and windows to side elevation
12 Halecombe Road Plymouth PL9 7FQ
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00161/ADV
Installation of 1x facia sign and 1x projecting sign
56 Vauxhall Street And 9 Parade Plymouth PL1 2JL
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00162/TCO
Prunus (T1) - Reduce upper crown by 2m. Lime (T2) - Remove epicormic growth against building. Lime (T3) - Remove epicormic growth against building. Acer (T4) - Re-pollard back to knuckles. Acer (T5) - Re-pollard back to knuckles. Acer (T6) - Re-pollard back to knuckles.
Thorn Park Care Home, 69 - 73 Mannamead Road Plymouth PL3 4SR
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00163/GP1
A single-storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 3.26m, has a maximum height of 2.70m, and has an eaves height of 2.20m
83 Molesworth Road Plympton Plymouth PL7 4NU
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00164/FUL
Replace existing lighting columns at the south and west boundaries with lower height and lower lux level bollard fittings; and the addition of a 1m high metal shroud to the west boundary fence.
Stonehouse Barracks, Durnford Street Plymouth PL1 3QS
Received 13 Feb 2024
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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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