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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.
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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 dates8,559Searchable applications
336Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 5,385 approved or refused records
469Refused applications
4,916 approved · 469 refused · 322 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided24/00244/FUL
Creation of study garden seating area with 6no. seating pods, inc. creation of inverted arch entrance, new section of wall with staff gated access, and associated landscaping
Plymouth College Ford Park Plymouth PL4 6RN
Received 28 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00245/LBC
Creation of study garden seating area with 6no. seating pods, inc. creation of inverted arch entrance, new section of wall with staff gated access and associated landscaping
Plymouth College Ford Park Plymouth PL4 6RN
Received 28 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00246/FUL
Installation of a Medpoint prescription collection machine to the existing pharmacy shopfront window
8 Leypark Drive Plymouth PL6 8UD
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00247/ADV
Vinyl wrap to the front of the proposed Medpoint prescription collection machine with operation instructions, name and logo White LED strip light static, 750 lumens, external sited at the top of the screen
8 Leypark Drive Plymouth PL6 8UD
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00248/CDM
Condition Discharge: Conditions 2, 3 & 5 of application 22/00924/REM
2 Borrowdale Close Plymouth PL6 5BN
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00249/MOR
Pre-application to develop a solar farm on an area of land approximately 7.5 acres in size
Grazing Land Ernesettle Lane Plymouth
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00250/LBC
Sheepswool insulation, ventilation slates and replacement timber floorboards
Norbury Court, 10 Craigie Drive Plymouth PL1 3LL
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00251/S73
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of application 21/00390/S73 to include solar photovoltaic panels on specific plots
"Sherford New Community" Land South/Southwest Of A38 Deep Lane And East Of Haye Road Elburton Plymouth
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00252/LBC
Installation of sewer pipe, requiring drilling through wall, excavation of adjacent ground and associated fixings
Land At Royal William Yard Plymouth PL1 3RS
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00253/MOR
Pre-application for change of use from Class E to storage and distribution (Class B8)
61 Cattedown Road Plymouth PL4 0PL
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00254/FUL
Single storey rear extension inc. demolition of existing conservatory
40 Trelawny Road Plympton Plymouth PL7 4LJ
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00255/FUL
Replacement AC units
2 Victoria Road Plymouth PL5 1RQ
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00256/FUL
Change of use of St Annes House to a mixed use as a wedding venue, holiday letting/hotel and restaurant/caf� (Sui Generis) with associated development including car parking
St Annes House Jennycliff Lane Plymouth PL9 9SN
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00257/FUL
First floor rear extension
32 George Avenue Plymouth PL7 2DB
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00258/FUL
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 4 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00260/TCO
Silver Birch - To be felled.
6 Osborne Villas Osborne Road Plymouth PL3 4BS
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00261/FUL
Replacement of front elevation door to a glazed door and addition of unlit business signage to the frontage of the building
81 St Modwen Road Plymouth PL6 8LH
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00262/ADV
Folded dibond tray signage, opening hours tray to the right of door and 3 poster frames The signage is minimal and is relative to the other properties in the unit.
81 St Modwen Road Plymouth PL6 8LH
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00263/MOR
Pre-application for erection of 1no. low-energy dwellinghouse (Class C3)
Land Adjacent To 38 Parsonage Way Plymouth PL4 0LY
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00264/TPO
Tree Works within the communal area
Cumberland Park Gardens Devonport Plymouth
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00265/FUL
Two-storey side extension, single storey front extension, single storey rear extension, external alterations inc. excavation, re-levelling, retaining walls and associated works
14 Sarum Close Plymouth PL3 5SH
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00266/PRDE
New rear single storey infill extension
79 Alexandra Road Ford Plymouth PL2 3BU
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00267/CDM
Condition Discharge: Conditions 3 & 4 of application 22/01057/FUL (Appeal Ref: APP/N1160/W/23/3314988)
3 - 8 Connaught Lane Plymouth PL4 7BZ
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00268/FUL
Ground floor extension and replacement shopfront
73B Mutley Plain Plymouth PL4 6JJ
Received 4 Mar 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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