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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 dates8,566Searchable applications
336Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 5,390 approved or refused records
469Refused applications
4,921 approved · 469 refused · 322 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00298/ADV
New signage scheme.
The Ship, Quay Road Plymouth PL1 2JZ
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00299/TPO
Cherry (T988) - Remove due to structural and physiological decline. Sycamore (T986) - Prune to clear NE apex of property. Oak (T987) - Remove to reduce long-term conflicts.
8 Beechwood Rise Plymouth PL6 8AP
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00300/FUL
Extend garage. New vehicle hardstand in front garden. Extend existing rear raised patio and relocate external rear stairs down to garden.
18 Longfield Villas Plymouth PL9 7RS
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00301/FUL
Two-storey rear extension
30 Boxhill Gardens Plymouth PL2 3RF
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00302/FUL
Two-storey side extension and 2no single storey rear extensions along with off road parking for 3 vehicles inc. demolition of attached single garage and rear conservatory
16 Wain Park Plymouth PL7 2HX
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00303/FUL
Sub-divide first floor 2-bed flat into 2no 1-bed self-contained flats
First Floor And Second Floor Flat, 16 Mount Street Greenbank Plymouth PL4 8NZ
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00304/MJR
Pre-application for demolition of the existing building and erection of purpose built emergency temporary accommodation for the homeless
Raglan Court, Damerel Close Plymouth PL1 4JE
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00305/FUL
Replacement of car park entrance/exit sliding shutter doors with electric roller shutter doors
Drake Circus Shopping Mall 1 Charles Street Plymouth PL1 1EA
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Refused24/00306/PIP
Conversion of existing outbuilding/garage into proposed new 1-bed single storey studio flat
The Garage, Barne Lane St Budeaux Plymouth PL5 1FP
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00307/TPO
Oak (T1) - Reduce entire canopy by 1.5m leaving the tree standing at 10m and crown raise on all sides to achieve a clearance of 5m from garden level.
4 Meadow Rise Plymouth PL7 1JL
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00308/MOR
Pre-application to discuss and agree procedural route for securing amendments to existing permissions and advice relating to the discharge of conditions process (provision of information in advance of formal submission with listed building emphasis)
Tinside Pool, Hoe Road Plymouth PL1 3DE
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00309/FUL
Metal fencing along south boundary
401 - 403 Southway Drive Plymouth PL6 6QT
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00311/FUL
Two-storey side extension and internal alterations along with reshaped driveway
26A Earls Wood Drive Plymouth PL6 8SF
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00312/FUL
Widening of existing dropped kerb and associated works
117 Larkham Lane Plymouth PL7 4PW
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00314/EXUS
Establish existing use of the property as a Class C4 HMO
6 Glen Park Avenue Plymouth PL4 6BA
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00317/FUL
Construction of entrance lobby, D.P.W.C. and ramped access. Continuation of boundary wall and fence
Cattedown Social Club South Milton Street Plymouth PL4 0QD
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00319/TCO
Paper Birch - Reduction of the crown of the three to clear it from telephone cable
48 Thorn Park Plymouth PL3 4TF
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00320/MOR
Pre-application for a new insulated roof finish, parapet capping, handrail and external stair to provide safe access for maintenance
North Yard, HMNB Devonport Plymouth PL2 2BG
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00321/S73
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of application 21/00572/FUL
39 High Street Stonehouse Plymouth PL1 3SJ
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00322/FUL
Single storey side extension inc. demolition of garage, hip to gable loft conversion and rear dormer and associated external alterations
118 Compton Avenue Plymouth PL3 5DE
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00323/FUL
Single storey rear extension and works to improve driveway
43 Higher Mowles Plymouth PL3 6PY
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00324/FUL
Single storey rear extension
8 Budleigh Close Plymouth PL9 9JF
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00325/LBC
Replacement of first floor landing roof light
18 Portland Villas Plymouth PL4 6DX
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00326/CDM
Condition Discharge: Conditions 3 & 4 of application 14/01830/OUT
18 Torland Road Plymouth PL3 5TS
Received 14 Mar 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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