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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 dates8,574Searchable applications
336Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 5,396 approved or refused records
469Refused applications
4,927 approved · 469 refused · 322 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00327/EXUS
Establish existing use of property as 2no flats (Class C3)
8 Camden Street Plymouth PL4 8NW
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00328/TPO
Leyland Cypress (T1) - Crown reduce by 6m.
42 St Boniface Drive Plymouth PL2 3QW
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00329/ADV
4no. facias, 1no. box sign and window vinyl signs
4 - 6 Royal Parade Plymouth PL1 1DS
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00330/EXUS
Establish existing use as a ground floor maisonette with a top floor flat above
45 Connaught Avenue Plymouth PL4 7BU
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00331/FUL
Rear extension and garage conversion
10 Rockingham Road Plymouth PL3 5BN
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00332/GP2
Change of use from office (Class E) to 2no. self-contained flats (Class C3)
3 Russell Court St Andrew Street Plymouth PL1 2AX
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00333/LBC
Installation of 2no electric vehicle charging points
Norbury Court, 10 Craigie Drive Plymouth PL1 3LL
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00334/LBC
Timber terrace decking with external seating and overhead lighting to front of existing public house (retrospective)
9 Grand Parade Plymouth PL1 3DF
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00335/FUL
Two-storey front extension
69 Chard Road Plymouth PL5 2EQ
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00336/PRDE
Proposed side and rear single storey extension
40 Warleigh Crescent Plymouth PL6 5BS
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00337/MOR
Pre-application for change of use of residential dwellinghouse into 2no 2-bed self-contained flats
8 Chester Place Plymouth PL4 6ET
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00339/MOR
Pre-application for a pilot plant for the treatment of waste black mass from end-of-life lithium-ion electric vehicle (EV) batteries to recover critical minerals.
10 Estover Road Plymouth PL6 7PY
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00340/LBC
Removal of fire escape staircase to create 2no. balconies and replacement doors to east facing elevation
Gordon Court, 4 Craigie Drive Plymouth PL1 3JB
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00341/FUL
Single storey rear extension annex
12 Great Berry Road Plymouth PL6 5AU
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00342/TCO
1x Fir -Fell. 1x Fir- Reduce.
127 Milehouse Road Plymouth PL3 4AG
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00343/FUL
Proposed roof alterations including hip to gable and rear dormer
69 Underlane Plympton Plymouth PL7 1QX
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00344/FUL
Partial change of use from shop (Class E) to restaurant/takeaway (Sui Generis) (retrospective)
25 - 27 Durnford Street Plymouth PL1 3QF
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00345/FUL
Alterations to garage and boundary wall including garage door, part-extension to first floor, parapet to ground floor extension roof, window and door alterations (re-submission of 23/00046/FUL)
40 Waterloo Street Stoke Plymouth PL1 5RS
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Refused24/00347/FUL
Front conservatory
25 Flamborough Way Plymouth PL6 6RP
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00348/FUL
Change of use from 8-bed HMO (Sui Generis) to 9-bed HMO (Sui Generis) and height alteration to approved rear extension (retrospective)
41 North Road East Plymouth PL4 6AY
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00349/EXUS
Establish existing use of property as 2no dwellings (flats) (Class C3)
3 Western College Road Plymouth PL4 7AG
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00350/FUL
Hip to gable roof, with loft conversion and raised ridge, rear dormer, and ground floor rear extension with balcony
121 Staddiscombe Road Plymouth PL9 9LT
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00352/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 3 of application 23/00072/S73
1 Beauchamp Road Plymouth PL2 3PZ
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00353/11
Prior approval of demolition of Former Brunel Laboratories Building (single storey brick built with ply saw tooth roof).
Former Brunel Laboratories Building, University Of Plymouth Drake Circus Plymouth PL4 8AA
Received 20 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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