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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 dates8,580Searchable applications
336Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 5,401 approved or refused records
472Refused applications
4,929 approved · 472 refused · 323 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00355/FUL
Loft conversion with dormer
15 Sturdee Road Plymouth PL2 3AU
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00357/MOR
Pre-application for demolition of existing buildings and erection of convenience store with 2no. flats above; inc. associated access and parking
14 Springfield Road Plymouth PL9 8ED
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00358/MOR
Pre-application for erection of 2no semi-detached dwellings
Land At The End Of Coles Cottages Plymouth PL7 4AP
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00359/EXUS
Establish existing use of property as a 5-bed HMO (Class C4)
23 Salisbury Road Plymouth PL4 8QT
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Refused24/00360/FUL
Change of use of a car showroom and workshop (Sui Generis) to garage and MOT centre (Use Class B2) and external alterations including single storey rear extensions
182 Billacombe Road Plymouth PL9 7HE
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00361/FUL
Proposed erection of a rear and side extension
9 St Thomas Close Plymouth PL7 1PB
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00362/PRUS
Proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to childrens carehome (Class C3(b))
16 Western College Road Plymouth PL4 7AG
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00363/ADV
Removal of existing signs and replacing with new updated signs. 1x new entrance fascia sign.
Matalan, Transit Way Plymouth PL5 3TW
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00364/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 19 of application 22/01695/FUL
34 - 36 Union Street Plymouth PL1 2EY
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00365/EXUS
Establish existing use of property as a 6-bed HMO (Class C4)
13 Derry Avenue Plymouth PL4 6BH
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00366/TPO
Various tree works as required and highlighted in the attached tree report.
Glenholt Park, Glenfield Road Plymouth PL6 7NJ
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00367/FUL
Formation of additional bedroom in roof space including rear dormer
18 Orchard Avenue Plymouth PL6 5SA
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00368/FUL
Change existing 1st floor flat from 2 bedrooms to a 3 bedroom flat
First Floor Flat 148 Albert Road Plymouth PL2 1AQ
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Agree Minor Amendment24/00369/AMD
Non-material amendment: proposed external alterations of application 22/01695/FUL
34 - 36 Union Street Plymouth PL1 2EY
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00370/FUL
Construction of a single storey business unit comprising a showroom, office space and ancillary accommodation
5 Darklake Close Plymouth PL6 7TJ
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Refused24/00371/FUL
Construction of 5no. affordable dwellings with associated parking.
Land Adj. To Wilmot Gardens Plymouth PL5 3TP
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00372/FUL
Erection of 5no detached residential dwellings, access, estate road, drainage and landscaping
Arcadia Road Plymouth PL9 8EG
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00374/FUL
Change of use from 6-bed HMO (Class C4) to 7-bed HMO (Sui Generis)
13 Sea View Terrace Plymouth PL4 8RL
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00375/TPO
T1 - 20% thinning and reduction in height to 7M and width to 6M.
7A Thornyville Close Plymouth PL9 7LE
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00376/FUL
Two-storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer
102 Randwick Park Road Plymouth PL9 7QW
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Refused24/00377/TPO
Large Oak (labelled B on plan) - Prune back all branches on my side of the tree to leave the size of the crownand branches post pruning at 2 metres.Holme Oak (labelled A on plan) - To Pollard the dying Holme Oak to 1 metre above the boundary wall.
15 Wellsbourne Park Plymouth PL3 5JJ
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00378/CDM
Condition Discharge: Conditions 2 (Travel Plan), 3 (Ecology), 4 (Renewable Energy), 5 (Drainage), 6 (CTMP) & 7 (Dilapidation Survey) of application 23/01316/FUL
Mill Ford School Rochford Crescent Plymouth PL5 2PY
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00379/FUL
Timber terrace decking, external seating area and overhead festoon lighting to the front of existing public house (retrospective)
9 Grand Parade Plymouth PL1 3DF
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00380/MOR
Pre-application for change of use from a carehome (Class C2) to dwellinghouse (Class C3)
2-3 Brandreth Road Plymouth PL3 5HQ
Received 25 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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