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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 dates8,601Searchable applications
336Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 5,416 approved or refused records
472Refused applications
4,944 approved · 472 refused · 325 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided24/00464/FUL
Demolition of existing garage and new larger garage on existing concrete hardstanding (Part retrospective)
9 Inverdene Plymouth PL3 4LE
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00465/MJR
Pre-application for the erection of 15no flats
Land West Of 144 Shaldon Crescent Plymouth
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00468/GPD
Conversion of existing pharmacy into a 2-bed bungalow
63 Chard Road Plymouth PL5 2EQ
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00469/FUL
Change of use of former carehome (Class C2) to a single dwellinghouse (Class C3)
262 Fort Austin Avenue Plymouth PL6 5SS
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00470/MOR
Pre-application for a single dwelling
Land Adj To 18 Undercliff Road Plymouth PL9 9FS
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00471/PRDE
Side conservatory removed and replaced with single storey extension on same footprint with mono pitch roof
109 Stanborough Road Plymouth PL9 8PG
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00472/ADV
Alteration to existing shop signage
36 Marlborough Street Plymouth PL1 4AH
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00473/PRDE
Loft conversion, inc. hip to gable and rear dormer, and 2no. front rooflights
21 Linketty Lane West Plymouth PL3 5RX
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Agree Minor Amendment24/00475/AMD
Non-material Amendment: Alteration of a wraparound corner window into solid corner with smaller window for application 23/00945/FUL
36 Marlborough Street Plymouth PL1 4AH
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00476/CDM
Condition Discharge: Conditions 3, 4, 5 & 6 of application 23/01548/FUL
Cann Bridge School, Miller Way Estover Plymouth PL6 8UN
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00477/EXUS
Establish existing use of property as 3no. self-contained flats (Class C3)
92 Lipson Road Plymouth PL4 8RJ
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00478/ADV
Proposed free-standing advertising information unit featuring 2x internally illuminated digital displays (H 1635mm x W 924mm).
Outside 29 - 31 New George Street Plymouth PL1 1RA
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00479/HHR
Two-storey side extension.
33 Earls Mill Road Plymouth PL7 2BX
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Agree Minor Amendment24/00480/AMD
Non-material Amendment: Change the wording of Conditions 1 and 2 of application 23/01592/FUL
Land At Stonehouse Playing Fields Stonehouse Plymouth PL1 3SF
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00481/TPO
Ash (G005) - remove. Lime and Chestnut - Re-pollard (except for the hornbeam). 2x Ash (G010) - fell.2x Alder (G011) - Crown reduce by 2-3m allowing for up to 2m clearance from building. 4x Black Hybrid Poplar (G017) - Pollard all 4 trees at 4m in height.Row of Alders (G020) - Re-pollard all trees to previous pollard points. Poplar (T001) - Re-pollard at previous cut points approximately 8m from ground level. Weeping Ash (T002) - fell.Alder (T007) - Reduce NW aspect away from building by leaving a 2m gap. Alder (T008) - Reduce NW aspect away from building by leaving a 2m gap. Alder (T009) - fell. Black Poplar Hybrid (T013) - Monolith tree at 4m from ground level. Common Ash (T018) - fell.
Jan Cutting Healthy Living Centre, Scott Business Park Beacon Park Road Plymouth PL2 2PQ
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00482/CDM
Condition Discharge: Conditions 4 & 5 of application 23/01407/FUL
Century Quay, 130 - 132 Vauxhall Street Plymouth PL4 0EP
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Agree Minor Amendment24/00483/AMD
Non-material amendment to 24/00030/S73: To install a canopy within the outdoor garden centre and provide a roof access platform (Unit A) and change of one standard car parking space to a disabled car parking space (Unit C).
Errill Retail Park, Plymouth Road Plymouth PL7 4JP
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00484/MOR
Pre-application for Facade Remedial Works
14 Regent Street Plymouth PL4 8BA
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00485/GP2
Conversion of family centre (Class E) to 2no. flats (Class C3)
16 Anstis Street Plymouth PL1 5JU
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00486/PRDE
Proposed building
10 Sendalls Way Plymouth PL6 5JT
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00487/MOR
Pre-application for replacement garage with 1no. flat (Class C3) above
22A Auckland Road Plymouth PL2 3BX
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00488/FUL
New vehicle maintenance facility, vehicle parking, waste disposal and security fencing
Wakehams Quarry The Ride Plymouth
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00489/TCO
Maple (T1) - Reduce overall crown by 2m to a height of 5m. Cherry (G1) - Reduce height by 3m to a height of 9m.
69 Fore Street Plympton Plymouth PL7 1NA
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00490/FUL
Change use of shop from art shop (Class E) to tattoo studio (Sui Generis)
Highbridge Court, 96 - 102 Ridgeway Plymouth PL7 2AR
Received 22 Apr 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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