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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 dates8,626Searchable applications
336Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 5,431 approved or refused records
473Refused applications
4,958 approved · 473 refused · 326 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00570/FUL
Raised side decking with sun-room.
39 Brynmoor Park Plymouth PL3 5LB
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided24/00572/FUL
Single storey rear extension
79 Alexandra Road Ford Plymouth PL2 3BU
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided24/00574/LBC
Removal of three dormer sash windows. Replacement with new timber sash windows of the same design.
154 Durnford Street Plymouth PL1 3QR
Received 8 May 2024 - Unknown24/00575/MDPO
Habitat Banking Vehicle
Ham Woods Plymouth
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/00576/MJR
Pre-application for the provision of 2x bespoke Passive House Low Energy houses on a part of the grassland south of 54 Blunts Lane.Both houses will be designed and constructed using the Passive House Low Energy Building.
54 Blunts Lane Plymouth PL6 8BE
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/00579/FUL
Construction of new front porch area
34 West Park Drive Plymouth PL7 2GZ
Received 8 May 2024 - Refused24/00580/ADV
Erection of new freestanding digital advertisement
Sutton Road Plymouth PL4 0HE
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/00581/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 16 of application 21/02060/FUL
Land At St Peters Close Plymouth PL7 1NW
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/00582/ADV
2no. entrance signs to Plymouth crematorium
205 Merafield Road Plymouth PL7 1UQ
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/00583/LBC
Replacement of existing front elevation sash windows, guttering and downpipes and the re-rendering of the front and rear elevations
57 Fore Street Plympton Plymouth PL7 1NA
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/00584/FUL
Loft extension with adaptations to rear roof, and rear infill extension to ground floor and lower ground floor with new rear glazing. Provision of new solar panels.
12 Fairview Avenue Plymouth PL3 6DR
Received 9 May 2024 - Refused24/00585/TPO
Fell Sycamore
35 Furzehatt Road Plymouth PL9 8QX
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/00586/TCO
Pittosporum and Bay (G1) - Reduce height by 2m/2.5m and trim sides in to match leaving the approximatly 4-5m high and 3-4m wide.
65 Mannamead Road Plymouth PL3 4SS
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/00587/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 4 (Surface water drainage) of application 23/01622/FUL
Plymouth Albion Rugby Club Brickfields Sports Centre 80 Madden Road Plymouth PL1 4NE
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/00588/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 8 of application 23/01622/FUL
Plymouth Albion Rugby Club Brickfields Sports Centre 80 Madden Road Plymouth PL1 4NE
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/00589/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 9 (CEMP Biodiversity) of application 23/01622/FUL
Plymouth Albion Rugby Club Brickfields Sports Centre 80 Madden Road Plymouth PL1 4NE
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/00590/FUL
First floor side extension and front porch
22 Ward Place Plymouth PL3 6LG
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/00591/FUL
Single storey rear extension
21 Linketty Lane West Plymouth PL3 5RX
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/00592/CDM
Condition Discharge: Conditions 3 (ecology), 4 (drainage), 5 (tree replanting) & 6 (tree retention) of application 23/01733/FUL.
All Saints Church Of England Academy Honicknowle Lane Plymouth PL5 3NE
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/00593/FUL
Alterations and enlargement of existing dormer bungalow comprising cladding, extensions and alterations to roof including dormers, enlarged balcony, front extension, side extension.
Fernleigh, Boville Lane Plymouth PL9 8HW
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/00594/FUL
Single storey rear extension
20 Clifton Avenue Plymouth PL7 4BJ
Received 9 May 2024 - Refused24/00595/FUL
Two-storey rear and side extension
91 Underlane Plymstock Plymouth PL9 9LB
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/00596/TCO
Holm Oak (T1) - Pollard to approximatly 2.5m high stump
Clarham Court Seymour Road Mannamead Plymouth
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/00597/FUL
Single storey rear extension with terrace above and some internal layout changes
43 Fore Street Plympton Plymouth PL7 1LZ
Received 10 May 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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