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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 dates8,638Searchable applications
334Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 5,439 approved or refused records
473Refused applications
4,966 approved · 473 refused · 326 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jan 2021 to 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00627/GPD
Prior notification for the erection of a general purpose agricultural building
Land At Staddon Hooe Lane Plymouth PL9 9SP
Received 16 May 2024 - Refused24/00628/FUL
Erection of one dwelling
Land Adjacent Millstones Tavistock Road Plymouth PL6 7HD
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/00630/MOR
Pre-application to check if planning permission is already in place or if further planning required
178 Rendle Street Plymouth PL1 1TP
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/00631/CDM
Condition Discharge: Conditions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 of application 23/00709/FUL
Tinside Pool Hoe Road Plymouth PL1 3DE
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/00632/FUL
Demolition of outbuildings and erection of Pre-Delivery Inspection Unit.
447 Wolseley Road Plymouth PL5 1BL
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/00633/LBC
Installation of solar panels on roof
3 Penlee Gardens Plymouth PL3 4AN
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/00634/LBC
Internal alterations and lime render rear, gable ends and boundary wall
Jessops, Horsham Lane Tamerton Foliot Plymouth PL5 4NP
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/00635/HHR
Pre-application to replace windows and external doors
Flat 1, 4 Windsor Villas Lockyer Street Plymouth PL1 2QD
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/00636/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 3 (Employment and Skills Plan) of application 23/01622/FUL
Plymouth Albion Rugby Club Brickfields Sports Centre 80 Madden Road Plymouth PL1 4NE
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/00637/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 10 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of application 23/01622/FUL
Plymouth Albion Rugby Club Brickfields Sports Centre 80 Madden Road Plymouth PL1 4NE
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/00638/MOR
Facade remedial works to remove combustible materials
64 Ebrington Street Plymouth PL4 9AQ
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/00639/MOR
Facade remedial works to remove combustible materials
Trafalgar Street Plymouth PL4 9AE
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/00640/PRUS
Amend existing occupation levels of children's care home (Class C2) to allow for up to 3no. children and up to 2no. overnight staff
37 Derry Avenue Plymouth PL4 6BH
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/00641/PRDE
Erection of single storey extension
3 Grosvenor Cottages, Belgrave Lane Plymouth PL4 7DB
Received 17 May 2024 - Refused24/00642/FUL
Security shutters to the front ground floor shop window and entrance (retrospective)
62 Mutley Plain Plymouth PL4 6LF
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided24/00643/FUL
Replacement of the roof covering to building BP047B
Building BP047B, Devonport Dockyard Plymouth PL5
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided24/00644/FUL
Window replacement on educational building
Palace Court, Palace Street Plymouth PL1 2AY
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided24/00645/FUL
Replacement front flood-resistant gates
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Beaumont Road Plymouth PL4 9BE
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided24/00646/FUL
Change of use, conversion and extension of existing building to provide purpose built student accommodation
40 North Hill Plymouth PL4 8ET
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided24/00647/FUL
Change of use of carehome (Class C2) to dwellinghouse (Class C3)
2 - 3 Brandreth Road Plymouth PL3 5HQ
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided24/00648/FUL
Removal of the high level shopfront railings
13 - 17 New George Street Plymouth PL1 1QZ
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided24/00649/FUL
Proposed front porch
36 The Old Wharf Plymouth PL9 7NP
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided24/00650/FUL
Technical details pursuant to permission in principle (21/01290/PIP) for a new dwelling (Resubmission of 23/00561/FUL)
146 Union Street Plymouth PL1 3HL
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided24/00651/TCO
3x Monterray Cypress (T0005,0006+0007) to have crown thinning of 5% and crown reduction works undertaken to reduce spread from 9m-7m to the south from 8m-7m.
Windsor Lodge, Mannamead Avenue Plymouth PL3 4SP
Received 21 May 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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