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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 dates8,663Searchable applications
335Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 5,452 approved or refused records
473Refused applications
4,979 approved · 473 refused · 327 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jan 2021 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00731/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 16 (Noise mitigation measures) of application 23/01596/FUL
Stoke Damerel Community College Somerset Place Plymouth PL3 4BD
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00732/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 18 (Management and maintenance scheme for the artificial grass pitches) of application 23/01596/FUL
Stoke Damerel Community College Somerset Place Plymouth PL3 4BD
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00733/11
The demolition of the former museum annexe building including the adjoining social club and store, 38-39 Tavistock Place and associated works
Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery Annexe Tavistock Place Plymouth PL4 8AX
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00734/EXDE
Existing front decking
136 Underwood Road Plymouth PL7 1TD
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00736/PRDE
Replacement of existing conservatory with single storey extension
18 Shaldon Crescent Plymouth PL5 3QY
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00737/EXDE
Existing loft conversion with rear dormer and hip to gable roof extension.
2 Marine Road Plymouth PL9 7NL
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00738/EXUS
Establish existing use of property as a 3-bed HMO (Class C4)
59A Alexandra Road Mutley Plymouth PL4 7EF
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00739/EXUS
Adjacent off-street parking area and access from public highway
2 Sawrey Street Plymouth PL1 3LA
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00740/TCO
Acer (T1) - Fell to ground level due to tree outgrowing its surroundings, to be replaced with suitable ornamental sapling.
45 Thorn Park Plymouth PL3 4TF
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00741/FUL
Demolition of existing rear extension and erection of two-storey rear extension and 2no. garages; plus change of use of first floor to 2no. flats (Class C3)
249 Dean Cross Road Plymouth PL9 7AZ
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00742/LBC
Maintenance and repairs to boundary wall
96 Durnford Street Plymouth PL1 3QW
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00743/FUL
Application to approve the as-built dwelling and alterations to the external elevations, the location of the as-built foul and surface water drainage and a proposed detached double garage with associated landscaping works
19 Forget Me Not Lane Plymouth PL6 7FA
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00745/TCO
Sweet Chestnut - Pollard the tree to the maximum extent possible to substantially reduce the crown height and width.
15 Whiteford Road Plymouth PL3 5LU
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00747/MOR
Pre-application for internal alterations and rear extension
13 Clarence Place Stonehouse Plymouth PL1 3JW
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00748/EXUS
Establish existing use of property as 5/6-bed HMO (Class C4)
30 Belgrave Road Plymouth PL4 7DP
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00749/EXUS
Establish existing use of property as a 5-bed HMO (Class C4)
327 North Road West Plymouth PL1 5DJ
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00750/FUL
Hip to gable roof, rear dormer and cedral cladding to loft conversion
98 Merrivale Road Beacon Park Plymouth PL2 2RP
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00751/FUL
Two-storey side extension replacing the existing single storey attached garage
22 Earls Mill Road Plymouth PL7 2BU
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00752/TPO
Small Woodland (G1) - Fell all laurel, fell 3x dead standing Ash trees. Holm Oak Hedgerow (G2) - Reduce lateral growth to boundary line to clear street light and footpath.
21 Lopwell Close Plymouth PL6 5BP
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00753/FUL
Installation of air source heat pump to the front of the property
5 Castle Bank Gardens Plymouth PL3 6DZ
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00754/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 12 of application 24/00548/S73
Derriford Hospital Derriford Road Plymouth PL6 8DH
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00757/PRUS
Conversion and use of garage to a habitable room
132 Unity Park Plymouth PL3 6PN
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Agree Minor Amendment24/00758/AMD
Non-material Amendment: Changing the proposed extension to render across all elevations of application 23/01699/FUL
44 Thornyville Villas Plymouth PL9 7LB
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00759/FUL
Two-storey side extension, single storey rear extension and hardstand
1 Wain Park Plymouth PL7 2HU
Received 13 Jun 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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