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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 dates8,751Searchable applications
335Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 5,509 approved or refused records
477Refused applications
5,032 approved · 477 refused · 333 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/01145/FUL
Change of use of ground floor from public house (Sui Generis) to 3no. flats (Class C3)
The Grenville Hotel, 82 - 84 Grenville Road Plymouth PL4 9PZ
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01146/S73
Application to vary conditions 3, 4 and 5 of decision notice 23/00877/GP2 relating to car parking, electrical vehicle charging provision and cycle provision
Brooklands 680 Budshead Road Plymouth PL6 5XR
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01147/TCO
T1 Magnolia - Reduce Magnolia leaving a crown spread of approximatly 8m and a height of 7m
50 Thorn Park Plymouth PL3 4TF
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01148/PRDE
Replacement of existing conservatory with single storey extension
18 Shaldon Crescent Plymouth PL5 3QY
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01149/HHR
Pre-application for side extension, detached garage and 3-bed detached cabin within Hatshill/Holt Wood
The White Cottage Plymbridge Road Plymouth PL6 7LF
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01150/ADV
Proposal to install 3No. vinyls
17 Transit Way Plymouth PL5 3TW
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01151/FUL
Erection of porch, alterations to garage and cladding to extended dormer.
44 Shirburn Road Plymouth PL6 5PQ
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01152/FUL
Proposed single storey rear and side extension
9 Sarum Close Plymouth PL3 5SH
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01153/OUT
Outline application for the erection of 7no. dwellings (Class C3) with details of access, layout, and scale (details of appearance and landscaping reserved for future consideration)
Land Adjacent To Pasley Street Lane Plymouth
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01154/TPO
(T1) Golden Ornamental Ash - Fell
24 Conqueror Drive Plymouth PL5 3UT
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01155/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 12 (District Energy) of application 23/01622/FUL
Plymouth Albion Rugby Club Brickfields Sports Centre 80 Madden Road Plymouth PL1 4NE
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01156/FUL
Removal of single storey rear extension and construction of new two storey rear extension and associated roof works to create loft conversion including raised ridge height and two side dormers. Extension to front elevation with new side entrance and steps.
14 Staddon Park Road Plymouth PL9 9HG
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01157/FUL
Replacement of southern section pitched roof and replacement of top flat roof section between pitches.
NO55, Devonport Dockyard Saltash Road Keyham Plymouth PL1 4SG
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01159/TCO
T1- Dismantle dead standing Pine tree in rear garden.
127 Wingfield Road Plymouth PL3 4ER
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01160/EXDE
Lawful Development Certificate to confirm existing use as a single dwellinghouse
706 Budshead Road Plymouth PL6 5DY
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01161/LBC
Repairs to exterior stoneworks, replacement of damaged slates, capping of chimney pots and replacement of fence section
80 Paradise Road Plymouth PL1 5QR
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Agree Minor Amendment24/01162/AMD
Non-material Amendment to 22/00878/FUL: Proposed amendments to site layout
Land At Poole Park Road, Savage Road, Roberts Road & Roope Close
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01163/PRDE
Erection of a conservatory
18 Highbury Crescent Plymouth PL7 4HB
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01164/TPO
T001 Conifer hedge - Reduce height by 2 feet. T002 Silver Birch - Reduce crown spread from 4m to 2m to previous pruning points.
15 Westcombe Crescent Plymouth PL9 9QQ
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01168/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 3 (Render Maintenance Schedule) of application 23/01747/REM
North Prospect Library Greatlands Place Plymouth PL2 3JG
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01169/MJR
Pre-application for replacement of existing industrial buildings
Cattedown Wharves Cattedown Road Cattedown Plymouth PL4 0RP
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01170/TPO
TPO 451 Lime tree- Pollard
3B Bainbridge Avenue Plymouth PL3 5QY
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01171/FUL
Proposed dropped kerb to existing hardstand
11 Honicknowle Lane Plymouth PL2 3QR
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01172/FUL
Demolition of the ice rink and swimming baths, creation of new external wall to exisiting building and proposed hoarding.
Plymouth Pavilions Millbay Road Plymouth PL1 3LF
Received 10 Sept 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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