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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 dates8,766Searchable applications
335Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 5,520 approved or refused records
478Refused applications
5,042 approved · 478 refused · 333 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided24/01223/AMD
Non-Material Amendment: Increase in height to ceiling/roof of rear extension for 24/00759/FUL
1 Wain Park Plymouth PL7 2HU
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01225/CDM
Condition Discharge: Conditions 13 (Street Details), 18 (Landscaping) and 19 (Renewable Energy) of 24/00548/S73 (original application ref: 23/00031/FUL10)
Derriford Hospital Derriford Road Plymouth PL6 8DH
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01226/LBC
Window alterations, installation of rooflights, layout alterations, part-removal of ceiling and various internal works
Flat 5, 2 Elliot Terrace Plymouth PL1 2PL
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01227/LBC
Internal fit-out works to Building B
Tinside Pool, Hoe Road Plymouth PL1 3DE
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01228/PRDE
Single storey rear extension
12 Birch Pond Road Plymouth PL9 7PG
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01229/FUL
Provision of roof terraces to serve flats with associated access
163 - 191 Stuart Road Plymouth PL1 5LQ
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01230/CDM
Discharge of Condition 5: Green Roof Specification on 24/00341/FUL
12 Great Berry Road Plymouth PL6 5AU
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01231/HHR
Pre-application advice on application 24/01156/FUL
14 Staddon Park Road Plymouth PL9 9HG
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01232/FUL
Demolition and replacement of rear coach house and change of use of existing property to provide 4no. flats (Class C3) and central courtyard
10 Elliott Road Plymouth PL4 9NJ
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Refused24/01233/FUL
Erection of 2no dwellings and 2no pedestrian accesses
Land To The Rear Of 13 Reynolds Road Plympton Plymouth PL7 4PY
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01234/MOR
Pre-application for roof replacement to the heritage museum (former pay office and guardhouse for dockyard)
3 Holmans Buildings Plymouth PL1 4NX
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01235/REM
Reserved matters approval for access, appearance, landscaping, layout, & scale, for South Yard Phase 3.1 of the marine industries production campus to include two industrial units with associated parking and landscaping (following outline approval 14/02269/OUT
Devonport Dockyard, South Yard, (Areas 1 And 5) Devonport Plymouth
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01236/FUL
Rear extension to dwelling and garage conversion to residential annex
14 Cherry Park Plymouth PL7 1PF
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01237/TPO
T1 Sweet Chestnut and T2 Oak removal of epicormic growth on main stems up to a height of 7m. T3 Sycamore removal of the 3 lowest branches growing towards house with a maximum diameter of 75mm.
4 Blue Haze Close Plymouth PL6 7HR
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01238/ERS103
Request for a EIA screening opinion for a proposed Waste Recycling Facility
Land At Breakwater Hill Plymouth PL4 0RJ
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01239/FUL
Removal of existing side garage and the construction of a two-storey side/rear extension
22 Quarry Park Road Plymstock Plymouth PL9 7BB
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01240/MOR
Pre-application to gain permission to put 13x 20-foot shipping containers on the land to rent out on a month to month basis for light storage purposes
128 Albert Road Plymouth PL2 1AQ
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01241/S73
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of application 22/00837/FUL (approved via appeal APP/N1160/W/23/3318375) to extend the building, amend the roof design and appearance of the building.
St Annes House Jennycliff Lane Plymouth PL9 9SN
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01242/FUL
Single storey rear extension
19 Tregenna Close Plymouth PL7 2FW
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01243/FUL
Conversion of bungalow to two storey house. Garage with workshop.
3 Hazel Grove Plymouth PL9 8DW
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01246/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 2 (Cladding) of application 24/00547/REM
19 Meadow Park Plymouth PL9 9NX
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01247/CDM
Condition Discharge: Conditions 37 (Drive-thru Management Plan and Review) & 40 (Ventilation and Extraction) of application 22/00129/FUL
Land At Former Seaton Army Barracks Parade Ground William Prance Road Derriford Plymouth PL6 5ZD
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01248/LBC
Replacement windows
6 Hotham Place Plymouth PL1 5NE
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01249/MJR
Pre-application for amendment to permission 23/01321/S73. Relating to extension of the existing hospital to provide a new emergency department inc. facilities for emergency and interventional radiology (permission 21/01000/FUL)
Derriford Hospital Derriford Road Plymouth PL6 8DH
Received 26 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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