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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 dates8,786Searchable applications
335Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 5,533 approved or refused records
478Refused applications
5,055 approved · 478 refused · 334 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/01326/FUL
Formation of 2no. terraces at second floor level over existing bay windows, along with pitched roof extension over
33 Queens Road Lipson Plymouth PL4 7PL
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01327/GPD
Change of use from office (Class E) to 3no. flats (Class C3)
91 Houndiscombe Road Plymouth PL4 6HB
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01328/FUL
Proposed extension of existing garage and replacement of existing roof with a new pitched roof.
34 Compton Avenue Plymouth PL3 5DA
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01329/TPO
Two birch trees to be reduced- Crown of tree reduction to 5 metres wide and reduce height to 10 metres.
6 Penlee Way Plymouth PL3 4AW
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01330/TPO
T1 - Yew Reduce height from 8m to 6.5. crown spread from 6 - 4. T2 - Yew Reduce height from 8m to 6.5. crown spread from 6 - 4. T3 - Ash repollard back to previous points finsih height of pollard 10-12m.
6 Hawkins Close Plymouth PL6 6LL
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01331/TPO
T1 Birch Fell
1 Glenholt Close Plymouth PL6 7HZ
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01332/ADV
Replacement of existing 'Arrivals' signage fascia with new 'Passenger Terminal Entrance' signage fascia adhering to ABP Brand Guidelines
Millbay Docks, Ferry Terminal Millbay Road Plymouth
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01333/FUL
Rear dormer and front porch.
37 Downham Gardens Plymouth PL5 4QF
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01334/TPO
T1 - 1 x Oak Tree - Removed limb with major historic crack Sever 1m section of Ivy around the base of the tree. Crown lifting the tree to 4.5m from ground level. T2 - 1 x Ash Tree Sectionally, dismantle fell & remove to ground level. T3 - 1 x Large sycamore - Crown lift secondary & tertiary branch growth up to 6.5 metres from ground level
Land Behind 17 - 19 Tovey Crescent Plymouth PL5 3US
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01336/FUL
Proposed development of 3 dwellings and associated works
Land At 802 Wolseley Road Plymouth PL5 1JP
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01337/FUL
Proposed two-storey side and rear extensions, alterations to external materials, bay window and roof configuration
108 Bowden Park Road Plymouth PL6 5NQ
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01338/TCO
G1 Ash and Sycamore - Side up back to inline with boundary wall overhanging branches into St Michaels Lodge approximatly 3-4m growth leaving the trees with a crown spread of approximatly 7m wide and 8m height. T1 Leaning Ash tree - Small Ash tree- Fell. Reasons are has significant lean.
47 St Michaels Terrace Plymouth PL1 4QG
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01339/PRDE
Single storey rear extension
6 Lavinia Drive Plymouth PL7 1ZG
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01341/PRDE
Single storey rear extension
21 Tewkesbury Close Plymouth PL2 2HE
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01342/CDM
Condition Discharge: 4 (Refuse), 5 (Deliveries and servicing) , 6 (External seating area) and 7 (Flood Emergency Plan) of application 23/01693/FUL
33 Southside Street Plymouth PL1 2LE
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01343/FUL
Self build, 3 storey residential dwelling, set on un-used land.
Open Space, Peters Park Close Plymouth
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01344/PRDE
Loft conversion with dormer extension to the rear
24 Pennycross Close Plymouth PL2 3EF
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01345/ADV
5no. pole mounted EV Hub signs
Land At Former Seaton Army Barracks Parade Ground William Prance Road Derriford Plymouth PL6 5ZD
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01346/FUL
Detached garage with roof terrace and driveway
17 Baylys Road Plymouth PL9 7NQ
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01348/FUL
Removal of existing nitrogen tank and proposal of new 8m high nitrogen tank.
39 William Prance Road Plymouth PL6 5WR
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01349/TCO
Holly and Sycamore - Deadwood and cut back 3m. Lime - Cut back 3m.
Emmanuel Church 1 Compton Avenue Plymouth PL3 5BZ
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Refused24/01350/FUL
Replace the old, rotten timber windows with new UPVC windows
18A Garfield Terrace Plymouth PL1 5NU
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01351/FUL
Single storey rear extension
5 Lord Morley Way Plymouth PL9 8AF
Received 12 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01352/LBC
Enlargement of mezzanine floor
Unit 8, Perimeter Building, Factory Cooperage Royal William Yard Plymouth PL1 3RP
Received 14 Oct 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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