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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 dates8,825Searchable applications
335Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 5,560 approved or refused records
480Refused applications
5,080 approved · 480 refused · 334 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Decided24/01549/TCO
T1 - Sycamore - Coppice to near ground level.
Woodville, Mannamead Avenue Plymouth PL3 4SP
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01550/FUL
Change of use from barbers (Class E) to hot-food takeaway (Sui Generis) and shop front alterations and new extraction ventilation system.
99 Mayflower Street Plymouth PL1 1SD
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01551/ADV
Internally illuminated fascia sign and projecting shop sign
99 Mayflower Street Plymouth PL1 1SD
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01552/EXUS
Establish existing use as a 4-bed HMO (Class C4)
40 Dale Gardens Plymouth PL4 6PX
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Agree Minor Amendment24/01553/AMD
Non-Material Amendment: New window within side elevation of no. 1's rear tenement for application 24/00861/FUL
1 & 2 Victoria Terrace Restormel Road Plymouth PL4 6BL
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01554/MJR
Pre-application to amend details related to the head permission and the upcoming submission of reserved matters (21/01038/OUT)
Land Off Coombe Way Kings Tamerton Plymouth
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01555/PRDE
Proposed use as a therapeutic childrens home (Class C2)
9 Cheshire Drive Plymouth PL6 6SQ
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01556/FUL
Reduce the width of existing decking and build a patio in rear garden, with the construction of steps from the decking to patio and a new garage
27 Whiteford Road Plymouth PL3 5LU
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01557/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 12 (Landscaping Design Proposals) and 23 (Details of Tree Planting) of application 14/01264/FUL
Crescent Point The Crescent Plymouth
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01560/EXUS
Establish existing use as a 5-bed HMO (Class C4)
53 Lisson Grove Plymouth
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01561/TPO
Tree (Beech) T4: Reduce tree to 21m in height and install higher SWL flexible bracing system
22 Thornhill Way Plymouth PL3 5NP
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01562/FUL
Alterations to car park layout/access, inc. access barrier, EV charging points and CCTV
Moxy Hotel, 14 Millbay Road Plymouth PL1 3LH
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01563/TCO
T1 - Conifer - Fell - Inappropriate for location
203 North Road West Plymouth PL1 5DG
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01564/LBC
Works to piers and gates
The Square Plymouth PL1 3JX
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01565/GPD
Change of use of first floor from Class E to 1no. flats (Class C3)
4 Mannamead Road Plymouth PL4 7AA
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01566/EXDE
Lawful development certificate for the erection of a domestic quay to the rear of the property.
863B Wolseley Road Plymouth PL5 1JX
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01567/TCO
T1 - Liquid Amber- Pollard
85 Durnford Street Plymouth PL1 3QW
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01568/FUL
Two-storey side extension
100 Pattinson Drive Plymouth PL6 8RU
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01569/TPO
Beech tree- Propose to fell and replant further away from properties.
17 Lopwell Close Plymouth PL6 5BP
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01570/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 3 (Drainage Details) of application 23/01744/FUL
11 St Levan Road Plymouth PL2 3AE
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01571/FUL
Two-storey rear extension, rear balcony and conversion of garage
21 Weston Mill Road Plymouth PL5 2AW
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Refused24/01572/TPO
Pedunculate oak tree- Fell
Derriford Hospital Derriford Road Plymouth PL6 8DH
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01573/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 14 (External Materials Main Building), and 15 (Gates to Ancillary Buildings) of application 24/00548/S73
Derriford Hospital Derriford Road Plymouth PL6 8DH
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01574/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 16 (Accessible Homes) of application 21/00722/FUL
Morley Youth & Community Centre Broadland Gardens Plymouth PL9 8TU
Received 29 Nov 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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