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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 dates8,825Searchable 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5,080 approved · 480 refused · 334 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Agree Minor Amendment24/01575/AMD
Non-material amendment: Relocation of garage door from west elevation to south elevation from application 23/01711/FUL
45 Stone Barton Close Plymouth PL7 4LN
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01576/S73
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of application 21/00055/FUL to include changes to the size, scale of the dwellings, larger lower ground floor, changes to the parking and turning areas, new and amended windows and doors (part retrospective).
Greenbank Cottages Greenbank Road Plymouth
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01577/FUL
Change of use from student HMO to large HMO (Sui Generis)
2 Alma Road Plymouth PL3 4HB
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Refused24/01578/11
Prior approval for demolition of redundant buildings and jetty
Pomphlett Jetty Breakwater Road Plymouth PL9 7HJ
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01580/S73
Variation of Condition 15 (Flood Warning And Flood Risk Management) of application 20/00424/S73 to update the Flood Warning and Flood Risk Management Plan
Turnchapel Boatyard, Clovelly View Plymouth PL9 9SY
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01581/FUL
Loft conversion, raising the existing roof by approx. 900mm. Dormer to the front elevation and rear elevation
105 Merafield Road Plymouth PL7 1SJ
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01582/FUL
Single storey side extension with garage door
28 Meadowfield Place Plymouth PL7 1XQ
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01583/HHR
Pre-application for a single story rear extension, entrance porch and hardstand
20 Grantham Close Plymouth PL7 1UL
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01584/FUL
Covered single storey rear terrace extension with associated works
101 Bridwell Road Plymouth PL5 1AE
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01585/FUL
Conversion of coach house to residential annexe and associated alterations
102 Molesworth Road Stoke Plymouth PL3 4AQ
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01586/LBC
Window and door alterations, internal layout alterations, installation of structural bracing and associated internal and external alterations to accommodate conversion of coach house (part-retrospective)
102 Molesworth Road Stoke Plymouth PL3 4AQ
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01587/TPO
(T1) Ash- dismantle to ground level.
9 Cottage Mews Plymouth PL7 1HT
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01588/TPO
(T1) Sweet Chestnut -Reducing to a height of 10 metres
8 Blue Haze Close Plymouth PL6 7HR
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01589/S73
Variation of Condition 3 of planning permission 97/00754/FUL (allowed under appeal ref. T/APP/L1120/285029/P8) to extend hours of permitted use
65 Ridgeway Plymouth PL7 2AW
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01590/FUL
Two-storey extension to dwelling house including the removal of existing conservatory and porch
5 Widewell Road Plymouth PL6 7DN
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01592/FUL
Erection of bin store
Land At Car Park, Exchange Street Plymouth PL4 0EX
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Refused24/01594/FUL
Proposed front hardstanding and boundary wall
396 Blandford Road Plymouth PL3 6JB
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01595/EXUS
Establish the existing use as a self-contained flat (Class C3)
First Floor Flat, 89 Salisbury Road Plymouth PL4 8TB
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01596/TPO
Sycamore (T1) - Fell.
24 Beechwood Rise Plymouth PL6 8AP
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01597/FUL
Single storey front porch to dwelling, garage conversion, and single storey rear extension
14 Manadon Drive Plymouth PL5 3DH
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Agree Minor Amendment24/01598/AMD
Non Material Amendment to 24/00548/S73 - Introduction of louvres in place of approved spandrel panels on north and south elevations and addition of ladder system to roof
Derriford Hospital Derriford Road Plymouth PL6 8DH
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01599/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 12 (Community Use Agreement) of application 24/01381/S73
Brickfields Sports Centre 80 Madden Road Plymouth PL1 4NE
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01600/FUL
Dropped kerb and vehicle crossover
31 Trevithick Road Plymouth PL5 2AF
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Refused24/01601/FUL
Demolition of existing petrol filling station structures and redevelopment to provide car and van hire office including external hard and soft landscaping
201 Tavistock Road Plymouth PL6 5DA
Received 4 Dec 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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