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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 dates8,833Searchable applications
335Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 5,566 approved or refused records
482Refused applications
5,084 approved · 482 refused · 334 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/01602/MOR
Pre-application to construct an additional storey over existing single storey building
82 - 84 Higher Compton Road Plymouth PL3 5JD
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01603/FUL
Shopfront alterations and installation of extraction system/flue to facilitate a restaurant use
24 The Broadway Plymouth PL9 7AS
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01604/FUL
New front extension, single storey rear extension with raised terrace above and amendments to roof layout including a new rear dormer.
Winton, Broad Park Plymouth PL9 7QF
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01605/EXDE
Certificate of Existing Lawful Use, Section 191, Town and Country Planning Act 1991 for The Change of use of the land from Agricultural, Horticulture/Forestry, to a B8 Storage & Distribution, both in buildings and in open air, the laying of hardstanding, erection of a shed used for B8 Storage & Distribution and the siting and use of a shipping container for B8 Storage & Distribution, installation of rainwater harvesting tank, and cess pit
215 Plymbridge Road Plymouth PL6 7FT
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01606/FUL
Replacement outbuilding
1 Torridge Road Plymouth PL7 2DG
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01607/FUL
Replacement windows
17 Butt Park Road Plymouth PL5 3NW
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01608/LBC
Replacement windows
17 Butt Park Road Plymouth PL5 3NW
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01609/FUL
Loft conversion with side dormer with clear glazing and rear balcony
111 Green Park Road Plymouth PL9 9LL
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01610/TPO
1. T1 Elm- Add cable bracing and reduce crown
10 Yarrow Mead Plymouth PL9 8BQ
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01611/FUL
Loft conversion with rear dormer
10 Fisher Road Plymouth PL2 3BB
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01612/PRDE
Proposed erection of single storey rear extension
30 Dean Hill Plymouth PL9 9AD
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01613/PRDE
Proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer
30 Dean Hill Plymouth PL9 9AD
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01614/EXUS
Establish existing use of property as a 6 bedroom HMO ( Class C4)
42 Furzehill Road Plymouth PL4 7JZ
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01615/FUL
Continued temporary education use (Class F1) until 30th September 2027
Plymouth Mail Centre 29 Central Park Avenue Plymouth PL1 1AA
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Agree Minor Amendment24/01616/AMD
To remove the battery storage requirement from the planning decision notice (24/00223/FUL) conditions.
Honicknowle Youth Centre Honicknowle Green Plymouth PL5 3PX
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Agree Minor Amendment24/01617/AMD
Non-material Amendment: Amend Condition 1 (Approved plans) of 23/01596/FUL to amend vehicle access and parking, footpaths, pitch access and new pedestrian barriers
Stoke Damerel Community College Somerset Place Plymouth PL3 4BD
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01618/FUL
Single storey extensions to front, rear and side
43 Chaddlewood Close Plymouth PL7 2HR
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01619/TPO
T1- Recommend reducing by 2 -3m back to original reduction points
36 Deveron Close Plymouth PL7 2YF
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01620/TPO
23 Larch to be removed within 00/00302/TPO group.
121 St Peters Road Plymouth PL5 3FD
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01621/MOR
Pre-application advice to discharge condition 9 of application 23/01321/S73
Derriford Hospital Derriford Road Plymouth PL6 8DH
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01622/EXUS
Use of property as 6 bedroom HMO (C4) with communal facilities.
21 Headland Park Plymouth PL4 8HS
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01623/CDM
Condition Discharge (part): Condition 14 (Surfacing Materials) of application 23/01622/FUL
Brickfields Sports Centre 80 Madden Road Plymouth PL1 4NE
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01624/GPD
Photovoltaic panels mounted on rear outbuilding flat roof
113 Mannamead Road Plymouth PL3 5LL
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01625/EXUS
Establish existing use of property as a 6-bed HMO (Class C4) with communal facilities
19 Headland Park Plymouth PL4 8HS
Received 10 Dec 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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