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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 dates8,854Searchable applications
335Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 5,585 approved or refused records
484Refused applications
5,101 approved · 484 refused · 335 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/01652/FUL
Change of Use from hot food takeaway to laundrette on ground floor (Sui Generis).
6 Alexandra Road Crownhill Plymouth PL6 5AE
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01653/FUL
Change of use from a mixed respite care home and skills hub into a shared supported living service for adults (C2) use.
26 Queens Road Lipson Plymouth PL4 7PL
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01654/EXUS
Establish existing use as a 5-Bed HMO (Class C4)
134 Lipson Road Plymouth PL4 7NU
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01655/FUL
Permanent reconfiguration of pick-up/drop-off and parking arrangements. Reconfiguration of road layout including bus lanes and pavement and associated works, for a temporary period of up to 5 years.
Derriford Hospital Derriford Road Plymouth PL6 8DH
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01656/FUL
Change of use from dwelling into 3no flats, with single storey rear extension and parking to rear
357 St Levan Road Plymouth PL2 1JR
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01658/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 3 (Highway Dilapidation Survey), Condition 4 (Highways Demolition and Construction Statement) & Condition 5 (Surface Water Strategy) for application 24/01232/FUL
10 Elliott Road Plymouth PL4 9NJ
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01659/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 4 (Maintenance Schedule) & Condition 5 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) for application 23/01470/FUL
Discovery Wharf 15 North Quay Plymouth PL4 0RB
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01661/S73
Variation of Conditions 1 (Approved Plans) of application 23/01321/S73 Relating to extension of the existing hospital to provide a new emergency Department, inc. Facilities for imaging, emergency surgery and interventional Radiology (permission 21/02000/FUL10)
Derriford Hospital Derriford Road Plymouth PL6 8DH
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01662/S73
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved plans) of application: 23/01637/FUL
Derriford Hospital Derriford Road Plymouth PL6 8DH
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01663/FUL
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of convenience store (Class E) with 1no. flat (Class C3) above, inc. associated access, parking, and landscaping
14 Springfield Road Plymouth PL9 8ED
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01664/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 3 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of application 24/00866/FUL
1 To 2 Turnquay Plymouth PL9 7NN
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01665/CDM
Application to discharge condition 5 (updated travel plan) of planning decision 22/02024/FUL
Marine Academy Plymouth Trevithick Road Plymouth PL5 2AF
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Agree Minor Amendment24/01666/AMD
Non-material amendment: To change ground floor rear elevation door to bi-fold doors for application 23/00110/FUL
44 Lester Close Plymouth PL3 6PX
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01667/CDM
Application to discharge condition 12 (external lighting test and results) of planning decision 22/02024/FUL
Marine Academy Plymouth Trevithick Road Plymouth PL5 2AF
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01668/LBC
Layout and extractor alterations to facilitate conversion of first floor restaurant kitchen to 1no. flat
10 Southside Street Plymouth PL1 2LA
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01669/MOR
Pre-application for development of a new energy centre to serve the Plymouth Heat Network, with low carbon heat, through installation of heat pumps, thermal store and associated equipment
Theatre Royal Car Park Old George Street Plymouth PL1 2TR
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01670/FUL
External terrace with glass privacy screening
109 Ridgeway Plymouth PL7 2AA
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01672/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 26 of application 22/00129/FUL
Land At Former Seaton Army Barracks Parade Ground William Prance Road Derriford Plymouth PL6 5ZD
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01673/FUL
Partial change of use of land to domestic curtilage, erection of 1no. garage, and associated access/landscaping (part retrospective)
10 Hartley Road Plymouth PL3 5LW
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01674/LBC
Demolition and replacement of two external walls of modern construction and replacement of ground floor slab to Building B
Tinside Pool, Hoe Road Plymouth PL1 3DE
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01675/FUL
Alterations to southeastern entrance and associated landscaping
Old Tree Court, 64 Exeter Street Plymouth PL4 0AJ
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01676/FUL
Change of use of first floor restaurant kitchen (Class E) to 1no. flat (Class C3)
10 Southside Street Plymouth PL1 2LA
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01677/FUL
Re-roofing works to Building S094.
Naval Base Land - Area 5 Vivid Approach Plymouth PL1 4RW
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01678/FUL
Single storey rear and side extensions
98 St Margarets Road Plymouth PL7 4SB
Received 23 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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