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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates11,568Searchable applications
333Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 7,501 approved or refused records
607Refused applications
6,894 approved · 607 refused · 482 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Aug 2019 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00061/FUL
Installation of EV charger to facilitate pavement channel charging
50 Elm Road Plymouth PL4 7BB
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00062/CDM
Condition Discharge: Conditions 3 (LEMP) ,4 (Landscape Details), 5 (Surface Water Drainage), 6 (Ecological Mitigation) of application 25/01259/FUL
HMS Drake, Saltash Road Keyham Plymouth PL2 2DQ
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00063/LBC
Internal damp proof membrane
Flat 3, 19 Caroline Place Plymouth PL1 3PS
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00064/FUL
2x Single storey rear extensions, raised patio and associated works
137 Tamerton Foliot Road Plymouth PL6 5EU
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00065/TCO
Magnolia - Reduce to dividing wall.
85 Somerset Place Plymouth PL3 4BQ
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00066/FUL
Part demolition of rear extension.� New two storey part single storey rear extension, loft conversion including rear dormer, single storey front bay window and entrance porch.
3 Langstone Terrace Langstone Road Plymouth PL2 3NS
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00067/PRDE
Rear dormer
9 Harriet Gardens Plymouth PL7 4RH
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Agree Minor Amendment26/00068/AMD
Non-material Amendment of 24/01190/FUL - solar panels and windows & doors adjusted.
26 Southway Lane Widewell Plymouth PL6 7DJ
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00069/FUL
Proposed rear balcony, flat roof to existing side/rear extension, and alterations to roof/external walls with associated works and steps
2 Venn Close Plymouth PL3 5PL
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00070/FUL
Replacement roof, windows and downpipes
Building S094, Naval Base Land - Area 5 Vivid Approach Plymouth PL1 4RW
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00071/TCO
Remove the tree shown in the submitted photographs.
Flat A, 18 Wilderness Road Plymouth PL3 4RN
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00073/FUL
Detached garage to front garden area
5 Cot Hill Plymouth PL7 1SB
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00074/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 4 (Archaelogical Evaluation (Test Pits) And Mitigation) and Condition 6 (Archaelogical Building Recording) of application 24/01217/FUL
Devonport Dockyard Saltash Road Keyham Plymouth PL1 4SG
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00075/LBC
Replacement of rear roof covering
6 Hotham Place Plymouth PL1 5NE
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00076/TCO
T1 Sycamore - Re-coppice four remaining stems to coppice stall T2 Popular - Reduce overhanging lower three limbs on N/W side of tree back to boundary line. G1 Sycamore and Hazel - Reduce overhang lateral limbs back inline with the bottom of the Devon bank up to a heigh of approximatly 4m.
1 Cann Cottages, Tamerton Foliot Road Plymouth PL5 4LE
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00077/FUL
Demolition of porch, erection of front porch and associated works
86 Bearsdown Road Plymouth PL6 5TS
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00078/FUL
Single story rear extension
4 Dart Close Plymouth PL3 6SQ
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00079/TCO
T1 Lime. Fell to ground and grind out stump.
Notre Dame House Wyndham Street West Plymouth
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00080/TCO
Two trees with 4 large trunks- remove everything above ground level
Unit 1, Cannon Mill Business Park Plymbridge Road Plymouth Estover PL6 7LH
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00081/FUL
New front door with cantilevered porch roof and replacement windows with associated works
14C Russell Avenue Plymouth PL3 5RB
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00083/FUL
Garage, hardstanding and sliding gate (part retrospective)
19 Mowhay Road Plymouth PL5 2AA
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00084/FUL
Removal of existing roof covering and supporting frame works to S109 and installation of a temporary insulated flat roof to the exposed section of S110 and cladding to the external walls.
Naval Base Land - Area 5 Vivid Approach Plymouth
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00085/FUL
First floor side extension
133 Warwick Avenue Plymouth PL5 4BQ
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00086/GP1
A single-storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 6m, has a maximum height of 3m, and has an eaves height of 3m
27 Ernesettle Crescent Plymouth PL5 2ET
Received 19 Jan 2026
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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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