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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 dates11,168Searchable applications
333Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 7,212 approved or refused records
590Refused applications
6,622 approved · 590 refused · 454 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Refused25/01331/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 7 (Off-Site Car Parking Provision - (Grampian)) of application 24/01381/S73
Brickfields Sports Centre 80 Madden Road Plymouth PL1 4NE
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01332/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 8 (Travel Plan) of application 24/01381/S73
Brickfields Sports Centre 80 Madden Road Plymouth PL1 4NE
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Refused25/01333/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 9 (Events Management Plan) of application 24/01381/S73
Brickfields Sports Centre 80 Madden Road Plymouth PL1 4NE
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Refused25/01334/FUL
Installation of timber pergola (retrospective)
19 Princess Street Plymouth PL1 2EU
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01335/TPO
T1- Maple- Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 3-4m. T2- Maple- Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 3-4m.
6 Boxhill Close Plymouth PL5 3QB
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01336/FUL
Demolition of 2 houses and garages. Development of 9 affordable dwellings.
1 - 3 Allenby Road Plymouth PL2 3JH
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01337/FUL
Detached single garage
19 Douglas Drive Plymouth PL9 8LR
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01339/PRDE
To confirm that the use of the property as a home providing support to one young adult would be lawful
100 Powisland Drive Plymouth PL6 6AF
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01340/TPO
T031 (Tag 4868) - Sycamore - reduce in height to 11 metres T032 - Ash - fell T033 - Sycamore - fell T034- Ash - Fell
Widey Court Primary School Widey Lane Plymouth PL6 5JS
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01341/FUL
Installation of Ebb and Flow sculpture, and accompanying plaque, within the Peace Garden
Peace Garden, The Hoe Plymouth PL1 2PU
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Refused25/01342/S73
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of application 22/00927/FUL to add pitched roof to approved garage (part retrospective)
130 Elburton Road Plymouth PL9 8JB
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01343/TCO
T1 - Sycamore - Crown raise on western aspect to 5m from ground level. G1 - Group consisting of coppiced hazel - Re-coppice T2 - Hawthorn - Crown raise over garage roof on western aspect to a clearance of 2m from roofline.
8 Nelson Avenue Plymouth PL1 5RL
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01344/TPO
T1 - Turkey oak - Crown raise eastern aspect to 5.5m from road level and crown raise northern, southern and western aspect to 4m from ground level.
102 Granby Street Plymouth PL1 4BN
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01345/TPO
T1 Yew crown raise to 5m and overall crown reduce to 6m heigh and 4m wide. T2 Sycamore: Fell.T3 Hawthorn: Fell. G1 Privet and Bay reduce to 300mm bellow top of pillars T4 Yew reduce leaving an approximate finished side of 5m heigh and 4m wide.
8 Hartley Road Plymouth PL3 5LW
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01346/FUL
Proposed single storey rear extension, two storey side extension, front porch and front hardstanding
89 Wembury Road Plymouth PL9 8HE
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01347/FUL
New replacement canopy
Pilgrim House, 17 Derrys Cross Plymouth PL1 2SW
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01348/LBC
New rooflights, insulation and ventilation to roof
28 Looe Street Plymouth PL4 0EA
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01350/MJR
Pre-application submission to vary the existing s106 agreement for the Greenacres Care Centre
Greenacres Assisted Living 12 Pearn Road Plymouth PL3 5JF
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01351/FUL
Demolition of side porch and new single storey side extension
36 Donnington Drive Plymouth PL3 6QS
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01352/FUL
Detached double garage with associated driveway and ground works
35 Efford Road Plymouth PL3 6NE
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01353/TPO
152, 720, 721, 722, 723 Beech trees - fell + Crown raise Oak trees adjacent driveway that T725 form part of group to 4.5m.
25 Coltness Road Plymouth PL9 8HA
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01354/TPO
T1 - Sycamore. Repollard back to previous pollard points. T2 - Bay. Prune to clear overhead utility cable ascertaining 3m clearances.
25 Romilly Gardens Plymouth PL7 2FF
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01355/TPO
T1 - Beech - Reduce in height to 13m. Reduce average crown spread to 6m on all cardinal points.
11 Ducane Walk Plymouth PL6 5WE
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01356/TCO
T1 Beech reduce leaving the tree with an approximate finish heigh of 6m and 4m wide. T2 Cedar reduce single leader leaving a finished height of proximately 4m. T3 Apple tree re-prune to previous reduction points leaving finished height of 3m and a width of 4m.
274 Stuart Road Plymouth PL1 5PQ
Received 15 Oct 2025
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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