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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 dates11,919Searchable applications
334Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 7,740 approved or refused records
625Refused applications
7,115 approved · 625 refused · 510 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00226/HHR
Pre-application for conversion of workshop in the rear courtyard of 45 Wordsworth Road into a habitable space annex
45 Wordsworth Road Plymouth PL2 2JQ
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00227/MOR
Pre-application for proposed structural works, which may have implications for the buildings front elevation and entrance arrangement and the change of use from nightclub to auditorium
34 - 36 Union Street Plymouth PL1 2EY
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00228/HHR
Pre-application for conversion of lawn/front garden into hardstanding/driveway
96 Elgin Crescent Plymouth PL5 3BX
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00229/HHR
Pre-application for two-storey extension to the west, garage conversion, link extension and new porch
106 Lynwood Avenue Plymouth PL7 4SQ
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00231/S73
Variation of Conditions 3 (Community Forum), 4 (Accommodation Management) and 5 (Personal Limitation) of application 16/02067/S73 to allow change to Personal Limitation (condition 5), and to update the community forum and accommodation management procedures accordingly
9 - 10 Ermington Terrace Plymouth PL4 6QG
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00232/MOR
Pre-application for construction of two-storey dwellinghouse
133 Victoria Road Plymouth PL5 1RZ
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00233/TCO
Laurel tree- fell. Holly to be reduced to 3.3m high and 4m spread.
Ravenswell, Fernleigh Road Plymouth PL3 5AN
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00234/FUL
Two-storey rear extension with associated steps and works, and new outbuilding
47 Dean Park Road Plymouth PL9 7NY
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00235/PRDE
Single storey side extension
12 Furland Close Plymouth PL9 9NG
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00236/FUL
Temporary External Artwork
Land At Hoe Road Plymouth
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00237/LBC
Repairs to various roof structure elements
Stonehouse Barracks, Durnford Street Plymouth PL1 3QS
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00238/FUL
Retention of close boarded boundary timber fence to enclose raised side garden (retrospective)
10 Shallowford Road Plymouth PL6 5TW
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00239/FUL
Installation of an air source heat pump to rear of site
17 Latimer Close Plymouth PL7 1PJ
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Refused26/00240/TPO
G1- Fell
22 Beechwood Rise Plymouth PL6 8AP
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00241/TPO
T1 Beech, Fell, due to storm damage.
73A Glenholt Road Plymouth PL6 7JD
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00242/FUL
Proposed rear facing roof dormer
24 Belle Vue Rise Plymouth PL9 9QD
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00243/TCO
T1 - Sycamore felled to ground level
First Floor Flat, 85 Mannamead Road Plymouth PL3 4SX
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00244/PRUS
Proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to residential accommodation (Class C2) to provide supported accommodation for up to 4no. young people
8 Western College Road Plymouth
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00245/FUL
Construction of 2No. Brick Pillars and a pair of wooden gates
156 Merafield Road Plymouth PL7 1SJ
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00246/FUL
Proposed two-storey side extension and single storey rear extension to dwelling
1 Woollcombe Avenue Plymouth PL7 1LA
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00247/TPO
T1 - 1x Blue Atlas Cedar - Reduce to height of 14 m. Reduce crown spread to 6.5m at all compass points. T2 - 1x Turkey Oak - Reduce the 2x longest primary branches on the building-facing side removing approximately 3.0 metres from branch tips.
31 Station Road Plymouth PL7 2FR
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00248/FUL
Demolition of an existing outbuilding/garage and replacement with new garage
2 Thorn Park Plymouth PL3 4TG
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00249/HHR
Pre-application for an extension
26 Grange Road Plymouth PL7 2HY
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00250/FUL
Change of use from shop and internal courtyard to create new kitchen in dwelling, including external and internal alterations
328 Old Laira Road Plymouth PL3 6AQ
Received 18 Feb 2026
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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