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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.
England · Local authority
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 dates12,303Searchable applications
334Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 8,005 approved or refused records
647Refused applications
7,358 approved · 647 refused · 534 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Jun 2019 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00495/FUL
Change of use from Offices (Class E) to a Non-residential Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) School (Class F1)
Pounds House, 162 Outland Road Plymouth PL2 3PX
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00497/CDM
Condition Discharge: Conditions 3 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), 5 (Render Colour) & 6 (Cladding Details) of application 25/00896/FUL
Ocean Crescent Plymouth PL1 3FG
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00498/TPO
T1-Beech 3m reduction and crown raise to 7m as shown in submitted photographs
93 Molesworth Road Stoke Plymouth PL3 4AQ
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00499/FUL
Garage conversion
1 Guelder Way Plymouth PL6 6FR
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00500/FUL
First floor extension to the rear and internal alterations
37 Tavistock Road Plymouth PL5 3AF
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00501/TCO
G1 Conifers-Fell
15 Connaught Avenue Plymouth PL4 7BT
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00502/TCO
T1 Cherry- fell due to basal decay.
75 Fore Street Plympton Plymouth PL7 1NA
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00503/LBC
Installation of a post-mounted electric vehicle charging unit within allocated off-street parking bay
Flat 2, 16 Craigie Drive Plymouth PL1 3FW
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Refused26/00504/FUL
Cantilevered external seating area over western portion of Freemans Wharf; inc. bike and bin storage and associated works
The Victualling Office Tavern 10 Cremyll Street Plymouth PL1 3RB
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00506/HHR
Pre-application for a single storey extension
89 Fountains Crescent Plymouth PL2 3RD
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00507/TPO
G1 Sycamore/Ash group- re-pollard to previous pollard points leaving hedge at approx. 3.5m high.
18 Elmwood Close Plymouth PL6 7JY
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00508/HHR
Pre-application for proposed extension and alterations
23 Glenholt Road Plymouth PL6 7JA
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00509/ADV
2no. non-illuminated stainless steel flat-faced letter signs
Hepworth House University Of Plymouth Plymouth PL4 6AW
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00510/FUL
Installation of cladding to improve thermal efficiency of property
17 Lisson Grove Plymouth PL4 7DL
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00511/FUL
Replacement of green aluminium cladding with render system
14 Regent Street Plymouth PL4 8BA
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00512/TPO
G1, reduce overhanging branches back to boundary line. T1 Oak : Lateral reduction of lower limbs on property side only and back to the boundary line and up to a heigh of 6m. Leaving finished width of 8m once complete.
27 Raphael Drive Plymouth PL9 8EU
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00513/HHR
Pre-application for proposed garage over existing parking area
17 Neath Road Plymouth PL4 8TG
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00514/EXUS
Confirm existing use as 5-bed HMO (Class C4)
14 Lisson Grove Plymouth PL4 7DN
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00515/FUL
Installation of new gas risers to the building
9-10 Nelson Gardens Plymouth PL1 5RH
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00516/LBC
Installation of new gas risers to the building
9-10 Nelson Gardens Plymouth PL1 5RH
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00517/CDM
Condition Discharge: Conditions 12 (Play space) and 19 (Contaminated Land) of 22/00878/FUL
Land At Poole Park Road, Savage Road, Roberts Road & Roope Close
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Agree Minor Amendment26/00518/AMD
Non-material Amendment: Amendments to pedestrian paths, access steps, patio, substation position, boundary treatments, parking layouts, bin store positions, materials, louvres, and position of plots 160-162 for application 22/00878/FUL
Land At Poole Park Road, Savage Road, Roberts Road & Roope Close
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00519/FUL
Installation of EV charger to facilitate pavement channel charging
54 Elm Road Plymouth PL4 7BB
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00520/TCO
T1 Acer reduction leaving tree at 4m heigh and 6m. G1 Conifer and yew tree. reduce both to hedge heigh 1.5m from ground level
Lamorna, Fernleigh Road Plymouth PL3 5AN
Received 10 Apr 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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