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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 dates12,373Searchable applications
334Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 8,045 approved or refused records
651Refused applications
7,394 approved · 651 refused · 539 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00547/TCO
T1 Magnolia remove 1 x dominant limb protruding over driveway. Shape remaining tree by approximately 1-2m. G1 Palms section fell
68 Fore Street Plympton Plymouth PL7 1NB
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00548/EXUS
Establish existing use as a 4 bed HMO (Use Class C4)
70 Lisson Grove Plymouth PL4 7DN
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00549/S73
Variation of Condition 11 (Energy and Sustainability) of application 22/00878/FUL to allow for an updated Energy Strategy for Phase 1
Land At Poole Park Road, Savage Road, Roberts Road & Roope Close
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00550/MOR
Pre-application for erection of 5no. self-contained flats (Class C3)
Land Adjacent To 58 Houndiscombe Road Plymouth PL4 6HE
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00551/EXUS
Establish existing use as a 5-bed HMO (Use Class C4)
1 Winston Avenue Plymouth PL4 6AZ
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00552/FUL
EV charging point
25 Greendale Road Plymouth PL2 2RN
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00553/TPO
Thin Crowns of Ash Trees T3, T4 and T5, by a maximum of 30%, Shorten single over extended branches of Ash Tree T5.
10 Candish Drive Plymouth PL9 8DB
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Refused26/00554/ADV
Static electronic message display board installed beneath an existing hotel sign at the entrance to the site (retrospective)
St Annes House, Jennycliff Lane Plymouth PL9 9SN
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00555/FUL
Construction of micro energy storage project
Land To The South Of Tamerton Road Woolwell Plymouth PL6 7BQ
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00556/EXUS
Establish existing use as 6-bed HMO (Class C4)
10 Derry Avenue Plymouth PL4 6BH
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00557/EXUS
Establish existing use as a 5-bed HMO (Use Class C4)
17 Winston Avenue Plymouth PL4 6AZ
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00558/FUL
Infilling of existing car-port to restore garden area
63 Trelawny Road Plympton Plymouth PL7 4LJ
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00559/PRDE
Demolition of an existing garage, construction of a single storey rear extension, pergola and rear deck.
37 Lipson Road Plymouth PL4 8PL
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00561/EXUS
Establish existing use as 6-bed HMO (Class C4)
8 Laira Street Plymouth PL4 9JT
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00562/EXUS
Establish use as HMO (C4)
131 Molesworth Road Stoke Plymouth PL3 4AJ
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00563/FUL
Car hardstanding for one car to park on at the front of the premise (retrospective)
86 Biggin Hill Plymouth PL5 2QL
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00565/FUL
New roof to building BP053, including associated insulation, rainwater goods and roof maintenance access improvements.
Post Box 136M, RNAD Bullpoint Kinterbury Road Plymouth PL5 1ER
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00566/FUL
Change of use from 10-bed HMO (Sui Generis) to 11-bed HMO (Sui Generis), inc. loft conversion/rear extension
19 Garden Crescent Plymouth PL1 3DA
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Refused26/00568/TPO
Magnolia reduction leaving total circumference of the tree at 2.5m
25 Tor Road Plymouth PL3 5TF
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00569/FUL
Demolition of garage, replaced with new two storey side extension with roof accommodation
14 Venn Way Plymouth PL3 5PN
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00570/S73
Variation of Conditions 1 (Approved Plans), 4 (Drainage Details), and 5 (Cycle Provision) of approved application 25/01220/FUL
Devonport Dockyard Saltash Road Keyham Plymouth PL1 4SG
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00571/MOR
Pre-application for extension to timber shed structure to west elevation. Amendments to modern wall structures and finishes internally.
30 Madeira Road Plymouth PL1 2NU
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00572/HHR
Pre-application for residential annexe extension
40 Tor Road Plymouth PL3 5TF
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00575/CDM
Condition Discharge: Condition 5 (Materials) of application 25/00852/FUL
38 North Hill Plymouth PL4 8ET
Received 22 Apr 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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