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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 dates15,046Searchable applications
339Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 10,023 approved or refused records
785Refused applications
9,238 approved · 785 refused · 659 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Sept 2017 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Awaiting decision26/01093/MOR
Pre-application for obtaining listed building consent for works on the roof and window frames
Flat 4, 13 - 17 Western College Road Plymouth PL4 7AG
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01095/TCO
G1- removal of vegetation
Stonehall Flats Plymouth
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01096/TCO
T1: Reduction of crown of cherry tree by 1-1.5m. T2: reduce top back into inner crown 1.5m + reduce lateral limbs by 0.5m
3 Albemarle Villas Plymouth PL1 5QZ
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01097/TPO
T1: reduction from 21m to 18m, crown spread reduction 18m to 15.5m
Park House, 6 Conqueror Drive Plymouth PL5 3UT
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01098/MJR
Pre-application proposals for plots A3, C1, C3, C4 including residential, hotel and car parking, including advice sought on compliance with 14/01448/OUT
Land At Millbay, Millbay Road Plymouth
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01099/TCO
T1 Fell and G1 reduce to 1.8m hedge height.
First Floor Flat, 85 Mannamead Road Plymouth PL3 4SX
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01100/HHR
Pre-application for single storey rear extension with internal alterations including the formation of an annex
79 Sherford Road Plymouth PL9 8BH
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01101/MOR
Pre-application to convert our barn building, Which is currently been passed for ancillary purposes to the dwelling house and for storage for our event business
Wolverwood Farm Wolverwood Lane Plymouth PL7 1UD
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01102/CDM
Condition Discharge: Statutory Biodiversity Net Gain condition of application 26/00051/FUL
436 - 438 Tavistock Road Plymouth PL6 7HQ
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01103/TPO
T226- fell. T3964- fell. T0099- deadwood remove over 30mm. T3950- reduce canopy to 2m on the southern side.
7 Glenfield Way Glenholt Park Glenfield Road Plymouth PL6 7NL
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01104/TPO
T1 Oak - Reduce crown leaving crown height of 6m and width of 6m.
10 Shute Park Road Plymouth PL9 8RE
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01105/FUL
Removal of existing building and construction of replacement two-storey marine workshop and various associated external works (part retrospective)
Land At Shaw Way Plymouth PL9 9XH
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01106/FUL
First floor rear extension to provide 1no. additional flat (Class C3) (part retrospective)
61 North Hill Plymouth PL4 8HB
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01107/FUL
Conversion of dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 2no. flats (Class C3), inc. rear second floor extension
8 Laira Street Plymouth PL4 9JT
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01108/FUL
Single storey rear/side extension
20 Fredington Grove Plymouth PL2 3EA
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01109/MOR
Pre-application discussions for amendments to the scheme and boundary treatment relating to application 25/00331/S73
90 - 92 Outland Road Plymouth PL2 3DE
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01110/S73
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of application 26/00429/FUL to add high window to the rear elevation wall
14 Longfield Villas Plymouth PL9 7RS
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01111/TCO
G1 - Lime - Reduce lateral growth to achieve a clearance of 3m from property.
1 Nelson Avenue Plymouth PL1 5RL
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01112/TPO
T1 - fell
Notre Dame Roman Catholic School Notre Dame Close Plymouth PL6 5HN
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01114/REM
Reserved Matters application for approval of appearance, landscaping, and layout further to outline consent 23/00447/OUT for the erection of one additional floor for use as an Aparthotel (Class C1) and discharge of conditions 5 (Low Carbon Development Measures) and 6 (Biodiversity Net Gain) of 23/00447/OUT
66 - 68 New George Street Plymouth PL1 1RR
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01115/S73
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of application 23/00969/FUL to amend roof form of a rear extension and alteration of ground floor windows
3 West Malling Avenue Plymouth PL5 2SR
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01116/CDM
Condition Discharge: Conditions 7 (Off-Site Car Parking Provision (Grampian)) & 9 (Events Management Plan) of application 25/01650/S73
Brickfields Sports Centre 80 Madden Road Plymouth PL1 4NE
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01117/LBC
Interior reinstatement works to listed property following water ingress damage
54 Molesworth Road Stoke Plymouth PL1 5PD
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01118/FUL
Single storey rear extensions to property and new detached garage
41 Honicknowle Lane Plymouth PL2 3QT
Received 7 Aug 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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