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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 dates15,085Searchable applications
338Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 10,049 approved or refused records
787Refused applications
9,262 approved · 787 refused · 662 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Sept 2017 to 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 decision26/01119/FUL
Erection of 2 new dwellings
39 Elburton Road Plymouth PL9 8JH
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01120/FUL
Rear balcony (part retrospective)
6 Dovedale Road Plymouth PL2 2RR
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01121/PRDE
New dormer to original loft room
10 Wood Park Plymouth PL6 8AW
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01122/FUL
EV charging point
16 Kingswood Park Avenue Plymouth PL3 4NQ
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01124/TPO
T1 Beech - crown raise to 5m, crown thin by 30% and lateral reduction on East side to 10m.
3 Blue Haze Close Plymouth PL6 7HR
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01125/MOR
Pre-application for change of use to restaurant/takeaway (Sui Generis)
35 - 37 Mayflower Street Plymouth PL1 1QJ
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01126/FUL
Formation of a new entrance with associated external access works, visitor drop-off bays, footway realignment and installation of a glazed screen and door.
All Saints Church Of England Academy Honicknowle Lane Plymouth PL5 3NE
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01127/MJR
Pre-application advice sought for the construction of a mixed use development
Plymouth Register Office 49 Lockyer Street Plymouth PL1 2QD
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01129/ERS105
EIA Scoping Opinion to inform Environmental Statement Addendum for Phase 10
Phase 10, Saltram Meadow Plymstock Plymouth
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01130/MOR
Pre-application for refurbishment, repair and sensitive adaptation of the Grade II listed building
7 Collingwood Villas Collingwood Road Plymouth PL1 5NZ
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01131/FUL
Demolition of existing sunroom and proposed rear single storey extension with decking
6 Lower Farm Road Plymouth PL7 1JJ
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01132/CDM
Condition Discharge: Conditions 3 (Street Details) ,4 (Surface Water Drainage), 6 (Landscaping/Landscaping Management),10 (Provision of Electric Vehicle Charging Points), 11 (Energy and Sustainability) & 16 (Gates and locks) of application 22/00878/FUL
Land At Poole Park Road, Savage Road, Roberts Road & Roope Close
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01135/TPO
T1, T2, T3 Sycamores. Pollard to height of 15 feet
283 Tavistock Road Plymouth PL6 8AA
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01136/FUL
Single storey rear extension and associated works
Brimpts, Church Hill Plymouth PL6 5RE
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01139/ADV
Installation of 1no illuminated ATM surround sign and 1no illuminated ATM logo panel (retropspective)
18 - 20 Market Avenue Plymouth PL1 1PH
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01141/FUL
Demolition of conservatory and glazed upvc porch, and construction of new side extension with associated works
10 Bromhead Court Plymouth PL6 5NJ
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01142/FUL
Retaining walls, infill and raising of land levels, and boundary fencing (part-retrospective)
51 Beaumaris Road Plymouth PL3 5SB
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01143/TCO
T1 Alder: Reduce from 10m to 6m
Kon-tiki, Church Row Lane Plymouth PL5 4NZ
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01144/TPO
T1, Holm Oak - Fell due to decay.
4 Robert Adams Close Plymouth PL7 2FE
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01145/FUL
First floor rear extension
12 Third Avenue Stoke Plymouth PL1 5QB
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01146/PRDE
The proposal comprises the construction of a single-storey extension to the existing Ham Drive Nursery School building to provide additional teaching/play space, a sleep room, kitchen/baby change area, store and entrance lobby. The extension will be constructed in the position and to the dimensions shown on the submitted proposed plans and elevations.No new vehicular or pedestrian access is proposed and no new street is to be laid out. No new means of enclosure are proposed. Existing external access arrangements will remain unchanged.Localised hardstanding and external surfaces disturbed by the construction works will be reinstated or made good on completion. No significant new areas of hardstanding are proposed beyond those necessary immediately around the extension and for making good to existing surfaces.Foul drainage from the proposed kitchen sink and baby-change handwash basin will be connected into the existing drainage system, with the exact connection point to be verified on site. Surface water from the new pitched roof will be collected by gutters and rainwater downpipes and discharged to the existing surface water drainage system or other suitable existing drainage arrangement, subject to confirmation on site.The precise siting, footprint, dimensions, internal layout and external elevations of the proposed extension are shown on the submitted drawings.
Ham Drive Nursery School Ham Drive Plymouth PL2 2NJ
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01147/FUL
Single storey rear extension (part retrospective)
26 Southway Lane Widewell Plymouth PL6 7DJ
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01148/ADV
Various non-illuminated signage including 2x fascia signs and 3x freestanding signs
90 - 92 Outland Road Plymouth PL2 3DE
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01150/LBC
Various external (inc. window and door alterations, removal of bay window and cladding, replacement external stair and associated landing, alterations to rainwater goods and rendering) and internal (inc. removal of internal walls and installation of staircase) works, installation of 4no. Air Source Heat Pumps and various associated works to facilitate amalgamation to 2no. residential flats
28 Wyndham Square Plymouth PL1 5EG
Received 13 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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