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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 dates15,243Searchable applications
338Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 10,166 approved or refused records
800Refused applications
9,366 approved · 800 refused · 671 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Awaiting decision26/01228/PRDE
Day nursery within (Class E(f)) on the ground floor
16 Branson Court Plymouth PL7 2WU
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01229/CDM
Discharge of Condition 25 (Foul Sewerage and Surface Water Services) of Planning Permission Ref: 25/01267/S73
Land At Bath Street Plymouth PL1 3LT
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01230/FUL
Two-storey rear extension
2 Carradale Road Plymouth PL6 5UQ
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01231/FUL
Installation of EV charger to facilitate pavement channel charging
6 Stroud Park Road Plymouth PL2 3NL
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01232/FUL
First floor rear extension
10 Burrow Hill Plymouth PL9 9LE
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01233/TPO
T1 - Beech - Fell
24 Warleigh Crescent Plymouth PL6 5BS
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01234/PRDE
Single storey side extension
22 New Park Road Plymouth PL7 1JG
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01235/FUL
EV charging point
4 Tamar Avenue Plymouth PL2 1NN
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01236/MOR
Pre-application for new residential entrance to upper floors
33 - 37 New George Street Plymouth PL1 1RA
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01238/FUL
Single storey rear extension with internal alterations
15 Saltram Terrace Plymouth PL7 1PT
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01239/EXDE
Certificate of Lawful Development to establish the existing use of an outbuilding as residential accommodation incidental to the enjoyment of a dwellinghouse
Flat 1, 24 Haddington Road Plymouth PL2 1RR
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01240/TPO
G1: Reduce stand of pollarded Holm Oaks.
Stonehouse Lawn Tennis Club 173 Durnford Street Plymouth PL1 3QR
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01241/TPO
T1 Sycamore -repollard
Land To The Rear Of 28 Whitby Road Plymouth PL6 5LE
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01245/FUL
Single storey rear extension to pharmacy
24 Springfield Road Plymouth PL9 8EN
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01246/GPD
Solar PV installations on Glenbourne Unit.
Glenbourne, Morlaix Drive Plymouth PL6 5AF
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01247/PRUS
Change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to supported living accommodation (Class C2) for up to 4no. young people
1 Gleneagle Road Plymouth PL3 5HJ
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01248/ADV
Non illuminated flex face
Unit A, Armada Centre Armada Way Plymouth PL1 1LE
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01249/FUL
Perimeter wooden fencing (reterospective)
17 Clittaford Road Plymouth PL6 6DT
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01250/EXUS
Establish existing use as 5-bed HMO (Class C4)
1 Allendale Road Plymouth PL4 6JA
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01253/FUL
Conversion of loft to 1no. flat (Class C3), inc. rear dormer extension
41 Houndiscombe Road Plymouth PL4 6EX
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01254/EXUS
Establish existing use a 5-bed HMO (Class C4)
74 Lisson Grove Plymouth PL4 7DN
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01255/S73
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of application 25/00948/FUL to alter front lightwell design and internal layout of approved basement flat
41 Houndiscombe Road Plymouth PL4 6EX
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01258/CDM
Condition Discharge: Conditions 3 (Tree Protective Measures), 4 (CEMP) and 11 (Archeological Evaluation) of application 25/01635/FUL
432 Tavistock Road Plymouth PL6 7HQ
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01259/FUL
First floor side extension and detached garage
338 Bodmin Road Plymouth PL5 4AX
Received 10 Sept 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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