PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Plymouth City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Plymouth website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates
15,576Searchable applications
337Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 10,429 approved or refused records
824Refused applications
9,605 approved · 824 refused · 684 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded.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.
