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Plymouth planning applications
6,817 applications. 93% approved. 54 days to decide.
As of September 2026, PlanIndex holds 6,817 planning applications from Plymouth. 1,277 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 93% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Plymouth takes a median of 55 days to decide a planning application, ranking 57 of 148 UK councils. See how that compares.
All applications
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26/01291/EXUS Awaiting decision
19 Sea View Terrace Plymouth PL4 8RN
Establish existing use as a 7-bed HMO (Sui Generis)
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26/01286/TPO Awaiting decision
3 Alwin Park Plymouth PL6 5HU
T1 Beech - Fell
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26/01288/PRDE Awaiting decision
73 Spindle Crescent Plymouth PL7 2JG
Single storey rear extension
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26/01289/CDM Awaiting decision
14 Springfield Road Plymouth PL9 8ED
Condition Discharge: Conditions 8 (Hard Landscaping Details) & 20 (Re-Use of Stone/Materials) of application 24/01663/FUL
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26/01287/CDM Awaiting decision
Evolution Cove, Durnford Street Plymouth PL1 3EU
Condition Discharge: Condition 3 (Cladding Details) of application 25/00825/FUL
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26/01275/TPO Awaiting decision
5 Blue Haze Close Plymouth PL6 7HR
T1 Oak - Remove dead wood and lateral reduction of N/E limb leaving a crown width of approximatly 7m
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26/01285/FUL Awaiting decision
63 Haddington Road Plymouth PL2 1RW
Change of use from offices (Class E) to house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis), together with external alterations
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26/01278/TPO Awaiting decision
25 Jellicoe Road Plymouth PL5 3UU
T1 - Beech - Crown raise on western aspect to achieve a clearance of 5m and reduce western canopy to 2m from property
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26/01283/S73 Awaiting decision
5 Lockington Avenue Plymouth PL3 5QR
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of application 25/01330/FUL to alter front canopy roof (retrospective)
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26/01277/LBC Awaiting decision
6 Penlee Gardens Plymouth PL3 4AN
4no. wooden double glazed sash windows replacing existing uPVC.
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26/01267/TPO Awaiting decision
60 Radford Park Road Plymouth PL9 9DX
Beech - Reduce two primary stems in upper crown
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26/01271/TCO Awaiting decision
St Maurice Church, Church Road Plympton Plymouth PL7 1NH
Tree Works
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26/01272/HHR Awaiting decision
16 Lord Morley Way Plymouth PL9 8AF
Pre-application for small rear extension
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26/01270/CDMLB Awaiting decision
Building MO42, Devonport Dockyard Saltash Road Keyham Plymouth PL1 4SG
Discharge Condition 3 (External Staircase, Security Fence and Gate) and Condition 5 (Roof Safety Measures) of application: 26/00460/LBC.
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26/01259/FUL Awaiting decision
338 Bodmin Road Plymouth PL5 4AX
First floor side extension and detached garage
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26/01263/FUL Awaiting decision
73 St Georges Avenue Plymouth PL2 3PW
Proposed single storey rear/side extension
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26/01255/S73 Awaiting decision
41 Houndiscombe Road Plymouth PL4 6EX
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of application 25/00948/FUL to alter front lightwell design and internal layout of approved basement flat
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26/01254/EXUS Awaiting decision
74 Lisson Grove Plymouth PL4 7DN
Establish existing use a 5-bed HMO (Class C4)
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26/01253/FUL Awaiting decision
41 Houndiscombe Road Plymouth PL4 6EX
Conversion of loft to 1no. flat (Class C3), inc. rear dormer extension
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26/01248/ADV Awaiting decision
Unit A, Armada Centre Armada Way Plymouth PL1 1LE
Non illuminated flex face
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26/01250/EXUS Awaiting decision
1 Allendale Road Plymouth PL4 6JA
Establish existing use as 5-bed HMO (Class C4)
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26/01246/GPD Awaiting decision
Glenbourne, Morlaix Drive Plymouth PL6 5AF
Solar PV installations on Glenbourne Unit.
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26/01240/TPO Awaiting decision
Stonehouse Lawn Tennis Club 173 Durnford Street Plymouth PL1 3QR
G1: Reduce stand of pollarded Holm Oaks.
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26/01247/PRUS Awaiting decision
1 Gleneagle Road Plymouth PL3 5HJ
Change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to supported living accommodation (Class C2) for up to 4no. young people
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26/01245/FUL Awaiting decision
24 Springfield Road Plymouth PL9 8EN
Single storey rear extension to pharmacy
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26/01241/TPO Awaiting decision
Land To The Rear Of 28 Whitby Road Plymouth PL6 5LE
T1 Sycamore -repollard
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26/01238/FUL Awaiting decision
15 Saltram Terrace Plymouth PL7 1PT
Single storey rear extension with internal alterations
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26/01234/PRDE Awaiting decision
22 New Park Road Plymouth PL7 1JG
Single storey rear extension
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26/01239/EXDE Awaiting decision
Flat 1, 24 Haddington Road Plymouth PL2 1RR
Certificate of Lawful Development to establish the existing use of an outbuilding as residential accommodation incidental to the enjoyment of a dwellinghouse
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26/01236/MOR Awaiting decision
33 - 37 New George Street Plymouth PL1 1RA
Pre-application for new residential entrance to upper floors
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26/01233/TPO Awaiting decision
24 Warleigh Crescent Plymouth PL6 5BS
T1 - Beech - Fell
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26/01232/FUL Awaiting decision
10 Burrow Hill Plymouth PL9 9LE
First floor rear extension
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26/01230/FUL Awaiting decision
2 Carradale Road Plymouth PL6 5UQ
Two-storey rear extension
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26/01229/CDM Awaiting decision
Land At Bath Street Plymouth PL1 3LT
Discharge of Condition 25 (Foul Sewerage and Surface Water Services) of Planning Permission Ref: 25/01267/S73
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26/01221/FUL Awaiting decision
First Bus Depot, The Ride Plymouth PL9 7JA
Use of part of existing bus depot and vacant first-floor office, formerly used in association with the bus depot (Sui Generis), to provide and administer vocational driving tests (Sui Generis)
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26/01228/PRDE Awaiting decision
16 Branson Court Plymouth PL7 2WU
Day nursery within (Class E(f)) on the ground floor
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26/01220/PRDE Awaiting decision
61 Houndiscombe Road Plymouth PL4 6HB
Lawful development certificate for the proposed use of a property as a 7 bedroomed HMO
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26/01226/CDM Decided
Plymstock Quarry, The Ride Plymstock Plymouth
Condition Discharge: Condition 6 (Time Limit for Submission) of application 07/01094/OUT
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26/01227/HHR Awaiting decision
14 St Bridget Avenue Plymouth PL6 5BB
Pre-application for decking, home office and solar panels
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26/01223/HHR Awaiting decision
20 Westwood Avenue Plymouth PL6 7HS
Pre-application for first floor extension to rear elevation over existing GF kitchen/utility room, car port area to front garden area
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26/01225/TPO Awaiting decision
10 Venn Court Plymouth PL3 5NS
T1 - Reduce to 15m height and 5m radius
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26/01222/TPO Awaiting decision
Kinnaird House, Buckingham Place Plymouth PL5 2EN
T4 Pine - Remove 2 dead limbs on N side and removal of remaining section of snapped limb.
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26/01216/TPO Awaiting decision
35 Whitleigh Villas Plymouth PL5 3BH
T2 - reduce T3 - pollard. T4- reduce and reshape. T5- reduce and remove deadwood.
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26/01210/FUL Awaiting decision
10 Ferrers Road Plymouth PL5 1TX
EV charging point
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26/01215/CDM Awaiting decision
140 - 162 Healy Place Plymouth
Condition Discharge: Conditions 3 (Drainage Construction Environment Management Plan), 4 (Employment and Skills Plan), 5 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) and 6 (Existing Tree/Hedgerows to be retained/protected) of application 23/01163/FUL
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26/01218/TPO Awaiting decision
30 Mirador Place Plymouth PL4 9HE
T1 Lime Tree - Fell
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26/01219/TCO Awaiting decision
78 Molesworth Road Stoke Plymouth PL1 5PG
G001 - Increase crown clearances to 4m. T001 - Increase crown clearance to 3.5m.
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26/01214/FUL Awaiting decision
10 Clifton Place Plymouth PL4 8HX
Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a residential Institution (Class C2)
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26/01213/PRDE Awaiting decision
13 Torland Road Plymouth PL3 5TS
Replacement single storey side garage
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26/01209/PRDE Awaiting decision
89 Crossway Plymouth PL7 4HY
Single storey rear extension
Recent decisions
Data to September 2026
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26/01116/CDM Granted
Brickfields Sports Centre 80 Madden Road Plymouth PL1 4NE
Condition Discharge: Conditions 7 (Off-Site Car Parking Provision (Grampian)) & 9 (Events Management Plan) of application 25/01650/S73
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26/01013/LBC Granted
3 Osborne Place Lockyer Street Plymouth PL1 2PU
Investigation and repair of water ingress affecting the front entrance, including lifting and reinstatement of paving, installation of waterproofing measures, repair works to the structure below and replacement of the entrance step finish with mosaic tiling.
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26/01020/MOR Decided
16B Mount Street Greenbank Plymouth PL4 8NZ
Conversion of two bed flat (C3) to three bedroom HMO (C4)
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26/00740/MOR Decided
The Stables, 162 Outland Road Plymouth PL2 3PR
Pre-application for two-storey extension
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25/01534/FUL Decided
36 Torr Lane Plymouth PL3 5NZ
Single storey rear extension and extension of side/rear garage with associated steps (part retrospective)
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25/00917/CDM Decided
Land To The North Of Southway Drive Plymouth
Condition Discharge: Conditions 3 (Street Details) 4 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) 5 (Highway Dilapidation Survey) 6 (Construction Environmental Management Plan and Code of Construction And Demolition) 7 (Employment and Skills) 8 Contaminated Land) 9 (Materials) & 10 (Low Carbon) of application 24/00552/FUL
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26/01048/CDM Decided
Multi-Storey Car Park Near Camels Head Wolseley Road Plymouth
Condtion Discharge: Condition 6 (Car Park Management Strategy) of application 22/00661/FUL
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26/00517/CDM Decided
Land At Poole Park Road, Savage Road, Roberts Road & Roope Close
Condition Discharge: Conditions 12 (Play space) and 19 (Contaminated Land) of 22/00878/FUL
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26/00772/FUL Decided
33 Briarleigh Close Plymouth PL6 8RT
Removal of existing garage and outbuilding and the construction of a single storey side and rear extension. Alterations to existing external materials. Existing driveway and access increased for additional off road parking.
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26/00777/FUL Decided
42 New George Street Plymouth PL1 1RW
Replacement shopfront, installation of ATM, AC plant and associated ductwork, roof alterations, installation of edge protection and various associated works
The full record
Decisions between 2003 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 6,360 decisions from Plymouth between 2003 and 2026, part of 6,817 applications on record. Over that period 94% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 4,799 granted against 319 refused. The busiest single year was 2019, with 1,460 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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03/01175/FUL Granted
20 Warwick Avenue Plymouth PL5 4BD
Front porch
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17/00725/FUL Granted
24 Oak Tree Park Plymouth PL6 7JZ
Front extension.
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17/00716/FUL Granted
22 Long Rowden Plymouth PL3 4PN
Detached garage
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17/00804/GP1 Granted
8 Queens Gate Stoke Plymouth PL1 5NQ
A single-storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 6m, has a maximum height of 3m, and has an eaves height of 3m
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17/00810/CDM Split decision
1 South Down Road Plymouth PL2 3HW
Condition Discharge: Condition 2 of application 14/01965/OUT
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17/00860/CDM Decided
Former Seaton Barracks Site, William Prance Road Plymouth
Condition Discharge: Condition 3 of application 17/00359/FUL
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17/00736/TPO Granted
11 Cundy Close Plymouth PL7 4QH
T1 (Oak): Reduce lower crown towards 97A Woodford Ave by 2-3m. Crown raise up to a height of 4m above ground level.
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17/00871/PRDE Granted
18 Burnham Park Road Plymouth PL3 5QD
Roof alterations and rear dormer
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17/00715/LBC Granted
5 Grange Cottages Barbican Road Plymouth PL7 1LU
Roof Repairs
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17/00811/FUL Granted
Kings Lea Tamerton Foliot Road Plymouth PL6 5ES
Garage extension
Decision speed
12 months to September 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 713 56%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 363 28%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 201 16%
Planning agents in Plymouth
The firms named as agent on the most applications on this register. Company information only.
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Mike Leggett Building Plans Ltd 95% granted overall 187
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Bailey Partnership 97% granted overall 127
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Studiojb Architectural Services Ltd 95% granted overall 106
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Plymouth City Council 100% granted overall 92
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James Wells Planning Limited 84% granted overall 90
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BWA Architecture Ltd 94% granted overall 80
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AJM Building Design Ltd 92% granted overall 74
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Stride Treglown Limited 98% granted overall 65
Browse by ward
Applications by ward in Plymouth
- BUDSHEAD 281
- COMPTON 509
- DEVONPORT 305
- DRAKE 313
- EFFORD AND LIPSON 139
- EGGBUCKLAND 288
- HAM 164
- HONICKNOWLE 131
- MOORVIEW 463
- PEVERELL 304
- PLYMPTON CHADDLEWOOD 120
- PLYMPTON ERLE 275
- PLYMPTON ST MARY 352
- PLYMSTOCK DUNSTONE 373
- PLYMSTOCK RADFORD 541
- SOUTHWAY 202
- ST BUDEAUX 186
- ST PETER AND THE WATERFRONT 1,179
- STOKE 373
- SUTTON AND MOUNT GOULD 271
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Applications by postcode district
Common questions
How many planning applications does Plymouth decide?
In the 12 months to September 2026, Plymouth decided 1277 planning applications. 93% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in Plymouth?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 54 days over the 12 months to September 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Plymouth decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 1277 decisions in the 12 months to September 2026 where both dates are published, 56% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 84% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Plymouth decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 6360 decisions from Plymouth between 2003 and 2026, out of 6,817 applications on record. Across that whole period 94% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in Plymouth?
March 2026 was the busiest month across the 12 months to September 2026, with 162 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Where can I see the full documents for an application?
Plans, drawings and officer reports stay on Plymouth's own planning portal. Every application page here links straight to the source record.
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Plymouth: 6,817 planning applications on record as of September 2026. Trailing 12 months: 1,277 decided, 93% approved, median 54 days to a decision. 1,552 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2003 and 2026: 6,360 in total, 94% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.