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70 & 72 Embankment Road Plymouth PL4 9HY

Refused Plymouth 20/00871/FUL Full Application

Works: New dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use of ground floor retail units (Class E) to two residential flats (Class C3)

As published by the council, reference 20/00871/FUL

Application record

Reference
20/00871/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse
Received
19 Jun 2020
Validated
29 Jul 2020
Decided
19 Nov 2020
Ward
SUTTON AND MOUNT GOULD
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
PL4 9HY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jun 2020

    Received by Plymouth

  2. 29 Jul 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Nov 2020

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Plymouth

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

58 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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