Planning application
87 North Hill Plymouth PL4 8JT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of Use from a HMO (Use Class C4) to a Large HMO (Sui Generis)
As published by the council, reference 25/01194/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01194/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 11 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2025
- Ward
- DRAKE
- Postcode
- PL4 8JT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2025
Received by Plymouth
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22 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 November 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Plymouth took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
James Wells Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Plymouth
Active · incorporated 2012 · Plymouth
97 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 84% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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This application is with Plymouth for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Plymouth decided full applications in a median of 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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