Planning application
36 West Hill Road Plymouth PL4 7LF
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Establish existing use of property as a 3-bed HMO (Class C4)
As published by the council, reference 25/01627/EXUS
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01627/EXUS
- Type
- LDC Existing Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse lawful certificate (Existing)
- Received
- 11 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 16 Feb 2026
- Ward
- EFFORD AND LIPSON
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PL4 7LF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Plymouth register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/00868/EXUS Decided
36 West Hill Road Plymouth PL4 7LF
Establish existing use of property as a 3-bed HMO (Class C4)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Dec 2025
Received by Plymouth
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23 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Refuse lawful certificate (Existing)
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Plymouth refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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