Planning application
25 Elm Road Plymouth PL4 7AY
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Proposed use as a 7-bed HMO (Sui Generis)
As published by the council, reference 26/00455/PRUS
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00455/PRUS
- Type
- LDC Proposed Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse lawful certificate (Proposed)
- Received
- 27 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jun 2026
- Ward
- COMPTON
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PL4 7AY
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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25/01671/EXUS Withdrawn
25 Elm Road Plymouth PL4 7AY
Establish existing use as a 6-bed HMO (Use Class C4)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Mar 2026
Received by Plymouth
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2 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refuse lawful certificate (Proposed)
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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
9 documents on file for this application
- LDC PROP USE REF CERT
- OFFICER REPORT
- EXTENSION OF TIME
- RECENT APPEAL DECISION
- LEGAL
- APPLICATION FORM
- LOCATION PLAN
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- FLOOR PLANS
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
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 outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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