Planning application
Factory Cooperage, Central Building Royal William Yard Plymouth PL1 3QQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Pre-application to undertake emergency repairs and maintenance that would bring the building back into use as a shared amenity space for the residents of Factory Cooperage.
As published by the council, reference 26/01348/MOR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01348/MOR
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 28 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 28 Sep 2026
- Ward
- ST PETER AND THE WATERFRONT
- Postcode
- PL1 3QQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Sep 2026
Received by Plymouth
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6 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 November 2026, 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Gillespie Yunnie Architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in Totnes
Active · incorporated 2004 · Totnes
41 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 97% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- PRE APPLICATION
- WEST ELEVATION
- SOUTH ELEVATION
- EAST ELEVATION
- FIRST FLOOR SURVEY PLAN
- GROUND FLOOR SURVEY PLAN
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Plymouth for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Plymouth's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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