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South West planning applications
190,004 applications. 92% approved.
As of October 2026, PlanIndex holds 190,004 planning applications from 29 of the 29 local planning authorities in South West. 63,308 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 92% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Every council in South West
Applications on record, with each council's own approval rate and decision speed
Approval rates and median days come from the PlanIndex decision-times study; a dash means the council has too few timed decisions to measure fairly. Councils without a count are not yet ingested.
Latest applications in South West
Data to October 2026
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26/01487/CDM Awaiting decision
1 Walker Terrace Plymouth PL1 3BN
Condition Discharge: Condition 4 of application 26/00445/FUL
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26/01493/CDM Awaiting decision
Land At Colesdown Hill Plymouth PL9 8AH
Condition Discharge: Condition 4 (Code of Practice) of application 24/00225/FUL
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26/01472/FUL Awaiting decision
38 Bickham Park Road Plymouth PL3 4QL
Installation of EV charger to facilitate pavement channel charging
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S.26/1876/CPE Awaiting decision
The Cottage Lower Stone Berkeley Gloucestershire GL13 9DJ
Certificate of lawful use of Land as Residential Garden (C3 Use Class) for a period in excess of 10 years.
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26/01479/HHR Awaiting decision
3 Havelock Terrace Plymouth PL2 1AT
Pre-application to build on top of my garage to create a two bedroomed flat
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26/01470/LBC Awaiting decision
Saltram House, Saltram Merafield Road Plymouth PL7 1UH
Relocation and rehanging of the historic eastern door from the Chinese Bedroom within the South Bedrooms enfilade, together with targeted structural strengthening of the first-floor timber structure beneath the partition between the Green Dressing Room and Lord Morley's Room
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26/01471/TPO Awaiting decision
24 Churchill Way Plymouth PL3 4PR
T1 -Crown raise to 5m. Reduce over extended lateral branches on northern canopy leaving the branch standing at 6m
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26/01469/TCO Awaiting decision
21 Whiteford Road Plymouth PL3 5LU
T1 - Magnolia - Repollard to 5m from ground level
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26/00934/FUL Awaiting decision
34 Porchester Road Gloucester GL3 3ED
Proposed demolition of conservatory and erection of proposed single storey rear extension
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26/01466/TPO Awaiting decision
Trenant Home, Queens Road Lipson Plymouth PL4 7PJ
T001- Fell.
Common questions
How many local planning authorities are there in South West?
South West has 29 local planning authorities listed on PlanIndex, 29 of which have applications indexed here. Each has its own hub with volumes, approval rates and the latest submissions.
How many planning applications does South West decide?
In the 12 months to October 2026, councils in South West decided 63,308 planning applications. 92% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
Which council in South West decides planning applications fastest?
Of the 2 South West councils ranked in the PlanIndex decision-times study, North Somerset had the fastest median in the year to December 2026 at 56 days from application to decision. The slowest was Plymouth at 56 days.
Which is the busiest council in South West for planning applications?
Cornwall recorded 8,595 applications in the 12 months to October 2026, the most of any council in South West over that period.