Plymouth City Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Plymouth City Council decided more than 1,500 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 5% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 51 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Plymouth City Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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29 October 2026 · Approved
Land To The West Of Encombe Street, North Of Billacombe Road. Plymouth · 26/00374/FUL
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1 September 2026 · Approved
Upper Floors Of 125-147 (Odd No's) Armada Way And 53-63 (Odd No's) Cornwall Street And Ground Floors Of 129 Armada Way And 53-55 Cornwall Street Plymouth PL1 1HX · 26/00978/GPD
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26 August 2026 · Approved
33 New George Street Plymouth PL1 1RA · 26/00931/GPD
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31 July 2026 · Approved
Civic Centre, Armada Way Plymouth PL1 2AA · 26/00424/FUL
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17 July 2026 · Approved
Car Park, Colin Campbell Court Plymouth PL1 1PZ · 26/00458/FUL10
Figures for Plymouth City Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,500 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 5%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 51 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 80 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 14%about one in seven |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 130plan adopted 2019 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Plymouth City Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • Whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers by reason of outdoor amenity space; • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of existing occupiers by virtue…”
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“The main issues are whether the site is suitable for residential development, in terms of the amount of development, with particular regard to (i) the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, (ii) whether…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • The effect of the proposal on the provision of City Green Space; • The effect of the proposal on the health and vitality of off-site trees; and • The effect of the…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.