Plymouth

Limited recent decision data is available for Plymouth, so we don't show a headline approval rate here — the figures below cover all application types on record.

Across all application types on record (2023-01-23–2026-04-09): 93.9% of 3,478 decisions approved.

4,847Total applications
3,267Approved
211Refused
160Withdrawn
280Pending
93.9%Approval rate (all types)
Check a property in Plymouth
By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Full Planning Application 1,635 1,525 110
93.3%
Tree Works (TPO) 477 430 47
90.1%
Discharge of Conditions 409 409 0
100.0%
Listed Building Consent 251 243 8
96.8%
Tree Works (Conservation Area) 221 221 0
100.0%
Advertisement Consent 152 145 7
95.4%
Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73) 124 117 7
94.4%
GPD All others 54 54 0
100.0%
Householder 41 41 0
100.0%
GPDO PT16 25 25 0
100.0%
GPDO PT11 20 20 0
100.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) 11 0 11
0.0%
Minor Amendment Request 9 1 8
11.1%
Permission in Principle 9 6 3
66.7%
Reserved Matters 8 8 0
100.0%
Outline Planning 8 5 3
62.5%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) 7 0 7
0.0%
GPD Office to Residential 7 7 0
100.0%
GPD Retail to Residential 5 5 0
100.0%
MAJ 10 Weeks 3 3 0
100.0%
Conservation Habitat 2 2 0
100.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2023-Q3 284 268
94.4%
2023-Q4 246 230
93.5%
2024-Q1 256 240
93.8%
2024-Q2 268 251
93.7%
2024-Q3 294 280
95.2%
2024-Q4 303 289
95.4%
2025-Q1 268 250
93.3%
2025-Q2 299 268
89.6%
2025-Q3 254 243
95.7%
2025-Q4 267 250
93.6%
2026-Q1 245 225
91.8%
2026-Q2 29 28
96.6%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
ST PETER AND THE WATERFRONT 569 547 22
96.1%
MOORVIEW 289 275 14
95.2%
COMPTON 270 247 23
91.5%
PLYMSTOCK RADFORD 243 229 14
94.2%
STOKE 208 197 11
94.7%
DEVONPORT 199 186 13
93.5%
BUDSHEAD 171 157 14
91.8%
PLYMSTOCK DUNSTONE 169 165 4
97.6%
EGGBUCKLAND 153 139 14
90.8%
PLYMPTON ST MARY 148 140 8
94.6%
PEVERELL 142 134 8
94.4%
PLYMPTON ERLE 140 136 4
97.1%
Planning guides

Not sure what you can build without planning permission? See our guides to permitted development rights and Article 4 directions.