Plym Valley Railway Coypool Road Plymouth PL7 4NW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00103/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Siting of buffet carriage and HST power car with associated platform, landscaping and new pedestrian access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Jan 2026
Validated
27 Mar 2026
Approved
16 Jun 2026

Approved on 16 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 30

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Scheduled monument 245 m away: Lee Moor Tramway Bridge; Inside the Plymouth built-up area; Priority habitat 20 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Plymouth
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
PL7 4NW
Received
22 Jan 2026
Validated
27 Mar 2026
Ward
PLYMPTON ST MARY
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 May 2026
Decision
Grant Conditionally
Decision date
16 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Plym Valley Railway Co. Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 81 days from validation, 27 days slower than Plymouth's median of 54 for commercial premises. Approved, as 98% of commercial premises here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
44decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Plymouth in the last twelve months, from validation. Plymouth decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Plymouth
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#63 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Plymouth is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #86 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Plymouth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #64 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #114 of 296
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #86 of 296
32%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #67 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
48 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
46 decided
680
Total decisions
50 refused in the year to March 2026