131 Molesworth Road Stoke Plymouth PL3 4AJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00562/EXUS - LDC Existing Use Approved
Change of use

Proposal

Establish use as HMO (C4) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Apr 2026
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Approved
4 Jun 2026

Approved on 4 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF LDC EXIST USE ISSUE CERT Decision Outcome · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Decision Outcome · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF BUILDING IDENTIFICAITON SURVEY Supporting Information · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF 17042026 LOCATION PLAN Drawings and Images · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 17042026 EXISTING FLOOR PLAN Drawings and Images · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ELECTRICAL COMPLETION CERTIFICATE Supporting Information · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Stoke conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
HMOs Mutley, Greenbank, City Centre and surrounding areas. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 112-134, Molesworth Road, Grade II, about 51 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument about 207 m away: Mount Pleasant Redoubt; Inside the Plymouth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Building

Floor area175 m² (1,884 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (56 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Plymouth
Application type
LDC Existing Use
Postcode
PL3 4AJ
Received
17 Apr 2026
Validated
17 Apr 2026
Ward
STOKE
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Jun 2026
Decision
Issue lawful certificate (Existing)
Decision date
4 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 5 days faster than Plymouth's median of 53 for changes of use. Approved, as 96% of changes of use here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
97decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Plymouth in the last twelve months, from validation. Plymouth decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
12 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

23 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2022 Withdrawn
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2021 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2019 Refused
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2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2018 Approved
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Change of use part first & second floor from dwelling to 2x 1-bed flats, change of use of…
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2018 Refused
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2018 Approved
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Change of use of two-storey flat into two flats
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2017 Approved
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Change of use part first & second floor from dwelling to 2x 1-bed flats, change of use of…
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2017 Approved
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Willow (T1) - Crown reduce to 2m below BT line and prune lateral spread over garden and s…
17/01499/TCO
2017 Withdrawn
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Change of use from shop (Class A1) to self-contained flat (Class C3)
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2017 Approved
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T1 Small Pittosporum - Remove to ground level
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2017 Refused
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Change of use of first & second floors from dwelling (Class C3) to a 6-bed HMO (Class C4)…
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2016 Approved
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Lawful development certificate for existing use of property as four bed HMO (Class C4)
17/00006/EXUS
2016 Approved
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Change of use from maisonette to two flats (Class C3)
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2016 Withdrawn
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.