15 - 19 Old Town Street Plymouth PL1 1DA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00641/ADV - Advertisement Consent Approved

Proposal

Fascia sign and projecting sign Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 May 2026
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Validated
13 May 2026
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Approved
8 Jul 2026

Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

City Centre 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; 4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Registered park or garden about 181 m away: Civic Square, Plymouth; Inside the Plymouth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Plymouth
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
PL1 1DA
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Ward
ST PETER AND THE WATERFRONT
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Jul 2026
Decision
Grant Conditionally
Decision date
8 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Wildwood Retail Design LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 5 days slower than Plymouth's median of 51 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 93% of signs and adverts here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
48decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Plymouth in the last twelve months, from validation. Plymouth decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
8 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Plymouth
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#63 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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