10 Beechwood Avenue Plymouth PL4 6PW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00735/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to children's home (Class C2) for up to 3no. children, inc. new outbuilding roof, fencing, and deck balustrading Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 May 2026
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Validated
1 Jun 2026
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Committee
30 Jul 2026
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Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Councillor Referral · Last checked 31 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Plymouth Planning Committee on 30 Jul 2026.

Approved by 11 votes to 0

As officers recommended.

  • Officers recommended conditional approval because the use was considered suitable, with no significant amenity or highway impacts.
  • No public letters were received, while concerns were raised about whether the use had started and about parking.
  • The committee voted unanimously to grant the application conditionally, with 11 councillors for and none against.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, public concerns, committee discussion and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Plymouth's committee minutes of 30 Jul 2026.

Documents 29

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
1 listed building within 150 m; Registered park or garden 246 m away: Ford Park Cemetery; 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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £235,000 in February 2018. Terraced house, freehold.

2 February 2018£235,000
14 June 2013£225,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Plymouth
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
PL4 6PW
Received
26 May 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Ward
DRAKE
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Grant Conditionally
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
Councillor Referral
Applicant
Show
Agent
Plymouth City Council

How this decision compares

Decided in 60 days from validation, 7 days slower 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
96decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 31 Jul 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Committee
30 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Plymouth
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#63 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use