67 New George Street Plymouth PL1 1RJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/01012/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use from shop (Class E) to restaurant/hot-food takeaway (Sui Generis), inc. installation of extraction system Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2025
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Validated
11 Sept 2025
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Approved
31 Oct 2025

Approved on 31 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Documents 28

Consultation & comments 11

PDF HRA03 Consultee Comment · 29 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC PROTECTION Consultee Comment · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC PROTECTION Consultee Comment · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGNING OUT CRIME Consultee Comment · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 29 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 29 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 29 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 28 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Consultee Comment · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 16 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comment · 11 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Registered park or garden 133 m away: Civic Square, Plymouth; Radon affected area, class 3; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; 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 2 November 2026. 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 area248 m² (2,669 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 66)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Plymouth
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
PL1 1RJ
Received
29 Jul 2025
Validated
11 Sept 2025
Ward
ST PETER AND THE WATERFRONT
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Nov 2025
Decision
Grant Conditionally
Decision date
31 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Design Development ltd
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 4 days faster than Plymouth's median of 54 for full applications. Approved, as 95% of full applications here are.

70%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
547decided in the last year

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

Public comments

5comments received
5 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 12 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
6 Nov 2025
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

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.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.