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26/01339/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use from brewery (Sui Generis) to Golf Driving Range/Simulator Leisure Centre (Class E) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 10 Nov 2026, 15:17

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Application progress

✓

Received

24 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

6 Nov 2026

Decision

Expected by 1 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Dec 2026, from Plymouth's recent changes of use.

Documents 18

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF SITE NOTICE GENERAL Decision Outcome · 10 Nov 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Information · 6 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF SEQUENTIAL TEST ASSESSMENT Supporting Information · 6 Nov 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 11

Application forms 3

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF CLIMATE EMERGENCY COMPLIANCE FORM Supporting Information · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL FORM Application · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 7

Union Street 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

In flood zones plus climate change

Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.

Flood map ↗

1 listed building within 150 m

Nearest: Former Palace Theatre and Great Western Hotel, Grade II*, 57 m away

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.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Plymouth built-up area; Heritage at risk 83 m away: Academy Theatre and Great Western Hotel (Palace Theatre), Union Street, Stonehouse, Plymouth.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 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.

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Important details

Council: Plymouth
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: PL1 3LA
Received: 24 Sept 2026
Validated: 6 Nov 2026
Ward: ST PETER AND THE WATERFRONT
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 1 Jan 2027
Applicant: Show
Agent: Partner Studios
Leaseholder: Show

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Plymouth usually decides changes of use by day 52.

prediction

Day 551 days to the 56-day target

74%decided within 8 weeks

97%approved

112decided 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 10 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 1 Jan 2027
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