Land At Millbay, Millbay Road Plymouth Data via plota.co.uk

26/01098/MJR - Major Pre Application Enquiry Awaiting decision

Proposal

Pre-application proposals for plots A3, C1, C3, C4 including residential, hotel and car parking, including advice sought on compliance with Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Aug 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 85.

Site constraints 9

Cremyll to Kingswear across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Also on the record
6 listed buildings within 150 m; Conservation area 45 m away: Stonehouse Peninsula; Special area of conservation 378 m away: Plymouth Sound & Estuaries; Radon affected area, class 3; Scheduled monument 243 m away: Eastern King battery; Inside the Plymouth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 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
Major Pre Application Enquiry
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
ST PETER AND THE WATERFRONT
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Aug 2027
Applicant
Show
Agent
Savills

Decision outlook

Day 85, past the statutory target. 87% of changes of use in Plymouth are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 3 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 8529 days past the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Aug 2027
Env. assessment
No
Plymouth
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#63 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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