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25/01601/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
8 Dec 2025
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Validated
17 Dec 2025
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Approved
23 Jan 2026

Approved on 23 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: The Dolphin Hotel
List entry 1386442 · The pin is inside its outline · 61 more listed buildings within 150 m (6 Grade II*, 49 Grade II)
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.
Show the other 61 with distances
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Barbican 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Scheduled monument 23 m away: 17 New Street
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Special area of conservation 430 m away: Plymouth Sound & Estuaries; Registered park or garden 185 m away: THE HOE; Inside the Plymouth built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

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.

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Important details

Council
Plymouth
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
PL1 2LS
Received
8 Dec 2025
Validated
17 Dec 2025
Ward
ST PETER AND THE WATERFRONT
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Feb 2026
Decision
Grant Conditionally
Decision date
23 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
The Box

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 17 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

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Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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