10 Clifton Place Plymouth PL4 8HX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00995/MOR - Minor Pre Application Enquiry Awaiting decision

Proposal

Pre-application for Ofsted registration as a children's social care service. There will be 1-2 children at one time, mainly respite (short break) care with occasional emergency placements. This will be with 24 hour staffing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Jul 2027

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 59.

Site constraints 3

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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; 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.

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Important details

Council
Plymouth
Application type
Minor Pre Application Enquiry
Postcode
PL4 8HX
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
DRAKE
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Jul 2027
Applicant
Show
Agent
Space, Adapt, Learn, Grown Limited

Decision outlook

Day 59, past the statutory target. 97% of pre-application advice in Plymouth are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 16 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Sept 2026.

Day 593 days past the 56-day target
89%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
502decided in the last year

Plota live figures for pre-application advice decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent pre-application advice in Plymouth to go on. Plymouth decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Jul 2027
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