53 Houndiscombe Road Plymouth PL4 6EX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from student restricted HMO to non-student restricted HMO Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Councillor Referral · Last checked 19 Sept 2026
Documents 23
Decision & officer reports 4
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 10
Application forms 3
Site constraints 4
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £290,000 in January 2012. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 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
- PL4 6EX
- Received
- 13 May 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jun 2026
- Ward
- DRAKE
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 21 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Grant Conditionally
- Decision date
- 18 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Councillor Referral
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- RH Town Planning Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 98 days from validation, 45 days slower than Plymouth's median of 53 for changes of use. Approved, as 96% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Plymouth in the last twelve months, from validation. Plymouth decision record →
Public comments
1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 19 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 17 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 7 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
22 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
Freehold owner: 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.
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