Pounds House, 162 Outland Road Plymouth PL2 3PX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from Offices (Class E) to a Non-residential Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) School (Class F1) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Councillor Referral · Last checked 8 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Plymouth Planning Committee on 30 Jul 2026.
Approved by 11 votes to 0
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised conditional approval because the school would meet community needs without harming amenity or highway safety.
- Objectors raised concerns about parking, congestion, access, noise, the listed building and nearby surgery.
- The committee voted unanimously to grant permission conditionally, as set out in the report.
Source: Plota analysis of Plymouth's committee minutes of 30 Jul 2026.
Documents 54
Decision & officer reports 6
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 15
Application forms 4
Consultation & comments 23
Site constraints 5
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 £500,000 in November 2025. Other property, 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 March 2025, 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
- PL2 3PX
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2026
- Ward
- PEVERELL
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Grant Conditionally
- Decision date
- 31 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Councillor Referral
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Devon & Cornwall Planning Consultants Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 106 days from validation, 53 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
63% object · below the UK average of 74%
9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 30 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 11 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
4 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
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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