Planning Services

We aim to deliver the transformation of Plymouth through:

Our Mission

To be one of the top performing unitary local planning authorities in England, by providing efficient services that focus on quality, innovation and the needs of our customers.

Our Plymouth Planning Pledge

Our pledge sees the specific commitments to you, our customers, on quality, speed, dependability, flexibility and cost which can be found in our Business Plan.

You can find out about the full range of services we provide by using the left-hand menu or the links below.

Apply for planning permission

You will need to get planning permission for most building works or changes of use of land or buildings.

View and comment on planning applications

Monitor the progress of applications, view decisions, view documents and directly comment on specific applications.

Local Development Framework

Find out about the plans behind planning decisions, view and comment on planning policy documents.

Delivering change

Delivering policy documents by building new houses, schools or offices, making transport improvements or improving access to, and protection of, green spaces.

Planning obligations and the community infrastructure levy

Find out more about our approach to planning obligations and our plans for introducing a new community infrastructure levy in Plymouth.

Planning processes

Planning consists of a number of formal processes that are used at different stages when making a decision.

Natural environment

Nature and coastal conservation information

Building Control

Building regulation information and advice

Built environment

Design and historic environment

Hot topics

• Draft Charging Schdule for Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) – we are currently consulting on the Draft Charging Schedule for CIL.
• 2nd Review of the Planning Obligations and Affordable Housing SPD - we are currently consulting on the 2nd review of the SPD.
• Derriford Community Park - we are currently consulting on the Derriford Community Park Project.
• Planning Committee – view the current agenda for Planning Committee
• Local validation list – view the adopted Local validation list