New housing in Plymouth City Council
We read Plymouth City Council's planning register every day. We hold 16,188 of its planning applications going back to 2015, and 92 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 87% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test, below 95%, so it must publish an action plan to speed up delivery.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 87% (2025): action plan
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 16,188
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 75 | 25 | 6 |
| 2025 | 113 | 57 | 6 |
| 2024 | 101 | 48 | 8 |
| 2023 | 129 | 63 | 14 |
| 2022 | 108 | 47 | 14 |
| 2021 | 121 | 62 | 12 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 304 | Land At Derrys Cross Plymouth EIA screening opinion request for a major urban development consisting of 304 residential apartments, a 114 key hotel, 120 car parking spaces and 1 commercial (small scale retail) unit. 24/00964/ERS103 | Withdrawn | 30 Jul 2024 |
| 260 | Phase 10, Saltram Meadow Plymstock Plymouth EIA Screening Opinion for Phase 10 Saltram Meadow comprising up to 260 dwellings, associated infrastructure and works 26/00890/ERS103 | Decided | 23 Jun 2026 |
| 255 | Land At Seaton Neighbourhood (formerly Known As Phases 8, 10, 11 And 12) East Of Platinum Parkway Plymouth Proposed residential development (255 dwellings) at Seaton Neighbourhood, to the east of the Forder Valley Link Road (phases formally known as 8, 10, 11 and 12) 25/01587/MJR | Decided | 4 Dec 2025 |
| 125 | Land East Of Plymbridge Road, Boringdon, Plymouth Pre-application for up to 125 dwellings (including affordable housing), public open space, dedicated ecological and drainage areas, with vehicle access off Plymbridge Road, and active travel routes off Plymbridge Road… 26/00417/MJR | Decided | 26 Mar 2026 |
| 105 | The Moneycentre 1 Drake Circus Plymouth PL1 1QH Proposed change of use from office use (Class E) to residential (Class C3) to form 105 flats with associated vehicle and cycle parking 24/01406/GPD | Approved | 23 Oct 2024 |
| 75 | Land At Horsham Lane Tamerton Foliot Plymouth PL5 4NP Pre-application for the erection of approximately 75 dwellings, open space including a new publicly accessible country park comprising 4.09ha, and associated infrastructure including highway access. 25/01189/MJR | Decided | 12 Sept 2025 |
| 53 | Brake Farm Plymouth PL5 3AZ Pre-application for demolition of existing 53 dwellings and re-development of the site to provide a 100% affordable (older person) housing scheme of circa 73 dwellings split 50-50 general needs age restricted (over 55)… 25/01503/MJR | Decided | 25 Nov 2025 |
| 44 | Allotment Gardens, Prince Maurice Road Plymouth Discharge of obligations to provide 44no. affordable houses and all other financial contributions contained within the S106 Agreement for planning application 18/00432/FUL 26/01152/MDPO | Decided | 25 Aug 2026 |
| 25 | Talbot Gardens Barne Barton Plymouth PL5 1BU Demolition of remaining buildings and erection of 25 dwellings, open space, landscaping, parking and other associated and ancillary development 24/00617/FUL | Approved | 24 May 2024 |
| 24 | The Cooperage, Ocean Studios Royal William Yard Plymouth PL1 3RP Change of use from Ocean Studios to 24 residential units, inc. conversion of engine house, associated parking and hard landscaping to the central courtyard. 25/01217/FUL | Approved | 26 Sept 2025 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Plymouth City Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.