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Civic Centre, Armada Way Plymouth PL1 2AA

25/01032/TCOWorks to a Tree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 16 September 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Tree Works

Received
4 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
ST PETER AND THE WATERFRONT
  1. Received4 Aug
  2. Validated4 Aug
  3. Consult.16 Sep
  4. Target15 Sep
  5. Decided16 Sep

Decided in 43 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Civic Centre, Armada Way Plymouth PL1 2AA. Plymouth has handled 146 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 6 days quicker than Plymouth's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 12 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 225 applications across ST PETER AND THE WATERFRONT. We hold 471 applications in total for the PL1 postcode area.

95% of trees applications at Plymouth City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
PL1 2AA
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 August 2025
Last date for comments
16 September 2025
Target decision date
15 September 2025
Permission expires
16 September 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
Plymouth City Council
Agent address
Ballard House, West Hoe Road Plymouth PL1 3BJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
6
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: City Centre
  • Listed building: Grade II: Council House and former Civic CentreOn this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: HMOs Mutley, Greenbank, City Centre and surrounding areas
  • Registered park and garden: Civic Square, PlymouthPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Civic Centre and Council House siteRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Planning history at this site

13 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    4 Nov

    PPA for proposed development at Civic Centre

    PendingApplication26/01473/MJR
  2. 2026
    5 Oct

    Condition Discharge: Part-discharge Condition 11 (Terrazzo Floor Finish Details) of Listed Building Consent…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/01388/CDMLB
  3. 2026
    1 Oct

    Variation of condition 4 (Demolition Works) of application 26/00780/S19

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)26/01366/S19
  4. 2026
    30 Sep

    Discharge of Condition 4 Demolition Method Statement of 26/00780/S19

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/01361/CDMLB
  5. 2026
    23 Sep

    Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) and Condition 27 (Accessible Housing) of application 26/00424/FUL

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)26/01320/S73
  6. 2026
    8 Jun

    Part discharge of conditions 3 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) , 5 (Phasing) , 6 (Construction…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00809/CDM

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