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Commercial Wharf, Madeira Road Plymouth PL1 2NX

26/00401/MORDecided

Decided on 4 November 2026

Council decision: Closed Development Enquiry

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Public realm improvements and refurbishment works including wayfinding, lighting, planting and seating, refurbishment of existing Boathouse store units and the creation of flexible spaces for events and waterfront activity

Received
18 March 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 6 November 2026
Ward
ST PETER AND THE WATERFRONT
  1. Received18 Mar
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target24 Mar
  5. Decided4 Nov

Decided in 224 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Commercial Wharf, Madeira Road Plymouth PL1 2NX. Plymouth has handled 2,057 applications of this type. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 225 applications across ST PETER AND THE WATERFRONT. We hold 469 applications in total for the PL1 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
PL1 2NX

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 March 2026
Target decision date
24 March 2027

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Ms Abbey Edwards

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: BarbicanPart of the site
  • Article 4 direction: HMOs Mutley, Greenbank, City Centre and surrounding areasPart of the site
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    6 Jan

    Pre-application for installation of living seawall

    WithdrawnMinor Pre Application Enquiry23/00019/MOR

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