Civic Centre, Armada Way Plymouth PL1 2AA
Approved on 28 July 2026
Council decision: Approve8 conditions
Proposal
Conversion to residential apartments (Class C3), education space including ancillary cafe, salon, spa, office (Class F1a), restaurant (Class Eb), part demolition, alterations to elevations including new cladding, new public realm including external bridge and staircase, changes to parking, and associated works
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Council
- Plymouth City Council
- Ward
- Denton West
- ReceivedReceived18 May
- ValidatedValidated12 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided28 Jul
Decided in 46 days
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at Civic Centre, Armada Way Plymouth PL1 2AA. Plymouth has handled 2,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 125 days, 11 weeks longer than Plymouth's typical decision time. The site is in the City Centre conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 12 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 4 applications across Denton West. We hold 469 applications in total for the PL1 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- PL1 2AA
- Parish
- Denton/Audenshaw
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Lauren Jackson
Additional information
- Documents
- 16
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: City Centre
- Article 4 direction: HMOs Mutley, Greenbank, City Centre and surrounding areas
- 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.
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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.
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Associated applications
- 202623 Sep
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) and Condition 27 (Accessible Housing) of application 26/00424/FUL
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)26/01320/S73 - 202625 Mar
Conversion to residential apartments (Class C3), education space including ancillary cafe, salon, spa, office…
This applicationApprovedApplication26/00424/FUL - 202625 Mar
Internal and external works to convert building (inc part demolition), alterations to elevation including new…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside26/00425/LBC
Planning history at this site
11 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20264 Nov
PPA for proposed development at Civic Centre
PendingApplication26/01473/MJR - 20265 Oct
Condition Discharge: Part-discharge Condition 11 (Terrazzo Floor Finish Details) of Listed Building Consent…
PendingDischarge of conditions26/01388/CDMLB - 20261 Oct
Variation of condition 4 (Demolition Works) of application 26/00780/S19
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)26/01366/S19 - 202630 Sep
Discharge of Condition 4 Demolition Method Statement of 26/00780/S19
PendingDischarge of conditions26/01361/CDMLB - 20268 Jun
Part discharge of conditions 3 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) , 5 (Phasing) , 6 (Construction…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00809/CDM - 20268 Jun
Non material amendment: Variation of conditions 4 (Employment and Skills Strategy), 7 and 8 (District…
ApprovedNon-material amendment26/00810/AMD - 20263 Jun
Targeted and limited programme of intrusive investigations to the external reinforced concrete frame and…
ApprovedListed building consent26/00785/LBC - 20263 Jun
Variation of conditions 4 (Demolition Works), 5 (Sample Of Transom/Spandrel Panel Material), 6 (East And West…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)26/00780/S19 - 20261 Jun
Part discharge of conditions 12 (Internal Works to Tower) and 14 (Ground And First Floor Column Repairs) of…
PendingDischarge of conditions26/00766/CDMLB - 20252 Oct
Advertisement hoardings in association with work to the Civic Centre.
ApprovedAdvertisement consent25/01301/ADV - 20254 Aug
Tree Works
ApprovedWorks to a Tree in a Conservation Area25/01032/TCO
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