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Civic Centre, Armada Way Plymouth PL1 2AA

26/00425/LBCApproved

Approved on 31 July 2026

Council decision: Grant Conditionally16 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Internal and external works to convert building (inc part demolition), alterations to elevation including new cladding, public realm and associated works.

Received
20 March 2026
Ward
ST PETER AND THE WATERFRONT
  1. Received20 Mar
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided31 Jul

Decided in 128 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 128 days, 11 weeks longer than Plymouth's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 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 469 applications in total for the PL1 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
PL1 2AA

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 March 2026

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

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    25 Mar

    Conversion to residential apartments (Class C3), education space including ancillary cafe, salon, spa, office…

    ApprovedApplicationFiled alongside26/00424/FUL
  2. 2026
    25 Mar

    Internal and external works to convert building (inc part demolition), alterations to elevation including new…

    This applicationApprovedListed building consent26/00425/LBC

Planning history at this site

12 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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