diff --git a/backend/app/db/functions/recommendations_functions.py b/backend/app/db/functions/recommendations_functions.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11001a7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/db/functions/recommendations_functions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
+from backend.app.db.connection import db_engine
+from backend.app.db.models.recommendations import Plan
+
+
+def create_plan(plan):
+    """
+    This function will create a record for the plan in the database if it does not exist.
+    :param plan: dictionary of data representing a plan to be created
+    """
+
+    Session = sessionmaker(bind=db_engine)
+    with Session() as session:
+        new_plan = Plan(**plan)
+        session.add(new_plan)
+        session.commit()
+
+        return new_plan.id
diff --git a/backend/app/db/models/recommendations.py b/backend/app/db/models/recommendations.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..435c07dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/db/models/recommendations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+from sqlalchemy import Column, BigInteger, String, Float, Boolean, TIMESTAMP, ForeignKey
+from sqlalchemy.orm import declarative_base, relationship
+from sqlalchemy.sql import func
+from backend.app.db.models.portfolio import Portfolio
+
+Base = declarative_base()
+
+
+class Recommendation(Base):
+    __tablename__ = 'recommendation'
+
+    id = Column(BigInteger, primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
+    property_id = Column(BigInteger, ForeignKey('property.id'), nullable=False)
+    created_at = Column(TIMESTAMP, nullable=False, server_default=func.now())
+    type = Column(String, nullable=False)
+    description = Column(String, nullable=False)
+    estimated_cost = Column(Float)
+    default = Column(Boolean, nullable=False)
+    starting_u_value = Column(Float)
+    new_u_value = Column(Float)
+    sap_points = Column(Float)
+    heat_demand = Column(Float)
+    co2_equivalent_savings = Column(Float)
+    energy_savings = Column(Float)
+    energy_cost_savings = Column(Float)
+    property_valuation_increase = Column(Float)
+    rental_yield_increase = Column(Float)
+    total_work_hours = Column(Float)
+
+
+class RecommendationMaterials(Base):
+    __tablename__ = 'recommendation_materials'
+
+    id = Column(BigInteger, primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
+    recommendation_id = Column(BigInteger, ForeignKey('recommendation.id'), nullable=False)
+    material_id = Column(BigInteger, ForeignKey('material.id'), nullable=False)
+    created_at = Column(TIMESTAMP, nullable=False, server_default=func.now())
+
+    # recommendation = relationship('Recommendation')
+    # material = relationship('Material')
+
+
+class Plan(Base):
+    __tablename__ = 'plan'
+
+    id = Column(BigInteger, primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
+    portfolio_id = Column(BigInteger, ForeignKey(Portfolio.id), nullable=False)
+    created_at = Column(TIMESTAMP, nullable=False, server_default=func.now())
+    is_default = Column(Boolean, nullable=False)
+
+
+class PlanRecommendations(Base):
+    __tablename__ = 'plan_recommendations'
+
+    id = Column(BigInteger, primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
+    plan_id = Column(BigInteger, ForeignKey('plan.id'), nullable=False)
+    recommendation_id = Column(BigInteger, ForeignKey('recommendation.id'), nullable=False)
+
+    plan = relationship('Plan')
+    recommendation = relationship('Recommendation')
diff --git a/backend/app/plan/router.py b/backend/app/plan/router.py
index 5fbc5f1a..e1ee5dea 100644
--- a/backend/app/plan/router.py
+++ b/backend/app/plan/router.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from backend.app.db.functions.property_functions import (
     create_property, create_property_targets, update_property_data, create_property_details_epc
 )
 from backend.app.db.functions.materials_functions import get_materials
+from backend.app.db.functions.recommendations_functions import create_plan
 
 # TODO: This is placeholder until data is stored in DB
 from backend.app.plan.uvalue_estimates_walls import uvalue_estimates_walls
@@ -253,5 +254,15 @@ async def trigger_plan(body: PlanTriggerRequest):
         if not recommendations:
             continue
         # Create a plan
+        new_plan_id = create_plan(
+            {
+                "portfolio_id": body.portfolio_id,
+                "is_default": True
+            }
+        )
+
+        # upload recommendations
+
+        # create the bridging between the plan and the recommendation
 
     return Response(status_code=200)