Planning – Application Comments

Consultation Date: Mon 05 Jun 2023

Consultation Date: Mon 05 Jun 2023

Consultation Date: Mon 05 Jun 2023

Consultation Date: Mon 05 Jun 2023

Consultation Date: Mon 05 Jun 2023

Consultation Date: Mon 05 Jun 2023

Comment Date: Fri 30 Jun 2023

The proposals seek to change the use of the above-mentioned property from a flooring warehouse/showroom to a vehicle repair garage with MOT facilities (Sui Generis). The Highway Authority would not wish to raise any in-principle objections to the proposed development.

The proposals were subject to a pre-application enquiry (reference 23/00197/MOR) to which the LHA raised no in-principle objections but stated that off-street parking provision would be required in accordance with the SPD; 1x space per staff member and 3x spaces for each service/fitting/testing bay.

The submission documents inform that 2x members of staff would be employed at the site and 3x servicing bays would be provided. This would lead to an associated parking demand of 11x spaces.

Whilst the submission documents state that this level of parking demand is achieved on site, this includes the use of 2x servicing bays for parking. Also included is a fourth parking bay created via the re-lining of the parking bays to the front of the property. The servicing bays would not be considered as a contribution to the off-street parking at the site and the additional fourth space would completely obstruct the access into the garage and therefore could not always be relied upon for parking.

However when deducting these 2-3 spaces from the overall provision at the site, 8x parking spaces are still available for use by staff and customers; 5x spaces within the garage and 3x bays to the front of the site. The applicant would be responsible for suitably managing the use of these parking spaces in line with their business operations.

As stated within the pre-application consultation response from the LHA, the site is located within an industrial estate and the new proposed use would be commensurate with the other commercial uses within the locality. There are strict parking controls enforced within the area, with a residential Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in operation for 24 hours per day, 7 days a week affecting the surrounding streets. Time limited on-street parking is available between the hours of 9am-6pm which could be used by customers if needed. It should be noted that, as the property is operating as a business, it would not be eligible to obtain permits or visitor tickets for use within the CPZ.

Therefore, due to the location of the site within a commercial/industrial estate, the strict parking controls on the surrounding streets and the levels of off-street parking provision provided on-site, the LHA would not wish to raise any in-principle objections to the proposed development.

Recommendations:

Support
No objection
No objection subject to appropriate mitigation (as identified below) X
Object to application

Planning conditions:
MINIMUM CAR PARKING PROVISION
The use hereby permitted shall not be brought into use until space has been laid out within the site in accordance with the approved plan for a minimum of 8 cars to be parked and thereafter these spaces shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking of vehicles.

Reason:
To enable vehicles used by occupiers or visitors to be parked off the public highway so as to avoid damage to amenity and interference with the free flow of traffic on the highway in accordance with Policy DEV29 of the Plymouth and South West Devon JLP 2019.

INFORMATIVE: RESIDENT PARKING PERMIT SCHEME
The applicant should be made aware that the property lies within a resident parking permit scheme. As the property is operating as a business it will not be eligible for residents or visitor parking permits for use within the scheme.


The proposed development has been considered in accordance with the Councils current Development Plan Policies and having regard for the National Planning Policy Framework.



Abbie Perry

Transport Planning Officer
Officer authorised to sign on behalf of the
Director for Strategic Planning & Infrastructure

30/06/2023

Comment Date: Tue 20 Jun 2023

LLFA consultation response 23.00797.FUL.pdf