Planning – Application Comments

Consultation Date: Thu 08 Feb 2024

Consultation Date: Thu 08 Feb 2024

Consultation Date: Thu 08 Feb 2024

Comment Date: Thu 14 Mar 2024

FROM: Becky Curtis - Public Protection Service (949604)

RESPONSE DATE: 14/3/2024

APPLICATION NO: 24/00087/FUL

SITE: 59 College Road Plymouth PL2 1NR

DEVELOPMENT: Change of use of existing vacant shop to self-contained residential unit with minor external alterations to building.

No concerns- Approval

Comment Date: Tue 12 Mar 2024

PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL CONSULTEE COMMENTS FOR A PLANNING APPLICATION.

APPLICATION SUMMARY
PLANNING APPLICATION: 24/00087/FUL
ADDRESS: 59 College Road, Plymouth PL2 1NR
DESCRIPTION: Change of use of existing vacant shop to self-contained residential unit with minor external alterations to building.

CASE OFFICER: Macauley Potter (Planning Officer)
Development Management, PCC Strategic Planning & Infrastructure, Floor 2 Ballard House PL1 3BJ

CONSULTEE: Gary Lester (Transport Officer)
PCC Strategic Planning & Infrastructure, Transport Planning Team, Floor 2 Ballard House PL1 3BJ

Date: 29th February 2024

COMMENTS:
The Local Highway Authority (LHA) would not wish to raise any objections in principle to the proposed Change of Use of the vacant shop unit arranged over two floors, into a small self-contained one'bedroom house, along with minor external alterations to the building.

The property is located in College Road, on the corner of Cotehele Avenue, Keyham. College Road is subject to various on-street parking restrictions in the vicinity of the application property, and the close-by local school, although unrestricted on-street parking is available in other parts of the local streets.

The application property with its previously established uses and parking demand has no off-street, car parking, so is reliant on being able to park in the local streets. But, as shown in the application details the application property is part of a larger building, the remainder of which is shown within a solid Blue-line in the application notated as a 'Bakery', although since discontinued, with a following consented use as two-story offices which is also discontinued. But the adjacent part of the building has a more recent consent under application 20/02043/FUL, for the conversion of the redundant office block into two, one-bedroom apartments over two-floors. At which time the parking impacts for the whole of the building were considered and remain relevant to this current application for the conversion of the shop.

Referring to an extract from the LHA comments to application 20/02043/FUL setting out the car parking demand and impacts: - 'The car parking demand associated with the address is currently 4 car parking spaces which is broken down by 3 car parking spaces for the offices and 1 space for the shop front (calculated at 1 car parking space per 30m2). In line with local policy, the car parking demand associated with 2 flats, is 2 car parking spaces. The plans also propose the continuation of the shop front with an associated parking demand of 1 space. Therefore, the proposal would generate a total car parking demand of 3 car parking spaces which would not lead to an increase in demand on the parking network':

Referring to the above comments, and the Councils SPD, the car parking impact and demand relating the proposed conversion and Change of Use of the shop, into a one-bedroom dwelling, would have a neutral car parking impact. Although the change of use would be likely to be beneficial in causing a lesser number of associated daily comings and goings.

Bin storage is shown being accommodated on the private frontage of the building and should be so provided. Cycle storage is a general requirement for in this case one cycle, and every effort should be made to accommodate that.

SUMMARY:
Accordingly, the LHA has no objections in principle to the proposed Change of Use of the vacant shop unit arranged over two floors, into a small self-contained one'bedroom house, along with minor external alterations to the building.


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

Comment Date: Wed 28 Feb 2024

LLFA consultation response 24.00087.FUL.pdf

Comment Date: Mon 26 Feb 2024

Economic Development recognises that the proposed development will result in the loss of employment space, however, at this time the size and scale of the proposal do not meet thresholds required to trigger a mitigation for the loss. Equally there is a recognised need for housing within the city which this proposal will help to address.

Comment Date: Fri 09 Feb 2024

Please provide bin storage facility that houses the bins on the residential property