Planning – Application Comments

Consultation Date: Mon 08 Apr 2024

Consultation Date: Mon 08 Apr 2024

Consultation Date: Mon 08 Apr 2024

Consultation Date: Mon 08 Apr 2024

Consultation Date: Mon 08 Apr 2024

Comment Date: Wed 08 May 2024

PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL CONSULTEE COMMENTS FOR A PRE-PLANNING APPLICATION.

APPLICATION SUMMARY
PLANNING APPLICATION: 24/00411/MOR
ADDRESS: 15 Berthon Road Plymouth PL5 1EX
DESCRIPTION: Pre-application for proposed dwelling

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: 8th May 2024

PRE-APPLICATION COMMENTS:
The Local Highway Authority is unable to support this pre-application proposal for the erection of a new two-storey, 2- bedroomed dwelling, which would be physically attached to the donor dwelling at 15 Berthon Road to create a new end-of-terrace dwelling house. That would be situated on what is an adjacent strip of grassland, apparently without any vehicular access thereto.

The application property is located on a housing estate at Barn Barton, within an area where the streets, parking and other public areas, are all understood to be in private third-party ownership and control. Where the status and provision of car parking is unclear, but the Design & Access Statement (DAS) details inform that the applicant has a designated parking space (seemingly associated with the donor dwelling at number 15 shown within the Blue-line of the application), which would apparently be transferred to provide car parking for the proposed new dwelling. Although, off-street car parking has not been shown or included within either the Red or Blue line of the application, which (in planning terms) suggests there is no off-street parking provision within the applicants ownership or control, to serve either the donor dwelling, or the proposed new dwelling. In which case off-street car parking for the proposed new dwelling and/or the donor dwelling would be reliant on third-party owned land and approval.

Moreover, referring to the Local Planning Authorities indicative car parking standards shows that 2 off-street parking spaces would be needed to serve the proposed new 2-bedroomed dwelling (as acknowledged in the DAS). Along with the need to demonstrate that the proposed development would not result in a loss of car parking to serve the donor dwelling, for which details have not been provided.

The DAS makes a brief case for having a reduced level of one off-street car parking space to serve the proposed new dwelling, due to having a bus service, national public transport links, and provision of pay-as you-go electric bicycles for public use that are situated at various locations throughout the city. However, from brief consideration of sustainability, accessibility, and connectivity for the application site, it is considered unlikely that a proposal for a reduced level of car parking would be supported in this particular location. When the application site is approximately 700 metres away from the nearest Bus Stop (well over the accepted 400 metres walking distance to a Bus Stop), and approximately 1.6 Kilometres from the St Budeaux District Shopping Centre.

SUMMARY:
The application site is an unallocated windfall site therefore any development would be expected to fully meet the planning needs as set out in the LPAs Supplementary Planning Document. Including in respect of, car parking provision, an Electric Vehicle charging point, and cycle storage. Being as the application site would apparently not have any lawful vehicular access to the proposed development plot, nor (in planning terms) any car parking provision, with both apparently being outside of the control of the applicant (and the application) and entirely reliant on third-party land and approval. Then, the circumstances are such that these essential transport elements of the proposal could not necessarily be delivered. Therefore, the LHA would be unable to support the proposed development as presented.


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

Comment Date: Thu 25 Apr 2024

2400411MOR 15 Berthon Road.pdf

Comment Date: Thu 25 Apr 2024

LLFA consultation response 24.00411.MOR.pdf

Comment Date: Thu 25 Apr 2024

Standing advice for single property developments 2023.pdf

Comment Date: Thu 11 Apr 2024

No issues