Planning – Application Comments

Consultation Date: Thu 25 Sep 2025

Consultation Date: Thu 25 Sep 2025

Comment Date: Thu 16 Oct 2025

LLFA consultation response 25.01201.FUL.pdf

Comment Date: Thu 16 Oct 2025

The proposals seek to carry out a roof extension and internal rearrangements to provide 5x additional apartments at the above-mentioned site. The Local Highway Authority (LHA) would not wish to raise any in-principle objections to the proposed development.

The site has recently received permission under permitted development rights to convert the upper floors of the building to provide 34x apartments under application reference 25/00520/GPD. The majority of the comments provided by the LHA in response to this GPD application should be reiterated.

The site lies within a sustainable and accessible location within walking distance to the city centre which provides good public transport links and access to a range of amenities, therefore providing a variety of opportunities for travel to and from the site via sustainable modes of transport. A Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) is operated within the streets to the south of the site (Zone H) for 24 hours a day, Monday-Sunday. As the site is not located within the CPZ, occupants of the apartments would not be eligible to apply for permits or visitor tickets for use within the CPZ. However, there is time limited, pay & display parking is available along Princess Street and Princess Street OPE which could be utilised by visitors wishing to travel to the site via private car. Due to the location of the site and the controls in place to prevent overspill parking, the development is considered eligible for car-free development.

The site has an existing car park accessed from Princess Street which provides 18x off-street parking spaces and is included within the blue line of the application site. The submitted application form seemingly states that 11x of these spaces would be allocated for the residential uses and the remaining 7x spaces for the office use. As stated above, the proposed development is eligible for car-free development therefore it will be the responsibility of the landowner to manage and enforce the allocation of the parking spaces.

Cycle parking provided at 1x space per bedroom will be required to serve the development. The new proposed apartments will each have 2-bedrooms, therefore requiring cycle parking (in addition to that required under application 25/00520/GPD) for 10x bicycles.

No details have been submitted with regard to the provision of cycle parking for this proposed development, however it is noted that the previous GPD application intended for cycle parking to be provided within the basement of the building. The LHA would reiterate the comments formerly made regarding the cycle parking required to serve the development:

Paragraphs 8.31 and 8.33 of the SPD state that for developments of flats, secure communal stores which are well lit, fully covered, conveniently located and close to the main point of access should be provided. The provision of cycle storage within the basement, where residents would have to navigate steps and exit through the bin store, is considered contrary to these SPD requirements and would therefore not be acceptable to the LHA. Therefore, further details relating to the provision of adequate cycle storage will be required and such details should be secured via planning condition prior to the commencement of works on-site. The cycle storage should conform to the standards as detailed within the SPD in order to encourage sustainable modes of transport.


Recommendations:

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


Planning conditions:
FURTHER DETAILS
No development shall take place until further details regarding the level and standard of cycle storage proposed to serve the development have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The cycle storage should be provided at 1x space per bedroom (10x spaces) and be well lit, fully covered and conveniently located.

Reason:
To ensure that these further details are acceptable to the Local Planning Authority and that they are in keeping with the standards of the vicinity in accordance with the Plymouth and South West Devon JLP 2019.

CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN
The development works hereby proposed shall not commence until there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority a Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP). The said CTMP shall be submitted prior to the commencement of the development works and shall include details relating to the detailed programme of works, details of construction vehicle movements including number, type and size of vehicles; construction operation hours; routes being used by construction vehicles and contractors parking arrangements. The development works hereby proposed shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the approved CTMP.

Reason:
To ensure that the traffic impacts associated with the construction phase of the works does not lead to adverse impacts upon the operation of the Local Road Network in accordance with Policy DEV29 of the Plymouth and South West Devon JLP 2019

HIGHWAY DILAPIDATION SURVEY
No works shall commence on-site until the applicant has undertaken a highway dilapidation survey in consultation with the Local Highway Authority which shall have been submitted to and been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The survey shall assess the existing condition of all highway infrastructure which will be impacted upon through the construction activities associated with the development hereby approved. This shall include routes to and from the site being used by construction traffic.

Reason:
To ensure that any damage to the existing highway infrastructure arising from the construction of the proposed development is properly recorded and addressed by the developer on completion of the works in the interests of the safety of all users of the highway in accordance with Policy DEV29 of the Plymouth & South West Devon Joint Local Plan 2014-2034.



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

16/10/2025

Comment Date: Wed 08 Oct 2025

2501201FUL 1 Princess Street Ope.pdf