Planning – Application Comments

Consultation Date: Mon 13 Oct 2025

Consultation Date: Mon 13 Oct 2025

Comment Date: Mon 10 Nov 2025

2501286MJR Prince Maurice Road .pdf

Comment Date: Mon 10 Nov 2025

Plymouth City Council
Strategic Planning & Infrastructure

Transport Planning Team
Ext: 01752 307813
Date: 6th November 2025
Sam Lewis
Development Management
Strategic Planning & Infrastructure
Floor 2
Ballard House

Dear Sam

Highway Authority Consultation Response to a Planning Application


APPLICATION NO: 25/01286/MJR

SITE: ALLOTMENT GARDENS, PRINCE MAURICE ROAD, PLYMOUTH

DEVELOPMENT: Pre-application for the alteration of 55no. of the 99no. dwellings. alongside 2no. office units, approved via 18/00432/FUL


Observations:

Having reviewed the submitted details, the LHA would not wish to raise any in-principle objections to the changes now being sought to the consented scheme. However, there would be some areas of the design that need to be addressed which are as follows:

' Whilst it could be argued that an increase in the size of the residential units could lead to a corresponding increase in the number of vehicular movements generated by the site, it is the view of the LHA that any increase in such would be minimal and unlikely to have any significant affect upon the operation of the local highway network.

' The original scheme was consented on the basis of an overall car parking allocation across the site of 1.10 spaces per unit. In view of the fact that all of the residential units will now be much larger (in order to adhere to space standards) and that larger 4 bed units have been introduced, an increased level of car parking on the site would now be necessary.

I would expect to see car parking serving the larger 3-4 bed units to accord to the residential parking standards as outlined within the JLP SPD.

' The change of use from community to office for the ground floor commercial space would necessitate a level of car parking also being provided to serve these units. It is acknowledged that the total floor area of the proposed offices is quite small at 86 sq.m and on this basis no more than 3 spaces would be required to serve such. I wouldn't have any in-principle objections to a regime being implemented which allows car parking spaces to be shared between commercial and residential uses.

' EV charging provision should be provided across the remainder of the site in accordance with the standards for such as set out in the JLP SPD.

' What arrangements have been made for the servicing requirements of the office units now proposed on the ground floor area? This needs to be clarified.

' The proposed pedestrian links from the site out onto Lipson Road are very much welcomed in respect of improving permeability of the site. Whilst it is accepted that these links would not be acceptable for use by cyclists, I would expect to see wheeling channels provided where flights of steps are proposed.

Regards



Scott Smy
Transport Development Coordinator

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

Comment Date: Tue 11 Nov 2025

If in all other planning respects the proposed amendments are considered acceptable by the LPA, HDT notes and welcomes the intention to rationalise the development proposal for Ph 2 ' to deliver a more economically viable scheme by creating a more linear development. HDT would support these changes to make the scheme more buildable and therefore deliverable' particularly given the very challenging topography of this site and Ph 2 area. We also welcome the commitment to redesign the homes to meet NDSS standards.

In terms of the proposed amends to the house types, we note that the numbers of units are proposed to stay at 99 dwellings ' with some of the changes to the mix including increasing the number of 1 beds flats and the introduction of 4 bed houses. We consider this to be a reasonable response to the challenges of this development site and welcome the introduction of larger family houses in particular. I would also like to stress the need to meet M4(2) Accessible housing standards as part of this redesign - at 20% of the proposed units or 10 homes as well as provision of at least 1@ M4(3) units as per policy requirements.

Finally with regard to the tenure of the proposed units we note that the information supplied to date makes no reference to the DEV7 policy requirement for at least 30% Affordable Housing. HDT would therefore welcome a discussion on this matter at an early stage of the pre-app process.