Latest Plymouth plans include 'ambitious' new build

Plans for a new three storey building in Plymouth at a gateway site have been approved. The development comprises a hot food takeaway and launderette at ground floor and two residential at the first floor level.

The site occupies a prominent position on the corner of Wolseley Road and Fletemoor Road. The existing hand car wash site is to be largely unaffected by the scheme other than additional car parking and servicing facilities, which are to be provided on the forecourt.

The development seeks to utilise a difficult L-shaped plot adjacent to a former petrol filling station and turn it into a new high quality retail and residential building in St Budeaux.

A planning statement said: “The site had previous planning approval for a larger, mixed use retail and residential scheme in 2014 and the new 2024 proposals intend to provide a higher quality scheme in its replacement. The design has followed two pre-app submissions and developed upon them each time to meet the advice provided. This final scheme is an improvement in all areas.”

Approving the scheme, planning officers said the scheme was finely balanced. But they said the redevelopment of an untidy, brownfield site into a high quality building containing much needed housing on a prominent corner plot in a gateway location was important.

The report said: “The application presents an ambitious proposal to transform an untidy, brownfield site into a contemporary mixed use development adjacent to the Wolseley Road District Centre. The application fails to pass the sequential test in respect of the proposed hot food takeaway unit, and the residential apartments do not have access to outdoor amenity space. The application also fails to demonstrate how carbon emission savings will be reduced through onsite energy generation. Each of these concerns, either individually or cumulatively, could warrant refusal.

“However, given the location of the development on the edge of the District Centre, officers consider that the development of a small hot food takeaway is unlikely to affect the vitality and viability of the District Centre and other defined centres within the catchment area, and furthermore the development could have a positive impact through improving the appearance of the site and by providing residential dwellings.”

Plymouth City Council planners will determine the fate of all the new applications listed below at a later date. Below is the full latest list of planning applications that have been submitted this week.

Plymouth planning list

· Discharge of condition 6 Highway Dilapidation Survey of planning application 21/01895/FUL - Land At Clowance Street Devonport Plymouth PL1 4LQ - https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SM6DS5MMKN800&activeTab=summary

· Pre application for Off road parking required for two cars - 5 Croydon Gardens Plymouth PL5 2RH - https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SM639PMM08O00&activeTab=summary

· Proposed single storey rear/side extension with loft conversion above - Glen Devon 297 Dean Cross Road Plymouth PL9 7AZ - https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SM43UPMMKLU00&activeTab=summary

· Loft conversion with hip to gable and rear dormer - 175 Victoria Road Plymouth PL5 1QT - https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SM43UPMMKLU00&activeTab=summary

· Non-material amendment: Removal of Medpoint branding and reduction in prescription collection machine size for application 24/00246/FUL- 8 Leypark Drive Plymouth PL6 8UD - https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SM2BXZMMKKO00&activeTab=summary

· Extension and alterations to garage - 22 Widewell Road Plymouth PL6 7DW - https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SM2EQVMMKKU00&activeTab=summary

· Proposed rear conservatory - 18 Highbury Crescent Plymouth PL7 4HB - https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SM2EQ9MMKKS00&activeTab=summary

· Pre application for: a loft conversion - 30 St Barnabas Terrace Plymouth PL1 5NN - https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SM2AGKMM04Q00&activeTab=summary

· Replacement pitched roof to garage and utility room along with garage conversion into office/study - 67 Moorland View Derriford Plymouth PL6 6AW - https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SLWYV8MMKII00&activeTab=summary

· Pre-application for the demolition of existing single and two storey extensions to Hepworth House and construction of a three storey extension to create new Centre for Eyecare Excellence for the University of Plymouth. Creation of new vehicular access from James Street to provide drop off spaces - Hepworth House University Of Plymouth Plymouth PL4 6AW - https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SM2CR5MM08H00&activeTab=summary

· Alterations to house with two-storey side extension - 25 Roberts Road Plymouth PL5 1DL - https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SLRN86MMKEZ00&activeTab=summary

· 26no. Illuminated and non-illuminated fascia signs - Unit 2, 145 Plymouth Road Plymouth PL7 4NF - https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SLR578MMKEE00&activeTab=summary

· Summer house in the back of the garden - 7 Dartmeet Avenue Plymouth PL3 6NR - https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SLLA2EMMKBP00&activeTab=summary

· 5no. pole mounted EV Hub signs - Land At Former Seaton Army Barracks Parade Ground William Prance Road Derriford Plymouth PL6 5ZD - https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SL6QGJMMK4R00&activeTab=summary

· Change of use of warehouse (Class B8) to gym (Class E(d)) - 5 Huxley Close Plymouth PL7 4JN - https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SKU9TDMMJY200&activeTab=summary

· Pre-application for installation of 4no air conditioning units - 10 Transit Way Plymouth PL5 3TW - https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SKFFS3MM00600&activeTab=summary

· Single storey rear extension - 19 Tregenna Close Plymouth PL7 2FW - https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SKBHGHMMJOE00&activeTab=summary

· Hardstand for parking at the front of the property - 21 Clearbrook Avenue Plymouth PL5 1TJ - https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SJORE6MMJE300&activeTab=summary