Six dwellings at 28 Woodland Terrace Lane, Plymouth

The site and its history

The vacant single-storey building lies between two single-track lanes and was previously used as a language school, with an earlier seven-townhouse scheme refused.

“Description of Site The application site is a vacant single-storey building located between two single-track lanes, Woodland Terrace Lane and Thomas Lane. The site was most recently used as a language school. The site is located within the Drake ward of the city.”

Officer report

What consultees said

Highways, public protection, urban design and crime prevention consultees raised no fundamental objection, while natural infrastructure and flood officers initially objected over information gaps.

“Urban Design - Generally consider the principle of the scheme is acceptable, specific concern raised to more detailed elements of the scheme…”

“Natural Infrastructure - Object to the application on the basis of insufficient information.”

Officer report

What residents raised

Objections covered overdevelopment, parking, traffic, construction disturbance, privacy, design, waste, environmental effects and loss of a community resource.

“- Over-development and over-population - Parking is constrained - Additional traffic and disruption along Woodland Terrace Lane and Thomas Lane - Noise and disruption - Increase in waste and litter where there are existing waste issues - Amenity impacts from increased refuse - Removal of a valuable community resource - The property could be used as an early years or care facility…”

“- Proposal should be assessed against the need for childcare - The site is not large enough to accommodate the development - Design is not in-keeping with the surrounding area - No visitor parking spaces have been allocated - Proposal will result in overspill parking onto the lanes - Garage access would be restricted - Disruption from construction traffic and deliveries - Loss of privacy and increased overlooking into neighbouring gardens and windows - Loss of daylight -…”

Officer report

Who spoke

The planning officer presented the application, a statement was read for Councillors Ricketts and Holloway, and the agent addressed the committee.

The committee's changes

Following questions and clarifications, members required consultation with Drake Ward councillors on construction traffic arrangements and a site-specific construction code.

“Amendment of Condition 3 (Construction Management Plan) so that the detailed Construction Management / Construction Traffic Management Plan, including proposals for construction traffic routes, site access, parking for contractors, working hours, and measures to protect residential amenity, would be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with the Drake Ward councillors before commencement of development, and implemented as approved for…”

“Planning Committee Thursday 18 December 2025 2. Amendment of Condition 20 (Code of Practice / Public Protection) to a pre-commencement condition requiring the submission and approval of a site-specific Code of Practice for construction and demolition (covering, as a minimum, working hours, deliveries, noise, dust, mud on the highway and any piling operations), with the details to be agreed by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with the Drake Ward councillors, and…”

Minutes

The final decision

The committee granted the application conditionally, subject to the report's conditions as amended for construction management and public protection.

“The Committee agreed to grant the application conditionally, as set out in the report, subject to the following amendments:”

Minutes