Plymouth’s huge new M&S and Aldi shopping centre moves closer

A huge new shopping development with M&S and Aldi stores is moving closer to completion. The £19m complex at the former Seaton Barracks in Plymouth is expected to be ready by September.

The Plymouth City Council-owned site will create about 100 jobs and provide new facilities for the growing population in the north of Plymouth. Confirmed tenants at the Derriford District Centre include a Marks and Spencer Foodhall, an Aldi supermarket, a Costa Coffee, a PureGym, a Pets Corner pet shop and an Oggy Oggy pasty shop, and there are also plans to lease another unit to a hot-food takeaway operator.

The development includes 12 electric vehicle charging points, sustainable transport links to reduce car use, cycle lanes and easy pedestrian access to bus stops. It’s near a major new housing development and some of Plymouth’s biggest employers, including Derriford Hospital and the Land Registry.

Now plans have been put forward by developers ADC Kimberley Ltd for the signage to sit outside the site. It is one step closer for the new development opening, with the planning application showing how the signage could look.

The centre is conveniently located near a major new housing development and some of Plymouth’s largest employers, including Derriford Hospital and the Land Registry. The site had been left unused for more than 20 years, only serving as a coronavirus test centre, until the redevelopment project kicked off.

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

· Pre-application for removal of high level shopfront railings – 13 – 17 New George Street Plymouth PL1 1QZ – https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SFQCHDMM04Q00&activeTab=summary

· Pre-application for an outbuilding and retaining wall (retrospective) – 8 Springhill Green Plymouth PL2 3RP – https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SFOMA6MM04Q00&activeTab=summary

· Erection of 3no. totem signs for new district centre, with tenant signage for each unit displayed – 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=SFOTGMMMHHC00&activeTab=summary

· A 40 kWp roof-mounted Solar PV array on Puregym Plymouth Marsh Mills, constituted from 80 x 500 Wp PV panels. The installation will be completed in line with Permitted Development Guidelines and will utilise a low rise mounting kit to ensure the panels sit flush to the roof (not exceeding 0.2m). In parallel the PV panels selected will incorporate an ant-reflective coating – Unit 4, 71 Coypool Road Plymouth PL7 4FB – https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SFOPA1MMHH700&activeTab=summary

· Proposed free-standing advertising council information panel featuring 2no internally illuminated digital displays, digital displays to portray static images that change every 10 seconds – Pavement Outside 125 Armada Way Plymouth PL1 1RR https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/weeklyListResults.do?action=firstPage#:~:text=Proposed%20free%2Dstanding,Plymouth%20PL1%201RR

· Proposed free-standing advertising council information panel featuring 2no internally illuminated digital displays, digital displays to portray static images that change every 10 seconds – Pavement North-East Of 147 Armada Way Plymouth PL1 1HX – https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SFMYSBMMHG800&activeTab=summary

· Proposed free-standing advertising council information panel featuring 2no internally illuminated digital displays, digital displays to portray static images that change every 10 seconds – Pavement Outside 101 Armada Way Plymouth PL1 1HH – https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SFN9W6MMHGO00&activeTab=summary

· First floor extension over existing garage – 6 Whimbrel Way Plymouth PL9 8GR – https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SFMW09MMHG200&activeTab=summary

· Proposed free-standing advertising council information panel featuring 2no internally illuminated digital displays, digital displays to portray static images that change every 10 seconds – Pavement Outside 100-120 Armada Way Plymouth PL1 1HH – https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SFN9WYMMHGQ00&activeTab=summary

· Pre-application for demolition and replacement of rear coach house and alterations to existing property to provide 4no. flats (Class C4) and central courtyard – 10 Elliott Road Plymouth PL4 9NJ – https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SFMQM3MM08H00&activeTab=summary

· Proposed free-standing advertising council information panel featuring 2no internally illuminated digital displays, digital displays to portray static images that change every 10 seconds – Pavement Outside 122 – 124 Armada Way Plymouth PL1 1LA – https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SFMYUZMMHGC00&activeTab=summary

· Proposed free-standing advertising council information panel featuring 2no internally illuminated digital displays, digital displays to portray static images that change every 10 seconds – avement South-West Of 152 – 154 Armada Way Plymouth PL1 1LB – https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SFMYTJMMHGA00&activeTab=summary

· Loft conversion including hip to gable roof extension and rear dormer – 34 Jean Crescent Plymouth PL3 6PZ – https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SFGWQ8MMHD400&activeTab=summary

· Establish existing use of property as a 5-bed HMO (Class C4) – 56 Glen Park Avenue Plymouth PL4 6BD – https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SFL9NYMMHFC00&activeTab=summary

· Installation of 6no. replacement signs – The Unicorn, 158 – 160 Plymouth Road Plymouth PL7 4NE – https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SFL1CFMMHF000&activeTab=summary

· External alterations and installation of mechanical plant equipment – 2 Old Town Street Plymouth PL1 1DP – https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SFFPP1MMHCU00&activeTab=summary

· 1no. EV charging point in McDonald’s car park – 1 Pomphlett Road Plymouth PL9 7BH – https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SFDXQWMMHC200&activeTab=summary

· Establish use as Class E – 301 Plymouth Road Plymouth PL7 4ND – https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SFA5NEMMHA200&activeTab=summary

· Creation of Country Park and associated development to support public access and nature enhancement – Land At Wixenford Saltram Estate Plympton PL7 1UH – https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SF8CK1MMH9500&activeTab=summary

· Rear extension – 101 Aberdeen Avenue Plymouth PL5 3UN – https://planning.plymouth.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SEJKPGMMGWI00&activeTab=summary