Another milestone for regeneration of area around Plymouth station
A planning application is being submitted for a new multi-storey car park
The massive regeneration of the area around Plymouth Station has reached another milestone.
Plymouth City Council is submitting an application for a new multi-storey car park.
The new car park will have:
- 460 parking spaces arranged over six storeys
- EV charging facilities with capability to expand as demand increases in the future
- A new mobility hub which will offer more transport choices to reduce private car use. This could include electric bikes, electric vehicles available for hire, bike parking, lockers for delivery and storage
- Disabled and family parking spaces
The structure aims to be more modern and accessible than the current concrete car park opposite the station entrance.
Should the scheme be given the go-ahead, the car park will be built to the east of Intercity House on the site of the former RISC building.
Council Leader Nick Kelly said: "This is another big step in the right direction for this massive project to create a much better and more fitting welcome for people arriving by rail to this city.
"I am pleased to see the design detail includes plans for a mobility hub, which will help people who visit Plymouth to make greener choices about how they travel around our city."
Cllr Nick Kelly - Leader of Plymouth City Council
The new car park’s location heralds a significant change to how private vehicles will be allowed to use Station Approach.
It is intended that all private vehicle trips to and from the new multi-storey carpark would enter and exit from North Road East (Station Approach), which will be widened into two lanes rather than the current one-way configuration.
If all goes according to plan and permission is granted, work could start as soon as autumn 2022 and should be completed by summer 2024.