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The Herald
|October 21, 2025
INVESTIGATION REPORT FLAGS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

Site plans for Allenby Road in North Prospect, where nine affordable new homes are proposed by Plymouth Community Homes
A PLYMOUTH housing site once home to two now-demolished properties and a row of garages could soon be transformed into nine affordable homes under a new proposal by Plymouth Community Homes.
The application, submitted by Plymouth Community Homes Regeneration Company Ltd, outlines plans to redevelop land at 1-3 Allenby Road, PL2 3JH, including the demolition of two existing houses and a set of 14 garages to the rear.
If approved, the scheme would deliver five terraced houses and four one-bedroom flats in a semidetached block - all for social rent.
The development covers approximately 0.18 hectares of brownfield land in the North Prospect area. The site includes previously cleared plots at Nos. 5 and 7, as well as Nos. 1 and 3 Allenby Road, and the associated garage court. The proposal includes associated infrastructure such as parking, private gardens, cycle storage, and refuse and recycling facilities.
This story is from the October 21, 2025 edition of The Herald.
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