Communal living plan includes eight padel courts

The plan includes padel courts as well as homes and shared facilities
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Eight padel courts are being proposed as part of redevelopment plans for a disused railway siding.
Proposals for the site in the St Judes area of Plymouth also include 29 homes with communal facilities, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
The former Tothill Sidings has been approved for various residential purposes since 2010, most recently for 50 homes, but none of the schemes have come to fruition.
Now developer Alan Forsyth has applied to Plymouth City Council for pre-application advice for a hybrid development, including eight padel courts alongside the "co-living units".
The housing would be part of a five-storey building to also include shared facilities including lounge, games room, cinema, cafe, study area and gymnasium.
In September 2010, Plymouth City Council granted planning permission for a five-storey building containing student accommodation.
Between 2012 and 2016 further applications were approved for the use of the site for residential purposes.
'Exceptional demand'
A plan for a retirement village, which was expected to create 65 jobs, was abandoned in 2021, after the company set up to steer the development went into voluntary liquidation.
Earlier in 2025, officers were asked for advice on the site being used for storage but said this use had not been justified by the applicants and said there was "an exceptional demand for affordable housing in the city".
"The local authority is therefore clear in their desire to see the site continue to be brought forward for residential use," said planning agents.
"The scheme as proposed seeks to achieve this principle but with the additional benefit of an outdoor sport and recreation use on part of the site."
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