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Cllr Tippetts

Cllr Penberthy

Would the Council consider waiving the street naming fee for developers who chose to name streets after fallen members of the armed forces with a demonstrable connection to Plymouth?

Response: The Council maintained a register of proposed names submitted by the public, and developers could choose from this list or propose their own. Street naming costs were not high and it was reasonable for the costs to be met by developers. I would support such proposals if brought forward. 

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Cllr Mrs Bridgeman

Cllr Evans OBE

Can we have an update on Plymouth airport by the next Council meeting?

Response: The Council was in discussions with the leaseholders and once the discussions had concluded, I will report back to Council.

Supplementary: Is there a timeline?

Response: I cannot answer the question about that as the discussions were on-going.

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Cllr Wood

Cllr Stephens

Why had £12.88 million had been committed to progress the Manadon Roundabout proposals before the public consultation report was published?

Response: Some of that money was to enable consultation information to be shared and response shared with other people. Part of the funding supported consultation activities and that the report would be published in autumn 2025, followed by a response and further consultation in summer 2026 when the council would be able to incorporate the information from its extensive surveys and feedback from the consultation. Part of that money was funding the next steps and its routine expenditure built into the strategic plan.

Supplementary: The whole point of consultation is a scheme can be amended to suit the responses received. Now we know the outline business case for the proposed scheme that mattered was submitted to the Department for Transport in October 2021 and it didn’t include the Budshead Way or Meavy Way proposals of which I have objected to through consultation. Would you be able to explain whether following the consultation report the council is considering removing those elements of the proposal and instead amending the Manadon roundabout scheme to include traffic light sequencing along Tavistock Road and Outland Road as without this joined up traffic management approach the scheme would be less effective.

Response: The consultation report would include next steps which would include your suggestion and others which will be considered and responded to.

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Cllr P. Nicholson

Cllr Haydon

Can we have an update on arranging a full Council briefing with the Chief Constable and the Police and Crime Commissioner.

Response: I made the request but I’m still awaiting a response and will chase this up.

Supplementary: Under Local Government Re-organisation (LGR) the way that local government interacts with partners is quite key. So actually out partnership working I suggest, is sporadic around Plymouth. It is important that the police engage with the city council directly with us and not expect us to go to the local café or library when they request us to go, so we actually get more joined up working moving  ...  view the full minutes text for item 35