Plymouth seeks developer to build new 'high street' in north of city
A NEW "high street" could be built in the north of Plymouth by 2016.
The city council is set to fire the starting gun on a massive development in Derriford.
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The shopping centre will be at the heart of a new community of 3,000 homes, GP surgeries, a school, library, pub and restaurants.
Members of the Cabinet, meeting tomorrow, are expected to order council officers to begin the process of finding a developer.
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Council leader Tudor Evans said they were aiming to build the shopping centre by 2016.
"That's incredibly ambitious. To achieve it we must find an equally ambitious and innovative developer to turn our plans into reality on the ground."
The aim is to build 3,000 new homes and encourage the creation of 8,000 new jobs by 2026.
The proposed Derriford district centre will be set in almost 12 acres next to the Future Inn in Tavistock Road.
The site is the former Seaton Barracks parade ground, which the council acquired from the old South West Regional Development Agency.
The council says the development must form a new high street with relatively few large shops, so that it will not compete with the city centre.
"This will be a new heart for the north of the city, and not a massive out-of-town shopping centre," Cllr Evans said.
"This isn't going to suck the juice out of the city centre."
David Draffan, the council's assistant director for economic development, said: "We are not looking to get maximum financial return out – we want to put the maximum quality in."
He said the north of the city lacked community facilities, a shopping parade, GP surgeries and schools.
"We need this for homes, jobs and transport."
The development up to 2026 will include a new business park and could also have: a large new food store with high street shops; restaurants; houses; apartments and student flats; a library; community centre; health centre; and a pub or hotel.
It will include the proposed new Forder Valley link road, which will help to relieve congestion in the north of the city, and a new countryside park.
David James, the council's head of strategic development projects, said the goal of 2016 for completing the high street would be challenging.
But he said that the presence of many homes and businesses already in the area would provide customers and meant the scheme was "oven ready for the market".
The proposals have survived two changes of political control at the council, but face competition from two commercial rivals.
The new community is part of the Derriford and Seaton area action plan, which will be examined by a Government planning inspector later this month.
The plan is being challenged by Sutton Harbour Holdings, which wants to create a similar development on the former city airport.
Meanwhile, Wharfside Regeneration is waiting to hear the outcome of last year's planning inquiry into its own proposals for a major shopping development on the so-called North West Quadrant, next to Derriford Hospital.
The council has allocated that site for housing.
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by cassiebiker
Tuesday, March 12 2013, 9:15AM
“Now the green gremlins are after the motorists....
http://tinyurl.com/bvhy8v4”
by fazer58
Monday, March 11 2013, 11:45PM
“It might have escaped Mr Evan's notice that Plymouth is losing jobs,not gaining them,and the City Centre is full of empty shops.
Then there's the local roads that are grid-locked between 3.30 and 6.30 every weekday,the ones are falling apart.
Plymouth dosn't need this or Sutton Harbour's proposed development,there aren't the jobs and there's no current need for the housing,why the obsession with getting bigger for the sake of it?”
by hstmtu4000
Monday, March 11 2013, 10:02PM
“Quote:Council leader Tudor Evans said they were aiming to build the shopping centre by 2016.
"That's incredibly ambitious. To achieve it we must find an equally ambitious and innovative developer to turn our plans into reality on the ground."
I heard there is a mob just up road at the former city airport stuck with land and but no planning permission to the build shops and houses they want to and with money to spare as well courteously of the city council.Sutton Harbour Holdings I think they are called.Why not have a word with them (behind closed doors of course) to see if they would interested in doing a deal to sell the airport lease in return for a piece of the Derriford action.They get there shops and houses and Plymouth gets back its airport lease.Of course its probably not as simple as that or is it!”
by cassiebiker
Monday, March 11 2013, 7:10PM
“Here's some links to get your heads around and see if it all lines up with what is happening around you in real time.
It's all part of Agenda 21.
http://tinyurl.com/29g8p9
Here's what they say in America.
http://tinyurl.com/d6vggba
Here's another example.
http://tinyurl.com/29g8p9
Here's another example.
https://http://tinyurl.com/bu2qdqr
Plymouth joined Agenda 21 back in 1993, Councillor Vivien Pengelly signed the document so perhaps she could enlighten us assuming she read and understood what it was all about.
http://tinyurl.com/d57u3yc”
by Waltersmith
Monday, March 11 2013, 7:06PM
“@notolisbon
I read the comments - thank you. They appeared to be 50/50
I want to see Plymouth have a diverse economy and its population looking wealthy and happy (not that the 2 necessarily go together). As for population growth? I don't know. It may be better to have 250K people who are able to access decent jobs than 300K many of whom are looking for jobs.
This is why I think the whole area around the airport and the barracks needs some serious planning. If, as many contributors here say, Plymouth has vast potential, then unlock it by the best urban development scheme the UK has ever seen which puts jobs at the forefront of the development”
by pogle63a
Monday, March 11 2013, 6:36PM
“I quite agree with Cassiebiker especially about the power situation in this country. I for one am sick to the back teeth, being overcharged for "GREEN" this and green that whilst reading that places like India and China amongst others are busy building coal fire power stations and do not have to pay through the nose for power from abroad.
It is about time the Government sorted out and dropped half of this idiotic crippling green agenda and began building proper nuclear power plants and coal plants if required too we are a tiny little island in a world where everyone else seems to be busy building what they need to survive and we sit here arguing about windmills and wave plants, and buying our power from the former Soviet Union who could whenever they choose just shut it off without warning or real reason.
I read recently an article about developed countries buying up the pollution airspace quotas of underdeveloped countries so that the developed countries could meet pollution targets set at various summits. This is nonsense but apparently goes on, I say to hell with it time thios country woke up and started smelling the coffee whilst it still has aflame left to heat the water on.”
by notolisbon
Monday, March 11 2013, 6:30PM
“@Waltersmith
Read some of the comments:
http://tinyurl.com/au3gfn6
At a time of people lecturing us about our environment and sustainablility why is Plymouth so obsessed with increasing its population.”
by unhappysteveo
Monday, March 11 2013, 6:17PM
“"This isn't going to suck the juice out of the city centre."
No, but it will kill off crownhill shopping centre.”
by notolisbon
Monday, March 11 2013, 4:58PM
“@cassiebiker
I was wondering if you have a link to the Green's 3.50 thing.
I'm not being snarky or anything - I'm interested in that sort of thing.”
by Waltersmith
Monday, March 11 2013, 3:31PM
“What Plymouth needs - and isn't going to get - is some joined up thinking and planning.
Obviously Tudor hasn't heard of the internet and does not understand that we need less shops, not more. I read an article which said that out of town shopping centres will bear the brunt of internet shopping.
An policy for growth is one that includes all elements of a city to ensure it copes with it - transport, jobs, decent infrastructure, schools etc.
It would seem an ideal opportunity to link the barracks and the airport up as one unit of development with a prequisite of creating an environment to encourage inward investment and jobs first, then houses.
shops and houses don't create wealth, they are a result of wealth creation”