The City Centre and Waterfront Growth Area will have been transformed through major investment and community-led improvement, delivering a vibrant mixed-use regional shopping centre, an attractive visitor destination, high quality jobs and places to live, and a cherished natural and historic environment.

The City Centre and Waterfront has been prioritised as a Growth Area because of its economic and cultural importance and potential for regionally significant change and sustainable growth in jobs and homes.

Strengthening the City Centre as a regional mixed-use destination is a key objective. It is the primary location for major comparison shopping in the Plan Area as well as being a location for high density living, offices, culture and leisure. It also hosts two major educational institutions, Plymouth University and Plymouth College of Art and is well-placed to support their continued growth.

This Growth Area is strategically important in terms of improving Plymouth’s visitor offer, leisure, hotels and tourism. Sutton Harbour, The Hoe, Millbay and Royal William Yard are key waterfront areas identified for recreation and tourism. Opportunities will be sought to enhance this by creating vibrant areas which make full use of their historic features.

The waterfront provides Plymouth’s port function and infrastructure, fishing fleet, deep water berths and land to support marine employment, including marine leisure, naval and defence uses. Plymouth has the largest naval base in Western Europe and the area plays a strategic defence role for UK security. The Oceansgate Enterprise Zone at South Yard is driving growth of Plymouth’s commercial marine science / technology sector. Protecting and improving access points along the waterfront for marine-related activities is critical. 70 4 Strategy for Plymouth Policy Area

The waterfront setting and natural beauty makes the area an attractive place to live, work and visit. It is important that this opportunity to drive investment and regeneration inland is capitalised upon to generate community value.

Key Developments

Plymouth is in the middle of its biggest ever investment programme. The city has a range of exciting examples of  recent successes, current major developments,  pipeline projects and development opportunities.

You can view all of the developments taking place in the City Centre and Waterfront area.