Sustainable Community Strategy

Plymouth aims to become"“one of Europe’s finest, most vibrant waterfront cities where an outstanding quality of life is enjoyed by everyone." This bold vision is shared by the public, private and community and voluntary sector organisations who make up the Local Strategic Partnership – Plymouth 2020.

This is Plymouth’s first Sustainable Community Strategy and builds on our previous City Strategy by looking further ahead to 2020. It focuses more on the long-term sustainability of our city and our plans for future generations. It sets out how Plymouth will fulfil its potential to become one of Europe’s most vibrant cities and how, by working closely together, we can achieve greater things for the people who live, work or visit us in Plymouth. We also want to firmly establish Plymouth’s place in the South West region, in the UK, in Europe and globally.

When we wrote the last strategy for Plymouth the city had made significant progress. Since then, the rate of change has accelerated. There is no doubt that Plymouth is on the up. You will have noticed the physical regeneration over recent years. Investors have woken up to Plymouth’s great potential and the result is development on an almost unprecedented scale. These developments are not only bringing more investment and jobs into the city, they are also helping to build greater pride in our built environment.

The city is now more alive with new shopping experiences, more cultural life and new and exciting places to eat and drink. There’s a real buzz about the place. Some achievements are not as noticeable as the physical buildings, like the millions of pounds of neighbourhood regeneration funding that we have secured. This has really started to change the appearance and feel of our most deprived areas and to build the foundations for a fairer and more inclusive city.

At the same time, the public sector has continued to improve services to local people through improvements in performance and by joining forces with each other and our partners to deliver services together. We are addressing key environmental concerns and are planning how we will adapt to the impact of climate change, how we will use our natural resources wisely and effectively manage the city’s waste.

The city’s economy is more vibrant and this is reflected by increased average household incomes, which have improved relative to the rest of the UK. This is a result of positive changes in our economy, and we are planning for even more. We hope this strategy will give you a clear picture of our ambitions for the city and will inspire you to join us in moving Plymouth forward. We look forward to working with you as we rise to these challenges.

Documents

To view these documents you might need to download some software. Visit our downloads page for more information.

	Securing the future for generations ahead - Plymouth's Sustainable Community Strategy 2007 to 2020 - Part One. File format Adobe Acrobat - 1.17MB
	Securing the future for generations ahead - Plymouth's Sustainable Community Strategy 2007 to 2020 - Part Two. File format Adobe Acrobat - 1MB
	Securing the future for generations ahead - Plymouth's Sustainable Community Strategy 2007 to 2020 - Part Three. File format Adobe Acrobat - 1.9MB
	Appendix 1: Plymouth Local Area Agreement - securing the future for generations to come - Plymouth's Local Area Agreement 2008 to 2011. File format Adobe Acrobat - 629.3KB
	Appendix 2: how we will work together - our accountability governance and performance management framework. File format Adobe Acrobat - 1.5MB
	Appendix 3: measuring the quality of life in the city - delivering sustainable communities. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 1.5MB