New retail centres

New retail provision has been planned to ensure that everyone has access to the range of shops that meet their needs.

Core Strategy Target 7.3

To deliver a new district centre at Derriford to serve northern Plymouth by 2016, and to monitor its potential to grow in the future.

This target is on track.

The Core Strategy contains Policy CS07 which aims to create a new district centre at Derriford. This will include shops which will contribute to the overall targets to increase retail floorspace in the city. The Derriford and Seaton AAP is currently being prepared and will specify where, and how large the new district centre will be.

The pre-submission consultation on the AAP has been completed, but more evidence based studies are needed. This has delayed submission of the AAP, as set out in the revised Local Development Scheme 2011 (LDS).

Local Development Scheme 2011 (LDS) [889KB]

Core Strategy Target 7.4

To deliver a new district centre at Weston Mill by 2016.

This target is on track.

The Weston Mill District Centre was to be brought forward through the Sustainable Neighbourhoods (Key SiteAllocations) DPD. It was therefore consulted on as part of the public consultation on this DPD which took place in February and March 2011. Since then, as set out in the Local Development Scheme the Sustainable Neighbourhoods (Key Site Allocations) DPD is not being progressed and instead the issues to be dealt with by that DPD will be addressed through the review of the Core Strategy, scheduled to start in 2012.

Any development proposals which come forward in the meantime will be assessed against existing Core Strategy policy.

Core Strategy Target 7.5

To deliver new local centres at Devonport, Millbay and Plymstock Quarry by 2016.

This target is on track.

Area Action Plans for Devonport, for Millbay and Stonehouse, and for North Plymstock have now been adopted.

The new centre at Devonport has been granted planning permission and an element of retail has now been delivered along Chapel Street.

The new centre at Millbay is included in the approved outline planning permission for the redevelopment of Millbay Docks. A revised outline planning application is expected to be submitted to the Council later this year.

A planning application for Plymstock Quarry which included provision for the new local centre has been approved.

Core Strategy Target 7.6

To deliver a consolidated retail warehouse location on Laira Embankment by 2016, which also assists with the delivery of strategic transport proposals for Plymouth's Eastern Corridor.

This target is on track.

A site planning statement has been produced and is being used to encourage mixed-use regeneration, based around a retail warehouse for the sale of bulky goods.

Core Strategy Target 7.7

To complete a revised shopping study for Plymouth by 2011.

This target is on track.

The most recent Plymouth shopping study was published in August 2006. An update has been commissioned and completion is expected in late 2011.

This page of the annual monitoring report was last updated December 2011.