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Overview of 2005
City of Plymouth buildings at risk register (BAR)
The first BAR survey of the City of Plymouth was undertaken in 1992 and reviewed in 1998. The 2005 survey has reviewed all entries on the previous registers and the survey area has been extended to cover all conservation areas, listed buildings, registered parks and gardens, and scheduled ancient monuments, many of which had not previously been surveyed. Buildings at risk within the boundaries of the Area Action Plans are also included on the BAR.
Key facts - 2005 overview
The 2005 BAR contains 412 entries, 22% of which were on the earlier 1998 register and 6% of which have remained on the list since 1992. 181 buildings that were on the 1998 register have been removed from the 2005 edition.
35.5% of all buildings/structures on the 2005 BAR are either listed or scheduled, which is a total of 16% of all Plymouth’s listed/scheduled buildings.
| Protection Status | No. in Plymouth | No. on 2005 BAR | % of Grade | % on 2005 BAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade I | 24 | 5 | 21% | 1% |
| Grade II* | 90 | 15 | 17% | 4% |
| Grade II | 760 | 104 | 14% | 25% |
| SAM | 37 | 20 | 54% | 5% |
| Registered Park or Garden | 7 | 2 | 29% | 0.5% |
| Total | 911 | 146 | 16% | 35.5% |
The remaining 266 buildings/structures (64.5%) on the 2005 BAR are considered to be of townscape merit.
| Conservation area | No. on 1998 BAR | No. on 2005 BAR | % on 2005 BAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Street/Clarence Place | 12 | 9 | 2% |
| Barbican | 30 | 27 | 7% |
| Devonport | 16 | 18 | 4% |
| Durnford Street | 18 | 11 | 3% |
| Emma Place/Caroline Place | 16 | 3 | 1% |
| Hoe | 27 | 18 | 4% |
| North Road West | 8 | 1 | 0% |
| Stoke | 48 | 12 | 3% |
| Union Street | 21 | 20 | 5% |
| Wyndham Square | 22 | 12 | 3% |
| Plympton St Maurice | Not surveyed | 5 | 1% |
| Royal Naval Hospital | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Mannamead | Not surveyed | 7 | 2% |
| Turnchapel | Not surveyed | 1 | 0% |
| Tamerton Foliot | Not surveyed | 3 | 1% |
| Not in conservation area | 54 | 264 | 64% |
| Total | 273 | 412 | 100% |
The 2005 BAR shows that 64% of BAR in Plymouth are now located outside conservation areas.
Four conservation areas were surveyed for the first time in 2005 and they now contribute to 4% of the completed register.
| Area action plan | No. in area on 2005 BAR | % of total no. of buildings on 2005 BAR (412) |
|---|---|---|
| Devonport | 59 | 14% |
| Sutton Harbour | 31 | 8% |
| North Plymstock | 8 | 2% |
| Central Park | 5 | 1% |
| Derriford/Seaton/Southway | 2 | 0.5% |
| The Hoe | 18 | 4% |
| East End | 63 | 15% |
| Millbay/Stonehouse | 71 | 17% |
| City centre | 9 | 2% |
| Total | 266 | 65% |
The 9 Area Action Plan (AAP) areas have been surveyed in 2005 and 64% of buildings at risk are located within these areas.
Forty percent of buildings/structures in the AAP areas are located in the historic districts of Stonehouse, Devonport and Sutton Harbour.
| Risk category | % on 1998 BAR | % on 2005 BAR | Priority grade | No. on 2005 BAR | % on 2005 BAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk 1 | 4% | 3% | A | 24 | 6% |
| Risk 2 | 12% | 10% | B | 5 | 1% |
| Risk 3 | 37% | 36% | C | 335 | 82% |
| Risk 4 | 47% | 49% | D | 32 | 8% |
| Other | 0% | 2% | E | 8 | 2% |
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Other | 5 | 1% | ||
Nationally, 20% of Grade I and II* listed buildings at risk are categorised as priority Grade A (immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; no solution agreed). In Plymouth, there are no Grade I or Grade II* listed buildings categorised as priority Grade A, however, 6% of the remaining entries on BAR fall into this category.
Nearly half of all buildings/structures are deemed to be 'vulnerable' (risk level 4) with only 3% being at risk level 1 'extreme risk'.
| Occupancy | % on 1998 BAR | % on 2005 BAR |
|---|---|---|
| Vacant | 19% | 28% |
| Partially occupied | 4% | 19% |
| Occupied | 77% | 30% |
| Other | 0% | 23% |
| Total | 100% | 100% |
On the 2005 BAR register there has been a 47% drop in the number of occupied buildings and structures included, and a 24% rise in vacant/partially occupied entries.
| Original use | No. on 2005 BAR | % on 2005 BAR | % on 1998 BAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial/commercial-residential | 82 | 20% | 21% |
| Industrial | 46 | 11% | 5% |
| Public house | 16 | 4% | 5% |
| Religious | 13 | 3% | 3% |
| Street furniture | 9 | 2% | 1% |
| Military | 24 | 6% | 1% |
| Corner shop | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Landscape | 34 | 8% | 0% |
| Civic | 7 | 2% | 0% |
| Residential | 129 | 31% | 51% |
| Other | 52 | 13% | 12% |
| Total | 412 | 100% | 100% |
In 2005 there has been a 20% drop in residential dwellings included on the BAR, and noticeably a 5% rise in the number of military buildings/structures. In 1998 only 2 entries were originally designed for a military use. The 2005 BAR includes 25, most notably the Palmerston Forts.
Eight entries on the 2005 BAR are also included on English Heritage’s national buildings at risk register.