Quality city

The following objective is from the Core Strategy.

Plymouth is performing well in the protection of its quality environments and ensuring that new developments are of a high standard.

Effective use of the Development Management process, including designation where appropriate, such as conservation areas, helps ensure the protection of the historic waterfront areas of the city, and makes sure that any development in these areas is sympathetic to their historic environment.

Large new residential developments have a significant impact on the environment as well as on the lives of the people who live there. The quality of these developments is regularly assessed throughout the planning process to ensure the best possible design outcomes. These measures are paying off in improving the quality of new residential developments.

Did you know that:

• The Council’s achievements in 2009 to 2010 were nationally recognised in the Building for Life Awards for having more gold standard developments than any other local authority.
• In 2010, 84 per cent of dwellings were built in developments rated good or very good compared with 55 per cent in 2008 to 2009.

Find out more by looking at the following pages:

• Characterisation studies progress
• Buildings at risk
• Building for life assessments

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