Our vision for North Plymstock is to create a new, high quality and distinctive urban district for Plymouth that will include new, sustainable neighbourhoods.
This Area Action Plan sets out land use policies and proposals to create sustainable, new, mixed use but mainly residential neighbourhoods at Plymstock Quarry, and related to Sherford. It also sets out policies and proposals for neighbouring sites including Chelson Meadow, Saltram, Moorcroft Quarry and Hazeldene Quarry.
Vision diagram (including Sherford)
Minerals Development Plan
Plymouth's Minerals Strategy forms part of the North Plymstock Area Action Plan. It sets out land use policies and proposals for the safeguarding, extraction and processing of minerals. Substantive proposals include:
- The safeguarding of limestone quarrying for the foreseeable future at Hazeldene Quarry
- The protection of minerals reserves to the north of Hazeldene Quarry to allow for the development of Sherford New Community to the east
The North Plymstock Area Action Plan (including minerals) was adopted by Full Council on 6 August 2007.
The North Plymstock Area Action Plan (including minerals) was adopted by Full Council on 6 August 2007.
Chapter 5 [PDF, 1.2MB]
Additional documents submitted for the North Plymstock Area Action Plan (including minerals) public examination.
Impact of the transport proposals on properties in Vinery Lane
Attended by: Planning Inspector, Plymouth City Council, Stephen O'Higgens, John Goodship, The National Trust, Plympton St Maurice Civic Association, Red Tree
Whether the Area Action Plan has taken sufficient account of the impact of the development of Plymstock Quarry on the setting of Saltram Park
Attended by: Planning Inspector, Plymouth City Council, The National Trust, Red Tree
Whether the Area Action Plan should contain more detail on the options for the location, timing and delivery of housing
Attended by: Planning Inspector, Plymouth City Council, The National Trust, Taylor Woodrow Developments (SW) Ltd, Red Tree, Persimmon Homes, Mr D Godefoy OBE, Langage Construction Ltd
Would the waste development proposal at Moorcroft Quarry have a harmful effect on the local environment to the detriment of either the health or amenity of residents of the are, if so are there any measures which might mitigate such impacts and is the requirement to identify 8ha of land for waste development justified?
Attended by: Planning Inspector, Plymouth City Council, Red Tree, Dr E L Brown, Elburton and District Residents Association
The impact of the long term HQPT route on the potentially affected properties on Elburton Road
Attended by: Planning Inspector, Plymouth City Council, Dr E L Brown, Elburton and District Residents Association
North Plymstock Area Action Plan additional documents
The North Plymstock Area Action Plan (including minerals) has been submitted to the Secretary of State.
This page gives all the information relating to submission of the North Plymstock Area Action Plan (including minerals) and the public examination.
The public examination
The examination was held on 28 March 2007 and was based on the matters identified by the Inspector as set out below, each link will take you to the additional documents and related material for the matters discussed.
Matters discussed at the public examination:
- The impact of the transport proposals on properties in Vinery Lane
- Whether the Area Action Plan has taken sufficient account of the impact of the development of Plymstock Quarry on the setting of Saltram Park
- Whether the Area Action Plan should contain more detail on the options for the location, timing and delivery of housing
- Would the waste development proposal at Moorcroft Quarry have a harmful effect on the local environment to the detriment of either the health or amenity of residents of the area, if so are there any measures which might mitigate such impacts and is the requirement to identify 8ha of land for waste development justified?
- The impact of the long term HQPT route on the potentially affected properties on Elburton Road
- North Plymstock Area Action Plan additional documents
The North Plymstock Area Action Plan (including minerals) preferred options was produced as part of the second stage of preparing Plymouth's Local Development Framework (LDF). It built on the earlier issues and options consultation stage (Spring 2005).
The preferred options report set out for consultation our proposed policy directions, and highlighted alternatives where appropriate.
There's also a Sustainability Appraisal which accompanies this document.
This document was produced as a part of the first stage in preparing Plymouth's new Local Development Framework (LDF).
This document was accompanied by a preliminary Sustainability Appraisal.
Cross border issues
The new community planned at Sherford is a key proposal of the North Plymstock Area Action Plan (including minerals) (adopted 2007). When completed, the development will have provided 5,500 new homes and 83,000 square metres of employment space.
Located on the eastern outskirts of Plymouth, the site lies partly within Plymouth City Council administrative area (where 320 new dwellings are proposed), the major part of Sherford being within the South Hams.
Sherford will take the form of a sustainable mixed use settlement. The facilities being delivered to meet the needs of the new community include schools, health centres, a 200 hectare community park, playing fields, a sports centre and a park and ride.
The current status of the Sherford new community proposal
Plymouth City Council and South Hams District Council formally granted outline planning permission for the development proposals on 12 November 2013. The permissions are also subject to a comprehensive set of legal obligations, known as a Section 106 Agreement, which sets out the requirements expected of the developers as the site is developed. The permissions were granted following several years of community and stakeholder consultation and technical analysis of the developer's application.
View details of the development proposals, the outline permission and S106 documents
The developers will need to fulfil a series of conditions before construction work starts. This will include Reserved Matters applications that set out the detailed design elements of the development. The implementation of the development is being managed by a shared service team working across Plymouth, South Hams and Devon Councils.
In May 2013 the Government announced a £32 million package to kick start the development. Construction is expected to begin by the spring of 2015. The construction process is likely to take approximately 20 years to complete.