St Budeaux Neighbourhood
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ST BUDEAUX Sustainable neighbourhood development plan St Budeaux is built across a rolling landscape, with a number of steep hills, and as a result some of the western parts of the neighbourhood benefit from wide panoramic views of the River Tamar and the Tamar Bridge. There are attractive places along the waterfront, but this is not used very much by the neighbourhood, as the railway line that runs through the west of St Budeaux separates the waterfront from the rest of the neighbourhood. The A38 is a strategic city route, and forms the north boundary of the neighbourhood. There is a range of local, neighbourhood and district facilities. The neighbourhood however, is lacking in green areas, sports facilities and meeting places. WHat WE HAVE FOUND OUT ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD ■ The housing stock is predominantly made up of semi detached houses, with slightly higher levels of social housing than the Plymouth average. There are relatively few smaller properties and flats. ■ There are few local job opportunities. Most of the neighbourhood jobs are in the district centre. This would explain why a high percentage of people working in the neighbourhood arrive by foot (20% vs 13% for Plymouth). ■ The St Budeaux district centre is performing well. For the past four years it has maintained a steady 5% vacancy rate in its 40 units. The Victoria Road centre has had higher vacancy rates in the past, but the latest survey also shows 5% vacancies. Some local growth might be required to make it perform better. There are also shops and services scattered across the neighbourhood. It is felt that to concentrate the shops would help to reinforce the existing centres. However, this scattering has the effect that access to services is relatively good, with the average distance for residents to travel for their primary services to be between 0.5 and 1.0 km. ■ There is a good mix of local, neighbourhood and district facilities in the district centre, but the neighbourhood lacks crèches, sports halls, and general sports facilities. ■ There is a shortage of car parking for the shopping centre. ■ There is limited local employment with most of the neighbourhood jobs being located in the district centre. ■ Some of the existing green spaces would benefit from general improvement, however there is a shortfall of green spaces and play areas in the south eastern part of the neighbourhood. WHat DO YOU THINK? Find out about events and make your comments at www.plymouth.gov.uk/ldf from 16 February to 30 March 2011 01752 304822 [email protected] www.plymouth.gov.uk/ldf ST BUDEAUX Are improvements needed to the Local Centre - Victoria Road public realm along the waterside? SB06 SB07 SB04 SB05 SB08 SB03 SB10 SB09 SB01 SB02 Would you support enhanced public transport interchange including improved station access linked to This symbol represents opening up of rail link to Tavistock? Is there a need for increased car SB?? the green spaces in the parking and improvements to the neighbourhood. public realm at St.Budeaux District Centre? Please identify which green spaces Do you consider the shopping are of importance to you and why? facilitiesLL?? in this neighbourhood are adequate? If not let us know what Have we missed any green spaces? needs to be changed. For example, do you feel that the Reproduced from the Ordnance Surveys digital maps with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. centres are safe and attractive? © Crown Copyright. Plymouth City Council Licence No. 100018633. This map extract has been produced for the sole purpose of providing you with reference information only. NO FURTHER COPIES CAN BE MADE. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Published 2010. Scale 1:8500 OBJECTIVES WE THINK COULD HELP GUIDE FUTURE CHANGES ■ Seek to provide better housing choice by introducing some smaller homes and some detached properties. ■ Areas of green space and open space could be better managed and have more facilities for young people. ■ The river frontage is a considerable local asset, but is not widely recognised. Should more public use be made of this area? ■ Seek ways to improve the attractiveness of the district centre. A GLIMPSE OF WHat THIS MIGHT MEAN ■ The neighbourhood is substantially developed with limited opportunities for new development, other than sites which may come forward as a result of small underused sites or redevelopment. ■ Partly as a result of its isolation and limited road access, the waterfront below the Tamar Bridges is underused. This area could be more widely publicised and sign-posted as a tourist attraction along access routes. This could be linked with a possible visitor centre next to the Tamar Bridge. ■ Options to improve the attractiveness of the district centre and its appeal to shoppers should be explored, including potential to increase car parking. ■ There is potential to provide better public transport facilities, and to enable people to switch between different forms of transport, linked to station improvements and opening up rail link to Tavistock. ■ In the adjacent neighbourhood of Barne Barton there is a recent development proposal for a proposed waste to energy plant on part of Her Majesty’s Naval Base North Yard. MVV Umwelt has been selected as the South West Devon Waste Partnership’s preferred bidder. Although MVV is the preferred bidder, the company needs to apply for planning consent. It intends to submit a planning application in the spring. GLOSSARY Local Centre - a small number of shops and facilities No decisions have been made on any changes that are generally used by people living in walking to the neighbourhood. We want to hear from distance. communities about what they want in their areas. District Centre - a number of shops and facilities that people will travel for, for example it might include a larger supermarket. If you would like this leaflet in an alternative format please call 01752 305477.