Plymouth City Council Statement of the Representations Procedure

Derriford and Seaton Area Action Plan

Area Covered by this Area Action Plan Derriford and Seaton lie approximately 3 miles to the north east of Plymouth City Centre. The Action Plan encompasses an area from the airport in the north, to Forder Valley in the south, with Blunts Lane forming the eastern boundary and Christian Mill Business Park marking the western boundary. The area is crossed by the A386 which connects the City Centre to the A38 and on to Tavistock in West Devon.

The subject matter of the Derriford and Seaton Area Action Plan This plan interprets the Core Strategy vision for Derriford and Seaton to provide a framework of change for this area of Plymouth. It defines key issues and priorities that need to be addressed in order to achieve the following vision for this area:

‘To create a thriving, sustainable, mixed use new urban centre at the heart of the north of Plymouth, which is well connected to surrounding communities and to the city’s High Quality Public Transport network’.

This AAP addresses the challenges that exist at Derriford and Seaton by setting out a long term vision for the area to provide a framework for the implementation of more detailed policies and proposals, guiding the type and form of future development, as well as demonstrating how the necessary infrastructure can be delivered.

In spatial terms, Derriford offers a unique opportunity to help deliver Plymouth’s long term vision. None of the other northern neighbourhoods have the scope, scale and presence to become an obvious centre for the area north of the A38. Only Derriford has the potential to help raise the quality of the economic and social fabric of the city to a level that reflects the city’s role as the economic hub for the far south west, building on its sub regional employment role, and provide for a quality of life commensurate with the city’s unique setting.

Consultation Arrangements The six week consultation on the pre-submission Derriford and Seaton Area Action Plan runs from 16 February to 30 March 2011 and in accordance with Regulation 28, representations must be received within this timeframe.

There will be opportunities to discuss the AAP with Planning Officers at the following events:

1 March at B&Q car park, 10am – 5pm 17 March at B&Q car park, 10am – 1am 17 March outside Future Inn hotel, William Prance Road 1.30pm – 5pm

In addition, a permanent six week display will be at the Civic Centre Reception, at Windsor House and at the George Park and Ride.

You can request to be notified of the submission of the Area Action Plan, the publication of the Inspector’s Report, following the Independent Examination and the adoption of the Area Action Plan

Comments can be made online at www.plymouth.gov.uk

Comments can be emailed to [email protected]

Written comments can be sent to: Planning Services, Department of Development and Regeneration, Plymouth City Council, Civic Centre, Plymouth, PL1 2AA