• Spatial strategy

The Plymouth Plan

Strategic Objective 1 (JLP)

Delivering the spatial strategy

The Plymouth Plan’s Spatial Strategy is set out in the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan. A key element of this strategy is providing an understanding of how and where change will take place over time, to deliver the vision set out in the Plan and articulating Plymouth’s strategic role within the South West.

The spatial strategy explains the spatial distribution of development across the whole plan area through the use of the Plymouth Policy Area and the Thriving Towns and Villages Policy Area.

View Strategic Objective 1 in detail >>

The Plymouth Plan

Our measures of success

A. Distribution of growth is concentrated in sustainable locations
Primary Indicator: The amount of housing and employment development built between the Plymouth Policy Area (PPA; Plymouth City Council and the urban fringe) and the Thriving Towns and Villages (TTV) policy area (the rural parts of South Hams and West Devon outside the urban fringe) (Joint Local Plan Indicators 1 to 5)

B. Meeting the housing and employment numbers
Primary Indicator: Total number of jobs delivered (Joint Local Plan Indicator 19)

C. Increases in the options available for widening travel choice, and increases in the use of active and sustainable options
Primary Indicator: Travel used for journey to work: car or van (Joint Local Plan Indicator 7)

D. Improvements to the quality and resilience of the area’s transport and digital connectivity
Primary Indicator: Train journey time between Plymouth and London (Joint Local Plan Indicator 10)

E. The area’s stunning setting, maritime heritage, quality environment and natural assets continue to be protected and enhanced
Primary Indicator: Amount of new strategic green space delivered (Joint Local Plan Indicator 13)

Primary Indicator A
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Helping us measure the delivery of our spatial strategy (Joint Local Plan Indicators 1, 1a, 2 and 5) in the Plymouth Plan

Distribution of growth is concentrated in sustainable locations

Primary Indicator A
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Helping us measure the delivery of our spatial strategy (Joint Local Plan Indicator 3) in the Plymouth Plan

Distribution of growth is concentrated in sustainable locations

Primary Indicator A
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Helping us measure the delivery of our spatial strategy (Joint Local Plan Indicator 3) in the Plymouth Plan

Distribution of growth is concentrated in sustainable locations

The Plymouth Plan

Our policies for delivering the spatial strategy

  • SPT1: Delivering sustainable development
  • SPT2: Sustainable linked neighbourhoods and sustainable rural communities
  • SPT3: Provision for new homes
  • SPT4: Provision for employment floorspace
  • SPT5: Provision for retail development
  • SPT6: Spatial provision of retail and main town centre uses
  • SPT7: Working with neighbouring areas
  • SPT8: Strategic connectivity
  • SPT9: Strategic principles for transport planning and strategy
  • SPT10: Balanced transport strategy for growth and healthy and sustainable communities
  • SPT11: Strategic approach to the historic environment
  • SPT12: Strategic approach to the natural environment
  • SPT13: Strategic infrastructure measures to deliver the spatial strategy
  • SPT14: European Sites – mitigation of recreational impacts from development

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Related content

Key documents and processes

Primary Indicator B
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Helping us measure the delivery of our spatial strategy (Joint Local Plan Indicator 19) in the Plymouth Plan

Meeting the housing and employment numbers

Primary Indicator D
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Helping us measure the delivery of our spatial strategy (Joint Local Plan Indicator 10) in the Plymouth Plan

Improvements to the quality and resilience of the area’s transport and digital connectivity

Primary Indicator C
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Helping us measure the delivery of our spatial strategy (Joint Local Plan Indicator 7) in the Plymouth Plan

Increases in the options available for widening travel choice, and increases in the use of active and sustainable options

Primary Indicator E
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Helping us measure the delivery of our spatial strategy (Joint Local Plan Indicator 13) in the Plymouth Plan

The area’s stunning setting, maritime heritage, quality environment and natural assets continue to be protected and enhanced

Primary Indicator E
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Helping us measure the delivery of our spatial strategy (Joint Local Plan Indicator 13) in the Plymouth Plan

The area’s stunning setting, maritime heritage, quality environment and natural assets continue to be protected and enhanced

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