Makeover plans for historic Plymouth building
ÂŁ760,000 is set to be spent on renovating Colin Campbell House
Last updated 24th Feb 2022
Plymouth's only surviving art deco building could get a makeover - as the city council launches a bid to find a new tenant.
More than three quarters of a million pounds is set to be allocated to Colin Campbell House, in the corner of Colin Campbell Court, which was built in 1938.
In its time it's been a car showroom and a furniture store - the council bought it in 2016 as part of its regeneration plans for the West End.
Campaign group the 20th Century Society described it as 'a unique example of interwar architecture in Plymouth city centre'.
The Council has been working closely with the NHS on a new health and wellbeing centre in a section of Colin Campbell Court, which has been submitted to planners, but is also turning its attention to the location’s landmark building.
Council leader Nick Kelly said, “I am sure many people will be as delighted as I am to see some investment into one of the few Art Deco buildings Plymouth has.
“For years people have wondered about its future – well I am pleased to say it is in hand.
“It needs investment, but it also needs a use and we hope that work to the exterior and ground floor will enable us to secure a long-term, sustainable use.”