Armada Way to get new play parks, solar panels, cycle route ..... and more trees
Updated plans to transform Plymouth city centre have been unveiled
Last updated 17th Oct 2023
Updated designs - which it’s claimed will ‘make people feel proud of Plymouth again’ - go on show today for Armada Way.
The plans include a new cycle route and children’s play area the size of five tennis courts.
It’s more than six months since the former council leader chopped down 100 trees - and campaigners went to the high court to save the remaining 19, Since then very little has happened, until the council recently removed the felled trees which had remained lying on the ground
New council leader Tudor Evans says it’s time to move on, adding: “Our city deserves to have a better city centre, a city centre that rivals others across the country and one where people want to live, work, visit, shop and do business in.
“We have worked really hard on these proposals. We have not started with a blank sheet of paper, but have scrutinised the feedback from previous consultations to try and incorporate as much as possible.
“These new designs have the environment, families, business and safety at the very heart of the proposals.
“We are proposing 202 trees from a wide range of species that will give cover and shade. Trees that will thrive in an urban environment and become part of a spectacular new look and feel for the city centre.
“We have included the innovative water drainage system powered by new solar canopies, which will not only help water the trees and planting but will also protect the Sound from pollution. And most exciting, for anyone with children, we have included a new huge play area – enticing families to come to the city centre and spend their time.
“We have thought long and hard about what we think the city centre needs to bring people and life back and I believe that these proposals have got what it takes. However, I want to hear from the people who live and work in our city and understand their views.
“We have a robust consultation process, delivered by an independent company – ECF. You can tell them your views online, in person or by picking up a hard copy of the survey.
“I would like Plymouth to look forward, work together to help shape the final designs positively and constructively. This is our city centre and it is incumbent on us all to create a space that will be vibrant, green, economically sound and most importantly be a fantastic place to be.”
The plans can also be seen in various places along Armada Way, including on the hoardings around the northern compound, Central Library and there'll be team members on Armada Way wearing purple hoodies at stages throughout the consultation
For more information visit www.plymouth.gov.uk/armada-way