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Home | Living | Planning | Adopted Local Plan 2006 amended July 2009 | Part 4 Community Policies and Proposals | 4.3 Charles Dickens Ward | CD17 Historic Dockyard Heritage Area

CD17 Historic Dockyard Heritage Area

Last updated: 01 August 2006 13:23 UK

Within the Historic Dockyard Heritage Area, as defined on the Proposals Map, proposals for mixed use development which enhance the vitality of the area and which support its attractiveness as a tourist destination will be permitted, provided they:

1. Provide adequate means of access to the proposed development;
2. Maintain the safety and security of existing military uses; and
3. Safeguard the historic environment.

The uses that would be appropriate as part of a mixed use scheme include residential, B1 employment and tourism-related uses.

4.3.23 As part of its review of existing land holdings within the Dockyard, the MoD has identified this area as one where several development opportunities may emerge within the plan period. While there is limited public access within the Historic Dockyard itself, the MoD envisages that the character of the area may change significantly within the longer term, with an emphasis upon a mixture of military and non-military uses. Non-military uses could include residential, employment and tourism, incorporating the re-use of buildings and land identified by the MoD as having no immediate operational role. Proposals should take account of the area's naval heritage and there may be opportunities to boost the existing leisure and tourist attractions within the Dockyard area by means of complementary attractions. A development masterplan is being prepared for the area and will identify those sites which may come forward for development. 

4.3.24 Proposals must also take account of the conservation area status of this area, and the many listed buildings which fall within it, and new development must be of an exceptionally high standard of design. It is estimated that the conversion of buildings could yield at least 200 new dwellings.