Plymouth’s tax-break freeport business plan has been approved by the Government and is set to bring millions of pounds of investment and thousands of jobs to the city. The Plymouth and South Devon Freeport’s Full Business Case is among the first three given the all clear by ministers. The approval is expected to unlock millions […]

Part of the South Hams and Plymouth could be earmarked for a government-backed scheme which will mean lower taxes for businesses and relaxed planning regulations for new developments. South Hams District Council agreed on Thursday to submit an expression of interest for the Plymouth and South Devon Freeport to become one of dozens of possible […]

Plymouth’s tax-break freeport will bring “opportunities” but also “risks”, according to a leading city academic. Dr Patrick Holden said the trade and manufacturing zone is likely to build on some of Plymouth’s successful business initiatives but it could also lead to environmental and social issues. The University of Plymouth academic said any investment from central […]

The Treasury make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 113 of the Finance Act 2021(1). The area designated by these Regulations is either situated in a freeport or considered by the Treasury as being used, or likely to be used, for purposes connected with activities carried on, or likely to […]

Councillors debate what a freeport will mean Councillors in South Hams were asked to choose between sheep and jobs  – including an exchange about the relative merits of eating grass or money – during a debate about the planned Plymouth and South Devon Freeport. They were discussing the need to acquire land for the proposed […]

Councillors in South Hams were asked to choose between sheep and jobs  – including an exchange about the relative merits of eating grass or money – during a debate about the planned Plymouth and South Devon Freeport. They were discussing the need to acquire land for the proposed Langage Energy Park through compulsory purchase orders […]

“The outer boundary does not confer any special planning or regulatory status” Tax-break industrial sites with relaxed planning rules could be set up anywhere in the South Hams or on Dartmoor as part of Plymouth’s new freeport, it has emerged. The Government has set a vast boundary for the project which stretches from Devonport to […]

Dartmoor, the North York Moors, and the New Forest national parks are “seeking clarity” from the government over how the proposed relaxed planning regulations for freeports are set to work, after it emerged all three fall within the affected zones.

Plymouth’s waterfront and port could play a “leading role” in the city’s plans to level up, the city’s council has said. Plymouth is pitching for £19.9m of investment under the government’s Levelling Up Fund to unlock a £43.5m package of transformational infrastructure projects. Three key projects are being put forward to drive change by making […]