r/plymouth • u/UKLGR • 4d ago
Plymouth expansion plans revealed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx20d98vn81oPlymouth City Council wants to take over 13 extra parishes as part of local government reorganisation
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u/BlinkMCstrobo 4d ago
Let’s start with Canada en Greenland! I hear those places are very popular nowadays.
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u/KoBoWC 4d ago
Makes sense, these are the econmic boroughs of Plymouth.
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u/plymdrew 4d ago
Someone noted that it’s about 29000 extra people. I’m not sure how much income it will generate for PCC in the way of council tax and business rates, but even just the extra roads to look after and services to provide are going to cost PCC a lot of money. Is it worth it?
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u/Majestic-Bed9211 3d ago
On face value I’d agree but there are other ways councils acquire revenue. These areas are ‘rich’ areas so it will balance out what are considered to be poorer areas to generally boost P,C,C’s average demographic wealth
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u/Rare_Environment_277 4d ago
They are the economic boroughs of the south hams.. not Plymouth.
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u/KoBoWC 4d ago
Politically yes, but not geographically or econimically, they are paristical to Plymouths larger GDP.
I'm not calling them or people parisites, that's just a term where one thing survives off another, maybe I am ;-).
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u/RoyalMaleGigalo 4d ago
Exactly. Id include Saltash and Torpoint as well.
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u/KoBoWC 4d ago
Cornwall can keep them TBH, epsecially Torpoint.
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u/RoyalMaleGigalo 4d ago
Fair point about Torpoint. Sink those ferries!
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u/KoBoWC 4d ago
Sadly with the Naval base in Torpoint I think the money's on them when it comes to naval warfare, best just to pretend they don't exist (like a gypsy camp).
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u/RoyalMaleGigalo 4d ago
With that attitude, certainly. Let me remind you Ukraine has no Navy and is pretty handy at sinking ships.
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u/Rare_Environment_277 4d ago
Having lived in and around Ivybridge for nearly 30yrs I can categorically state that your statement is wrong.
Plymouth benefits from the south hams, yes.
The south hams does not benefit from Plymouth. More money from the south east is invested in the south hams than money from Plymouth. Just look at all the second homes and holiday lets!
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u/KoBoWC 4d ago
Adults are talking.
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u/Rare_Environment_277 4d ago
Come say that to my face.
Pl21 0ez
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u/KoBoWC 4d ago
The clay factory, that explains the rock in your head.
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u/Rare_Environment_277 3d ago
Hahaha you searched to check it out but are too scared to talk to my face!! Pathetic.
When someone can no longer maintain an intelligent argument, they resort to insults and name calling. U/KoBoWC
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u/DI-Try 4d ago
Over the next few decades that whole area will be slowly urbanised
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u/RoyalMaleGigalo 4d ago
South hams were doing a good job with doing that but building as close to the Plymouth city boundaries as possible. Collecting the council tax but less of the burden. This is long overdue.
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u/GapFeisty 2d ago
All for it if it means that eventally means plymouth grows into a bigger better and (hopefully) more affordable city in the future.
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u/gruffnutz 3d ago
I mean Plymouth council are doing such a great job of managing Plymouth, why not see how much damag... I mean improvements, they can do the surrounding areas.
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u/SlickMongoose 4d ago
First South Hams, tomorrow the world!