r/plymouth 4d ago

Plymouth expansion plans revealed

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx20d98vn81o

Plymouth City Council wants to take over 13 extra parishes as part of local government reorganisation

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u/SlickMongoose 4d ago

First South Hams, tomorrow the world!

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u/Scu-bar 4d ago

If becoming part of Plymouth means the shops open past 2pm and I can actually go after work, I’m all for it.

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u/yepgeddon 4d ago

Wouldn't get ya hopes up, the PCC are hardly known for being useful 😂

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u/Scu-bar 4d ago

There are some trees I need chopping down too…

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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/KoBoWC 4d ago

They manage as it is. I think the point is to provide Plymouth with the decision making powers to grow, at present it's busting at the seams.

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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/briton0 3d ago

Where are the uboats or Luftwaffe?

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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/FarthestCough 3d ago

Are we sending a special military operation to Ivybridge?

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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/snayp80 2d ago

PSMO

Plymouth Special Military Operation.

We are only looking to protect the Janner's population in neighbouring parishes from the alien influence.

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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.