Greater Plymouth
Greater Plymouth | |
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Future unitary authority area | |
 Shown within the ceremonial county of Devon | |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | South West |
| Ceremonial county | Devon |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary authority |
| • Body | Greater Plymouth Council |
| Population (2024 estimate) | |
| • Total | 307,315 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
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Greater Plymouth[1] or Plymouth will be a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is planned to be formed on 1 April 2028, with shadow elections taking place in May 2027.[2][3] The largest settlement will be Plymouth.[4][5] The area has a population of approximately 305,000.[6]
Formation
It will be formed from the existing unitary authority area of Plymouth and 13 parishes from the two-tier district of South Hams.[7]
The district is being formed as part of ongoing local government changes throughout England, in which all areas of the country that have separate county councils and district councils will see those replaced with single-tier, or unitary, local governance.[8] The rest of Devon will form the Torbay and South Devon, Exeter and Devon council areas.[9] The alternative proposal for four unitaries and three proposals for three unitaries (one of which, backed by Devon County Council, would have seen the both existing unitaries remain unchanged while the rest of Devon became a single unitary) were not accepted.[10]
Governance
It will be run by Greater Plymouth Council, which will comprise 68 councillors.[11]
Parishes
The Plymouth urban area (comprising the former county borough) is currently unparished; the rest of the area is parished. The parishes in the district will be Bickleigh, Brixton, Ermington, Devon, Harford, Cornwood, Holbeton, Ivybridge, Newton and Noss, Shaugh Prior, Sparkwell, Ugborough, Wembury and Yealmpton.[12]
References
- ↑ Miller, Ruth (2026-07-20). "Dear Chief Executives," (PDF). Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government.
- ↑ Davis, Miles; Parkman, Chloe (16 July 2026). "Massive expansion for Plymouth, Exeter and Torbay". BBC News.
- ↑ "Government announces four new unitary councils for Devon". Torridge District Council.
- ↑ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey.
- ↑ "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Figure 1". Office for National Statistics.
- ↑ "Joint Submission from Exeter City Council and Plymouth City Council" (PDF). Exeter City Council. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Devon, Plymouth and Torbay council leaders" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Forsyth, Alex (16 July 2026). "New councils to be created in 14 areas of England in local government shake-up". BBC News.
- ↑ Gerrard, Bradley (30 July 2026). "Name of new Devon super council is revealed – and you never would have guessed it!". North Devon Today.
- ↑ "Proposals for local government reorganisation in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay". Gov.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Davis, Miles (31 July 2026). "More than 300 councillors in new Devon authorities". BBC News.
- ↑ "Our proposal". Plymouth City Council. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
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