Luke Pollard MP is calling for recommendations for his 2025 ‘Buildings at Risk’ list to highlight Plymouth’s iconic disused buildings, challenging the owners to invest in them or sell them to someone who will.
Every year, Luke issues a list of ten iconic Plymouth buildings that have fallen into disuse and disrepair. These are buildings that with the right investment could be brought back to life.
Investment would preserve Plymouth’s history whilst giving these buildings a fresh purpose – helping to provide employment, stimulate the local economy and keep Plymouth flourishing.
Buildings previously listed on Luke’s ‘Buildings at Risk’ list have had some encouraging results. The Civic Centre appeared on Luke’s ‘Buildings at Risk’ list and is now Plymouth’s flagship regeneration project, a beacon for the city.
The Civic Centre’s basement, ground and first floors will be home to City College Plymouth’s new marine and green skills hub, delivering 60 new courses to 2,000 students. Luke is also collaborating with Plymouth City Council to turn the upper storeys into housing – making the city centre safer and more vibrant.
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The Civic Centre is an example of how Plymouth’s disused buildings can be given a new lease of life for the benefit of communities in the city.
There have been a number of other successes from the list. Following Luke’s calls, Plymouth City Council have fixed the tidal pool at Devil’s Point and put the Merchant’s House and Pounds House on the market to find owners to restore them to their former glory.
Buildings At Risk Plymouth
Luke Pollard MP’s 2024 Buildings at Risk List:
- The Palace Theatre, Union Street
- The Royal Fleet Club, Devonport
- The Pot Black Building/Mechanics Institute, Devonport
- Stoke Damerel High School for Girls Devonport
- Pounds House, Central Park
- Great Western Hotel, Union Street
- The Cooperage, the Barbican
- The Phoenix Tavern, near Union Street
- The tidal pool, Devil’s Point
- The Merchant’s House, the Barbican
Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, said:
“Some of Plymouth’s proudest and most historic buildings are rotting away.
“That’s why each year I shine a spotlight on these iconic buildings and challenge the owners to invest in them or sell them to someone who will.
Progress has been made on several of the buildings on my previous lists, and I’m looking for new recommendations from Plymouth for my 2025 Buildings at Risk List.”
To recommend a building or for more information visit
www.lukepollard.org/buildings-at-risk
