4.4 Devonshire Quarter

Influences

Parts of the Devonshire Green Quarter have been designated within the Unitary Development Plan for the following:

• A Business Area.
  
• A Fringe Industry and Business area.
  
• A housing area with east of the quarter zoned as a Central Shopping Area with a City Centre Housing Priority Zone.
  
• Identified as an Area of Special Character.
  
• Part of the City Centre Conservation Area (to Rockingham Street).

New Housing
West One on Devonshire Green, Royal Plaza on West Street and other residential developments, with A3 ground floor uses are being built along West Street. These projects should encourage economic growth in the quarter and are setting a new standard for residential developments aimed at attracting and retaining long-term residents.

Action Plan
The Devonshire Quarter Action Plan offers finer grain guidance on a wide range of issues including:

• encouragement of a strong mixed tenure by integrating private, student and social housing in high quality developments;
  
• public realm improvements;
  
• improvement of the quality of public spaces and pedestrian connections through public realm and signage improvements;
  
• a strategy to balance the growth of an evening economy that does not detract from the development of the area as a speciality shopping destination;
  
• also, finding a balance between shopping and A3 uses;
  
• development of a Community Association.

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