{"id":9148,"date":"2025-11-19T14:46:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T14:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=9148"},"modified":"2025-11-19T14:46:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T14:46:36","slug":"plymouth-civic-centre-tower-retrofit-plan-for-140-flats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/plymouth-civic-centre-tower-retrofit-plan-for-140-flats\/","title":{"rendered":"Plymouth Civic Centre tower retrofit plan for 140 flats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plans to bring Plymouth\u2019s long-empty Civic Centre tower back to life with 140 flats have taken a major step forward after the project secured critical funding.<\/p>\n

The Grade II-listed slab tower, once a 1962 symbol of Plymouth\u2019s post-war ambition, will be converted into homes and community space under designs drawn up by BDP.<\/p>\n

The 14-storey block on Armada Way will deliver much-needed city-centre housing, with the lower floors set aside for residents\u2019 amenities and a new Blue Green Skills Hub operated by City College Plymouth.<\/p>\n

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The biggest piece of the funding jigsaw is now in place after Plymouth City Council signed an \u00a318m agreement with Homes England to get the regeneration moving.<\/p>\n

The cash will pay for major remediation including concrete frame repairs, fire protection upgrades, floor strengthening, roof works, new fa\u00e7ades and demolition and renovation of the surrounding low-rise structures.<\/p>\n

The council plans to appoint a principal contractor before the end of the year to carry out the remediation phase.<\/p>\n

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Architect director Mark Braund said the retrofit approach would restore purpose to a building that has shaped the city\u2019s identity for generations, while retaining the clarity of the original structure and adding modern homes and shared spaces.<\/p>\n

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A public consultation is now under way, with feedback set to shape the next stage of design work ahead of a future planning submission.<\/p>\n

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from Construction Enquirer https:\/\/ift.tt\/Y8ctkBZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Plans to bring Plymouth\u2019s long-empty Civic Centre tower back to life with 140 flats have taken a major step forward after the project secured critical funding. The Grade II-listed slab tower, once a 1962 symbol of Plymouth\u2019s post-war ambition, will be converted into homes and community space under designs drawn up by BDP. The 14-storey […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-9148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-construction-enquirer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9148"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9149,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9148\/revisions\/9149"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}