Waterfront regeneration specialist the Sutton Harbour Group is proposing a 179-berth facility, to be called King Point Marina.
It includes a contemporary two-storey facilities building with scope for a first-floor yacht club restaurant with striking views over Plymouth Sound, plus car parking.
The application follows an announcement in June that the Sutton Harbour Group had been selected by Millbay’s lead developer English Cities Fund (ECf) to build and operate the new marina.
ECf is transforming 20 acres of former docksides at Millbay near Plymouth City Centre into a new waterfront community and King Point Marina would be a focal point for future phases of development on the surrounding docksides.
The Sutton Harbour Group operates the popular Sutton Harbour Marinas in Plymouth where the number of leisure berths has doubled in five years to almost 500, and is also preferred developer for a new 400-berth marina at Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
Sutton Harbour Group acting chief executive Jason Schofield said: “King Point Marina is ideally located and we know from experience there is increasing demand from berth holders and visitors for top class facilities with easy access to Plymouth Sound and some of the best cruising waters in the UK.
“This investment is part of our strategy to concentrate on building long-term revenues from our marinas, fishing operations and high quality waterfront estates as a platform for growth.”
Duncan Cumberland, Development Director for Muse Developments, one of the partners within ECf, said: “Millbay’s recent role as the America’s Cup Race Village illustrates the huge potential of its waterfront and harbour. We are delighted to be working with Sutton Harbour Group to deliver a vibrant new focal point for Millbay and our ongoing regeneration of the area.”
King Point Marina has 179 berths catering for vessels from five meters to 25 metres in length. Millbay’s inner basin, which first opened in 1857, was designed by celebrated engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel and provides sheltered berths in depths between two and three metres below Chart Datum.
In 2010, ECf completed major infrastructure works to restore the inner basin and its listed quay walls. The work was carried out following a £4.5 million investment by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and paved the way for the historic harbour to be brought back into use.
Ian Knight, HCA head of area, said: “Working with our partners English Cities Fund and the council has been instrumental in the efforts to regenerate Millbay.
“This project has huge potential, and is one of a number of initiatives to bring about the transformation of Plymouth. There remains a lot of work to be done, but I am confident that our work with partners will help us to achieve this ambition.”
King Point Marina’s two-storey shoreside building, designed by AWW Architects, has showers, toilets and amenity areas for berth holders on the ground floor, surrounded by timber decked terraces with direct access to the marina pontoons.
The first floor has been designed as a flexible space that could accommodate a waterfront yacht club restaurant or marine related businesses, with terraces commanding superb views over Millbay and Plymouth Sound.
The marina and landside operation have been designed in accordance with The Green Blue marina design guidance to be an exemplar of environmental best practice. The Green Blue is a joint environment programme created by the British Marine Federation and Royal Yachting Association to reduce impact on coastal and inland waters.
The Sutton Harbour Group has submitted a detailed planning application to Plymouth City Council.
• For berth enquiries or to register for updates about King Point Marina please
email marina@sutton-harbour.co.uk
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