Development Strategy - North Devon District Council

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there have been attempts to set up a ferry service to South Wales, changes to the fishing industry and increases in the range of maritime based leisure activities. In addition to these changes, during the last two years, there have been tentative approaches from organisations involved in renewable energy, in cruise liner operations and in the development of the vacant land areas within the harbour’s administrative boundaries. Increasingly, organisations have come to realise that there can be no profit in working in isolation so that one of the aims of this study is to obtain early consultation and harmony between groups that have the same ultimate objectives but could direct their efforts along narrow and uncooperative lines. 1.3.3 The 2012 Development Strategy for Ilfracombe Harbour will identify projects for the immediate short term, the next five years, and for the longer term to 2026. 1.3.4 It is the intention of the IHB that this Development Strategy will be kept under constant review and will be updated and re-published as necessary to take account of changing circumstances and conditions. 1.4 Planning Principles 1.4.1 The brief determined for the Development Strategy has the following key aims: • Prepare ambitious, viable and deliverable proposals for the development of the harbour to support related initiatives to secure its role in the local and regional economy. The proposals will reflect the joint aspirations of IHB, NDC and Ilfracombe Town Council and will include strategic plans for the medium to long term with sufficient detail for local planning authorities and eventual guidance of appointed professional planning consultants. • Ensure that development proposals are in line with local, regional and national planning policy objectives. • Identify the key developments which will offer the potential to kickstart investment and regeneration. 1.5 Strategic Aim and Objectives 1.5.1 The Strategic Aim and Objectives have been developed and agreed with Key Stakeholders. Strategic Aim Ilfracombe Harbour and the environs within its jurisdiction should be developed into a key strategic deepwater Maritime Gateway for Northern Devon. It will provide a successful, viable and sustainable operation that can make a measurable contribution to the physical and economic regeneration and diversification of the Local Community and wider Region. Strategic Objectives • Maintain and develop existing harbour operations and businesses. • Introduce and support appropriate new business proposals. • Support the wider economy of Ilfracombe and North Devon. • Ensure that development contributes to Ilfracombe’s ‘Curious Coastal Charm’ and respects its environmental and heritage assets. • Support operational plans for the establishment of sustainable coastal ferry and other transport services. • Regenerate the Harbour to provide a quality tourist destination. • Support and guide the development of marine leisure activities. • Engage with the South West Marine Energy Park Partnership and encourage and support the Renewable energy sector to use the Harbour as an Operations and Maintenance base. • Approach Harbour regeneration and development in order to provide maximum benefit and value for money to the local community. • Ensure the long term protection of residential and business property from tidal flooding. IHB’s Development Strategy Version 1 dated 10th April 2012 3
Employment Chapter 2: Understanding the Harbour GVA (£) 1 Section 6 of the Pier and Harbour Orders Confirmation (No.1) Act 1900 (FTE Jobs) 2.1 Introduction Harbour Authority 3.5 34,000 Commercial Fishing 28.5 1,013,000 2.1.1 This Chapter provides an understanding of the Harbour in 2012. It Ferry activities 15.6 353,000 outlines the Harbour management process, looks at current operations Leisure Boating 4.1 127,000 and considers the key spatial strengths and weaknesses. Excursion/Charter Boats 23.8 619,000 2.2 Management RNLI activities 1.5 53,000 Wider tourism impact 200 5,989,000 2.2.1 Total Harbour Impact 277 8,187,000 North Devon Council (NDC) are the owners of Ilfracombe Harbour Table 1 2 and as such are the legal guardians and designated Harbour Authority. The Statutory Boundary 1 of the Harbour Authority area, and additional designated land areas which make up the Administrative Boundary, is 2.4 Harbour Geography shown at Figure 4 on page 9. 2.3 Current Harbour Operations 2.3.1 The main harbour business operations are centred around the management of the inner and outer harbours with commercial fishing activities, moorings for visiting and local leisure boats, excursion, fishing and dive charter boats, coastal ferries (the Oldenburg, Waverley and Balmoral), Cruise ship visits landing international travellers for visits to the town and local tourist attractions and the RNLI. Tourism is the dominant sector in the Town and accounts for 1 in 3 jobs and more than 40% of the businesses. These figures are greater at the Harbour where the majority of dependence is tourism centric. 2.3.2 The estimated economic impacts of the current harbour activities are included in Table 1 below. The ‘wider tourism impacts’ clearly stand out because the harbour is a key attraction to the many visitors that come to the town and spend money on accommodation, food and drink and other goods and services. Figure 1 – Harbour map showing byelaw boundary(in red) IHB’s Development Strategy Version 1 dated 10th April 2012 4 2 GHK Economic impact Assessment 2010
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