Mayor's Vision

Torbay like many places faces extra-ordinary challenges over the next two decades. These range from the global - climate change, rises in sea levels and dramatic changes in the lifestyles of its citizens, to the more localised issues - a buoyant South West economy, and its resultant pressure for growth - more homes, more people, more traffic!  Torbay must embrace change if it is to survive; it must face up to the challenges ahead but at the same time be mindful and respectful of the things that make it a special place.

Torbay Council, Torbay Development Agency (TDA), the Strategic Partnership and more specifically the Mayor have begun the process of mapping out the future. The Community Plan describes a vision to drive forward economic prosperity based upon four key themes:

The Vision and the themes that underpin it will help shape all manner of projects and initiatives. Using New Growth Points funding Torbay Council, TDA and the South West Regional Development Agency appointed Exeter-based master planning and urban regeneration specialists LDA Design to develop the Mayors vision into a series of projects and initiatives that can meet the objectives of the vision and the Community Plan.  The particular emphasis of their work is to demonstrate how those projects can shape the future built environment in Torbay

View the Projects page for more information on each of the individual projects in the Vision.