Freeport - Plymouth and South Devon Freeport

The Plymouth and South Devon Freeport will supercharge the South West economy by building on our region’s unique national capabilities in marine, defence and space to form globally impactful clusters and a UK Innovation Superpower.

Our outstanding location means the Freeport is prime for growing marine autonomy, renewables and innovative businesses.

The Plymouth and South Devon Freeport will attract new investment and provide supply chain opportunities, embedding our commitment to tackle climate change, deliver clean growth and marine decarbonisation.

We will provide innovation, investment and infrastructure to build a more resilient, sustainable, and productive economy and upskill the local workforce for the high quality future proof jobs the Freeport will bring.

The Offer

Innovation

Property

Workforce

International Trade

Business Support

Net Zero

Our ambition

Our Freeport represents a unique opportunity to level up, address historical challenges and leverage exciting new opportunities to transform the economy of Plymouth and South Devon through:

Physical regeneration – by delivering infrastructure to unlock key employment sites and innovation assets, supporting business clustering
and clean growth opportunities.
Economic regeneration – by delivering inward investment, supply chain opportunities and productivity gains within our identified growth sectors.
Social regeneration – by delivering a pipeline of jobs across the spectrum of employment from entry level to higher skilled/high value with upskilling opportunities.

We will:

Create a national hub for trade and investment – delivering an increase in trade throughput and piloting short sea shipping, reducing freight transport emissions, improving regional connectivity, increasing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and investment, as well as increasing the number of businesses exporting
Promote regeneration and job creation – increasing economic specialisation, delivering an increase in employment and average earnings, tackling deprivation and enhancing skills capacity, apprenticeships and opportunities
Create a hotbed for innovation – increasing R&D spend, boosting Gross Value Added (GVA) through increasing high value economic activity, increasing productivity, contributing to net zero research and innovation agendas and extending regional, national and international networks.