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History of our BID

About the PWP BID

The Waterfront Business Improvement District (BID) has been in operation since April 2012 and is delivered through Plymouth Waterfront Partnership Ltd (PWP), a not-for-profit organisation.

The BID encompasses more than 960 businesses (approximately 560 Voting Levy Payers and 400 Basic Level Businesses) across four square miles of the Plymouth Waterfront.

BID Levy paying businesses with a Business Rateable Value of over £7,000 within the geographical area currently pay 1.7% Levy based on their rateable value.

Plymouth Waterfront businesses voted in favour to renew the BID for a further five years in April 2022 and the BID will operate until the end of March 2027. Our projects outlined in the current Business Plan for Waterfront BID3 are focused around four key themes: Business Voice, Environmental Excellence, Vibrant Tourist Attraction, Transformational – Creating The Waterfront Of Tomorrow, Today.

PWP works in close partnership with the Plymouth City Centre Company BID, Destination Plymouth and Plymouth City Council.

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Plymouth Waterfront Partnership Ltd

Registered in England & Wales, No 07303310

at Salt Quay House 4 North East Quay, Sutton Harbour, Plymouth, PL4 0BN

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BID1 Achievements

BID1 progress review 2015

The Waterfront Business Improvement District has now been in operation for three years. Our three year review document details progress on outstanding projects and success to date. Click on the image above to view the document

YOUR BID1 BUSINESS PLAN

This Waterfront Business Improvement District. Business Plan has been produced by PWP following many months of detailed work and consultation with businesses across the Waterfront area. Click on the image above to view your business plan

Service Level Contracts

PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT (SLA)

Click on the image above to view the Baseline Service Contracts

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WAterfront BID2 renewal

Waterfront BID1 came to an end on 31st March 2017. With delivery at 94% of our first forty-two project Waterfront Business Plan, we are extremely proud of what we’ve achieved together. We then proposed the creation of Waterfront BID2 to build on these significant achievements.

Following consultation with Waterfront businesses during 2016, we listened and we learned.

Responding to Waterfront businesses we identified twelve more projects that we believed would truly unite the Waterfront business community with the City Centre and maximise the opportunity that Mayflower 400 presents. We then created our DRAFT Business Plan for a renewed BID: Waterfront BID2 (2017-2022) and put this to you for consultation.​

Taking into consideration all feedback received on the DRAFT Business Plan, we’ve created the FINAL Plymouth Waterfront BID2 Business Plan, which was circulated to all Waterfront businesses along with Ballot papers at the end of January 2017. Throughout  February, Waterfront business had twenty eight days to vote either ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to a further five year Plymouth Waterfront BID. Members used their vote to have their say and ballot papers were returned by 28 February 2017. View the list of street names part of BID2, click here. 

How you gave your feedback

VIEW BID2 Consultation PDF 
Drop-in Workshops
20 September 2016 – 10am – 12pm – Duke of Cornwall
12 October 2016 – 2pm- 4pm – Duke of Cornwall
24 October 2016 – 6pm – 8pm – Duke of Cornwall


By email and post to: 

Waterfront BID, C/o Ballard House, West Hoe Road, PL1 3BJ

Final Stages BID Renewal Timeline

13 September 2016
DRAFT Waterfront BID2 Business Plan Unveiled

31 October 2016
Deadline for Comments

Nov – Dec 2016
FINAL Waterfront BID2 Business Plan Creation

25 January 2017
Plymouth Waterfront BID2 Conference

February 2017
28 Day Ballot of Waterfront Businesses

1 March 2017
Ballot Closed

1 April 2017
Businesses Voted YES, Waterfront BID2 Began

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