Growth and Regeneration

We want Torbay to be a place where people of all ages want to live as well as visit. A place where everyone benefits from and enjoys a premier resort experience.

We want to future proof the area for generations to come.

To do this we are:

• Drawing investment into our towns to breathe life into our town centres
• Partnering with the private sector to deliver major projects
• Maximising heritage and cultural opportunities for the enjoyment and benefit of residents and visitors
• Delivering priority capital projects within our Capital Programme
• Improving journey times and access into and around Torbay
• Improving the delivery, affordability and quality of housing for residents in Torbay
• Growing skill levels and job opportunities

In addition to delivering our town centre regeneration programmes we will grow our high value sectors such as hi-tech, research and development and fishing.

Our growth and regeneration plans are based on what residents, businesses and investors have said they want to see. The plans complement our:

• Investment and Regeneration Fund Strategy
• Economic Growth Strategy and Local Plan
• Heritage Strategy
• Destination Management Plan and Neighbourhood Plans
• Town Centre masterplans and Torbay Harbours masterplan
• Housing Strategy 2023 to 2030 - Torbay Council

Building new homes for local people 

We are committed to delivering high quality, affordable homes that meet the needs of our community. 

We have pledged an extra £20million to build on average 75 high-quality homes a year over the next five years. 

Our Housing Delivery Plan sets out how we are working to tackle the housing crisis in Torbay by providing these new homes for local people.  

Our Regeneration Partnership is bringing forward housing in Torquay at Union Square and in Paignton at Hyde Road (Crossways) and Victoria Centre. The links above have more information on these schemes. 

• We are also working with other partners on more new homes for local people across Torbay. 
• We are building the first direct ‘council housing’ in Torbay for a generation to be let at social rent. 
• This means they will be affordable to people living and working in the area. 
• We are using grant funding to turn disused former hotels into homes, under our pioneering, Council-led Hotels to Homes scheme. These new homes will be for social rent by local households. 
• Some will be available to key workers to support public sector jobs like the NHS. 
• We are also building extra-care homes for older people to free up larger homes for families. 
• All our homes for social rent will be let to local households through Devon Home Choice 

Find out more information on the schemes currently under way below. 

Torbay Story

Torbay is an outstanding place to live, work and visit and since January 2022 a forward looking, positive and compelling story of the Bay has been developed by a partnership of enthusiastic Torbay organisations and businesses. The Torbay Together Partnership has been speaking with partners, businesses and residents from across the Bay to understand what makes Torbay and its three towns of Brixham, Paignton and Torquay unique.

Whilst a magnet for tourists, the beautiful Tor Bay and its stunning natural environment also hosts hi-tech businesses and a vibrant arts and cultural scene. This all fits together amongst its incredible coastline and countryside.

The Torbay Together Partnership want to:

• Put Torbay on the map.
• Highlight the great things about the area and talk about the opportunities that are on offer.
• Attract investment, inspire future generations, create jobs and attract funding from Government.

Find out more and download the story book on the Torbay Story website.