gunwharf regeneration

• Gunwharf before regeneration:

  • HMS Vernon - owned by the MoD for weaponry & ammunition storage
  • Secure military zone so no public access
• Gunwharf after regeneration:

  • Mixed-use development area (includes shops, restaurants & residential areas)
  • National centre for heritage & leisure
• Benefits:

  • Commercially successful
  • Provided new jobs (construction, retail, hospitality)
  • Attracts tourists
  • Brownfield site - land has been reused
• Negatives:

  • Loss of 20000 manufacturing jobs
  • Gentrification - richer people have been attracted, displacing poorer residents
  • Competition with city centre ---> driven people out = shops closing