Plans for Port Royal: marina

These are artist's impressions and architect's drawings for a marina from developers FWS Carter and Son at Port Royal Marina:

This was highly controversial when mooted formally back in 2008 when the District Council finally rejected the plans:

EDDC throw out marina - News - Sidmouth Herald 

Voices were ranged for and against:

Marina: 'good news for our businesses' - News - Sidmouth Herald

Marina is slated by QE2 skipper - News - Sidmouth Herald

Whilst the Port Royal Steering Group's report in 2010 concluded that "Although the marina proposal had been rejected, the Leader of the Council revealed that the EDDC priority continued to be finding a buyer to develop the site. No such buyer was forthcoming. Meanwhile the strategic issues confronting the town remained - and Sidmouth’s Eastern town continued to be ignored by EDDC."

https://www.visionforsidmouth.org/media/14375/prsg_3_appendices_1__2_-_spring_2012.pdf (page 4)

The developers published their proposals:

BBC News - Port Royal Marina plans for Sidmouth revealed 

Which reignited interest:

A marina for Sidmouth? - News - Sidmouth Herald

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