Princess faces opposition to superyacht facility plans

Opposition has been received from a number of organisations responding to plans by UK boatbuilder Princess Yachts International to develop a £45m, 300,000sq ft superyacht new-build facility at South Yard, Devonport Dockyard in Plymouth. Among the organisations are English Heritage and the influential Naval Dockyards Society. They suggest that the 250m (820ft)-long and 25m (82ft)-high hangar proposed would damage the dockyard’s heritage and dominate historical buildings.