Urban Regeneration Schemes Case Studies

Case Study 1: Cleadon Park, South Tyneside

Cleadon Park is located within South Tyneside.

It was an estate of approximately 950 council houses built in the 1920s. Once popular and sought after, the area had become blighted by high levels of crime and anti-social behaviour and had among the highest levels of deprivation in the Borough. Parts of the estate had 70% empty and abandoned properties.

The project has seen demolition of 538 properties and the eventual development of 710 new homes for sale and rent. Importantly, the affordable homes and the private homes are indistinguishable from one another. A Primary Care Centre and community facility, including a new library, have also been built.

The local community appreciated that a radical change was required to regenerate the area and they became involved in making many of the hard decisions by working with our architects on master planning for the project and defining the vision for the new-look Cleadon Park.

The Cleadon Park Community Partnership has been a forum for discussion and decision-making. The partnership has advised on consultation methods and was instrumental in choosing Bellway as the developer and NomadE5 (formerly, now Isos) as the housing association.

The strength of the partnership has been central to the success of the project and has been key to attracting approximately £90 million of investment through HCA funding and other public- and private-sector sources.

The holistic approach taken in the regeneration of Cleadon Park has been a radical solution to the decline in the area, creating physical, social and economic transformation and addressing issues such as fear of crime.

One of the many positives is the fact that the community has remained enthusiastic and engaged through a lengthy redevelopment process - a fact recognised when the partnership won a coveted Gold Award in "delivering joined-up development" from the forner Housing Corporation.

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