Regeneration and Master Planning Case Studies
Case Study 1: Dunblane Flats Area, West Denton
Work is now complete on our attractive new development of 50 homes on land next to Dunblane Crescent, West Denton. The development was delivered successfully within time and to budget.
We have been working in close partnership with Your Homes Newcastle and Newcastle City Council to build nine two-bedroom bungalows, nine two-bedroom flats, 19 two-bedroom houses, six three-bedroom houses and one four-bedroom house for rent. Six three-bedroom houses have also been built for New Build HomeBuy and they were quickly 'snapped up'.
Consultation and involvement of local residents in decision-making has been the key to the successful regeneration of the area. This ensured that the correct type and mix of housing was provided, meeting the needs, demands and aspirations of local people. There is a strong sense of community within the Dunblane Flats area of West Denton, and we aim to reinforce this.
Isos firmly believes that successful regeneration involves close partnership working with all local stakeholders.
A Phase 2 of the development is now being planned. Isos proposes to build 17 affordable homes for rent and 46 homes for sale. A number of the homes for sale may be available through New Build HomeBuy or other shared-equity schemes.
Again, the mix of the proposed development was identified following extensive discussion and consultation with Newcastle City Council, Your Homes Newcastle, local residents and other stakeholders. It reflects housing need and demand in the area.
Phase 2 will include substantial areas of open space, including an informal children's play area adjacent to large areas of soft landscaping.
Using National Lottery funding, within Phase 2 we propose to build a Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) and a shelter for the young people on the estate. There will be areas of extensive soft landscaping surrounding these features.
Case Study 2: Mandale Park, Thornaby
Isos has worked in close partnership with Stockton Borough Council, Tristar Homes, Barratt Homes, Haslam Homes and most importantly the local people of the estate to regenerate the area.
Effective partnership working has transformed the Mandale Estate into the new thriving community of Mandale Park. The completed development will see around 800 high-quality new homes built, with a mix of rented and private housing, many of which will be low-cost affordable homes for local people.
A very important part of the project has been consultation with the local community and involving them in the decision-making process. The design of Mandale Park has been heavily influenced by the needs and thoughts of the local people.
The £30m project will see residents relocated and 578 existing low-quality houses demolished. 
Isos will build up to 250 new high-quality affordable homes for rent and New Build HomeBuy. These new properties will be 'ring-fenced' for households directly affected by the scheme.
In total, Isos has received almost £4.9 million from the Housing Corporation to fund the new homes.
Stockton Council has pledged that local people will not be made worse off by the scheme and will be offered a package of relocation options. The package includes options such as receiving a discount to help people buy a council property or apply for a grant to help them bridge the gap between their current home and one for sale on the open market.
Our private developer partners, Barratt Homes & Haslam Homes, along with the Housing Corporation, are both offering help to buyers.
The new Mandale Park will also include a new £1 million park with high-quality landscaping.
Isos recognises that regeneration is about more than just 'bricks and mortar'. A young person's construction skills programme is up and running. This gives local people valuable training and employment opportunities.
Case Study 3: Walker Riverside, Newcastle
Our development site is within the NewcastleGateshead Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder area and within a neighbourhood in which new housing is needed, both to sustain existing communities and to increase the diversity of the range of housing available.
The site is approximately 4 hectares in size and includes the route of Hadrian's Way National Trail to the east.
The Regeneration of the Cambrian forms part of a much larger project for Walker Riverside, with the principal partners being Newcastle City Council, Places for People, Bellway Homes and Isos.
Planning permission has been granted to develop 143 timber framed units over four phases. Comprising of two- and three-bed bungalows and three and four-bed houses, 60 units will be for rent and 83 for sale. It is proposed that the estate should have a tenure mix of 42% social rented and 58% private, reflecting the specific needs of the existing residents on the estate.
There is a commitment to re-house existing residents through use of a local lettings policy and a plot-preference exercise has been undertaken to enable neighbours to stay together if they so desire.
The Walker Riverside project is yet another example of how Isos contributes effectively to the successful delivery of thriving mixed income, mixed tenure communities.
Case Study 4: Pelton Fell, Chester-le-Street
Both Isos and our development partner Durham Aged Mineworkers Homes Association are working in partnership with Bellway Homes and Chester-le-Street Council to deliver a major regeneration project in Pelton Fell.
The development comprises of 249 new homes of which 91 are affordable - a mix of rented and New Build HomeBuy. The attractive new homes are being built over several phases.
Community involvement, participation and decision-making are essential to all regeneration projects. To aid the successful delivery of the development, Isos was instrumental in the creation of the Pelton Fell Neighbourhood Regeneration Partnership.
The project has incorporated the recruitment and training of local 16-18 year olds to become tradesmen/women as well as the development of the community through a number of community activities.
Money has been set aside to fund a new community centre and MUGA and our neighbourhood investment manager has been working closely with the community to aid them with a big lottery bid.
Case Study 5: 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 will see demolition of 538 properties and the development of 750 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 are also being provided.
The Cleadon Park Community Partnership
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 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 Housing Corporation 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 - completion is scheduled for 2010.
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