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Regenerating Middlesbrough
Kevin Parkes
Director of Regeneration, Middlesbrough Council
Content
• About Middlesbrough / Teesside
• Middlesbrough’s Headline Indicators
• Strategic Policy and Political Approaches
• Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnership
• Middlesbrough’s Policies and Frameworks
• Potential Opportunities
• Potential Barriers / Threats
About Middlesbrough
• Based in the North East of England
• Part of wider Teesside conurbation
• Built on the iron, steel and heavy manufacturing industries
• Town has suffered from population decline since 1961
• Current population c.137,000
• Now developing a new, more diverse economy based on retail, public administration, education, health and digital technologies
About Teesside
• Europe’s second largest petrochemical complex
• Re-opening of former Corus Steel works by SSI
• Tees – third largest in the UK
• Emerging bio-fuels/renew-able and digital sectors
• Population of c.450,000 (wider catchment area of 800,000+)
Middlesbrough’s Headline Indicators• 8th most deprived local authority in England• 13 wards, out of 23, in top 10% most deprived in
England (with 6 of these in the most deprived 1%)• JSA Claimants = 7.5% compared to 5% in North
East and 3.8% in GB• 24% of working age population on key out of work
benefits - 18.7% in North East and 14.7% in GB• Extensive issue of families with multiple problems• Teesside University – The University of the Year• Inflow of 8,000 workers per day• Increasingly socially divided between north and
south• Low house building rates
Strategic Policy and Political Approaches
• Close co-operative working with Tees Valley neighbours
• Strong Political leadership for 10 years
• Recognition of a need to change – business friendly
• Focus been on physical regeneration
• Neighbourhood regeneration – not solved the problems?
Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnership
• The LEP area covers Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar & Cleveland, Hartlepool and Darlington
• Driven by a private sector led Leadership Board
• Builds on a decade of successful public/private partnership in economic development, transport and housing
• Split from rest of North East - strong social and economic linkages with North Yorkshire
• Business Plan setting out a clear vision for the future Tees Valley economy
• LEP to ensure the right infrastructure is in place:– the right physical conditions (quality of place, modern and efficient communication networks, sufficient housing); and,
– the right people (job ready, skilled employees to meet businesses needs, and entrepreneurs to establish indigenous businesses)
Tees Valley Enterprise Zone
• To stimulate business and job growth in the private sector by 2015
• Concentrating on the priority sectors of the local economy
• Tees Valley’s proposal was considered ‘Bold and Clever’ by Government
• Zone includes 12 individual sites across Tees Valley, including South West Iron Master site and Middlehaven in Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough’s Policies and Frameworks
• Policy framework embedded• Urban Regeneration Strategy/ Planning / Housing
• Business responsive e.g. planning applications
• Flagship projects –Middlehaven / HMR / Hemlington Grange
• Defined by contemporary architecture
• Focus on:– Digital sector;– University relationship; and,– Town centre.
Middlesbrough’s town centre area
Middlehaven
• Largest carbon neutral scheme in UK
• Homes & Communities Agency and Regional Development Agency joint venture
• Extension of town centre
• Simplified delivery
Housing Market Renewal
• HMR is key to the economic vitality of Middlesbrough
New Housing at North Ormesby
Gresham (facelift works)
Boho live/work units - Middlehaven
Grove Hill – awaiting demolition
Potential opportunities - Middlesbrough
• National focus on UK manufacturing
• Tees Valley LEP
• Centre of conurbation – health, education, retail
• City status – growing confidence
• Political ambition
• Track record
• Teesside University expanding
Potential Barriers / Threats
• Low values / bank lending problems
• Political and geography constraints –population and land
• Negative perceptions
• Link residents to jobs
• Reliance on the public sector
• Weak community / voluntary sector
• Lack of Government funding
Middlesbrough today