Middlesbrough Housing Scheme is the Best in England
A REGENERATION scheme which has transformed the heart of North Ormesby is the best housing development in the land - and that's official!
The Trinity Crescent development in North Ormesby has won the ‘Outstanding Achievement in Housing in England’ award at the UK Housing Awards.
The scheme, led by Middlesbrough Council and Tees Valley Housing, part of the Fabrick Group, transformed a run-down market square with 1960s maisonettes on one side and a tired looking shopping centre on the other into a cutting edge, attractive mixed-use scheme.
It now includes:
• A new medical village including five doctors' surgeries, pharmacy and opticians
• The Trinity Centre community facility
• An extra care housing scheme, containing 42 older persons apartments with lounges, a bistro, shops, hairdressing, medical facilities and gardens
• A childcare nursery
• Proposals to remodel and renew the market square and ongoing construction on 110 houses for sale and 40 houses and bungalows for rent at affordable levels
The scheme also won the ‘Creating better places to live by regenerating communities’ prize at the awards last week which are run by the Chartered Institute of Housing.
The aim of the Trinity Crescent development was not just to replace run-down housing but to create a sustainable community of mixed housing with first-class facilities.
The community was fully involved from the start with residents, the Trinity Church, faith groups, local businesses, social services, the health care trust, the police and construction teams helping to deliver the scheme.
A council survey has shown that since the development perceptions of the neighbourhood have improved and people feel safer, are less worried about house burglaries and are more satisfied with the area.
The development also had extra positive spin-off effects including projects to improve the lives of younger people in the area which has led to the reduction of anti-social behaviour.
Initiatives were also formed to improve community cohesion between the showpeople who live in North Ormesby and the wider community.
A new allotment association was formed and other community projects to cut down on stray dogs, increase employment and improve community safety and crime detection were also successful.
Martin Hawthorne, Director of Development and Regeneration for Fabrick, the parent company of Tees Valley Housing, said: “We are thrilled to have won these prestigious national awards for this project, a scheme which aimed to do more than just replace failed housing.
“Our aim, through effective consultation, was to deliver somewhere which provided the facilities and environment to sustain the locality in the long term as a place where people choose to live.
“We did not just want to deliver something new built on available land, but to ensure that the new development truly became part of the community and something they could be proud of.”
Councillor Dave Budd, Executive Member for Regeneration and Economic Development at Middlesbrough Council, said: "This project has been about much more than the physical regeneration of the centre of North Ormesby.
“What has been created is a great place where people want to live. The local community and all stakeholders were part of the decision-making process throughout and this has delivered a fantastic improvement to the environment and cohesion of the neighbourhood."
The new build housing at the scheme is delivered by Keepmoat Homes.
Ian Prescott, Land Director at Keepmoat Homes North East, said: “It is rewarding for everyone involved in this scheme to receive the recognition for their part in the development of Trinity Gardens.”
Paddy Gray, Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Housing, said: “This excellent mixed use regeneration scheme in an area identified as a priority by the local authority was the result of a good, wide-ranging partnership.”
A housing development in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, designed to integrate people regardless of community background and race, won the overall prize for best housing scheme in the UK.
The scheme, led by Middlesbrough Council and Tees Valley Housing, part of the Fabrick Group, transformed a run-down market square with 1960s maisonettes on one side and a tired looking shopping centre on the other into a cutting edge, attractive mixed-use scheme.
It now includes:
• A new medical village including five doctors' surgeries, pharmacy and opticians
• The Trinity Centre community facility
• An extra care housing scheme, containing 42 older persons apartments with lounges, a bistro, shops, hairdressing, medical facilities and gardens
• A childcare nursery
• Proposals to remodel and renew the market square and ongoing construction on 110 houses for sale and 40 houses and bungalows for rent at affordable levels
The scheme also won the ‘Creating better places to live by regenerating communities’ prize at the awards last week which are run by the Chartered Institute of Housing.
The aim of the Trinity Crescent development was not just to replace run-down housing but to create a sustainable community of mixed housing with first-class facilities.
The community was fully involved from the start with residents, the Trinity Church, faith groups, local businesses, social services, the health care trust, the police and construction teams helping to deliver the scheme.
A council survey has shown that since the development perceptions of the neighbourhood have improved and people feel safer, are less worried about house burglaries and are more satisfied with the area.
The development also had extra positive spin-off effects including projects to improve the lives of younger people in the area which has led to the reduction of anti-social behaviour.
Initiatives were also formed to improve community cohesion between the showpeople who live in North Ormesby and the wider community.
A new allotment association was formed and other community projects to cut down on stray dogs, increase employment and improve community safety and crime detection were also successful.
Martin Hawthorne, Director of Development and Regeneration for Fabrick, the parent company of Tees Valley Housing, said: “We are thrilled to have won these prestigious national awards for this project, a scheme which aimed to do more than just replace failed housing.
“Our aim, through effective consultation, was to deliver somewhere which provided the facilities and environment to sustain the locality in the long term as a place where people choose to live.
“We did not just want to deliver something new built on available land, but to ensure that the new development truly became part of the community and something they could be proud of.”
Councillor Dave Budd, Executive Member for Regeneration and Economic Development at Middlesbrough Council, said: "This project has been about much more than the physical regeneration of the centre of North Ormesby.
“What has been created is a great place where people want to live. The local community and all stakeholders were part of the decision-making process throughout and this has delivered a fantastic improvement to the environment and cohesion of the neighbourhood."
The new build housing at the scheme is delivered by Keepmoat Homes.
Ian Prescott, Land Director at Keepmoat Homes North East, said: “It is rewarding for everyone involved in this scheme to receive the recognition for their part in the development of Trinity Gardens.”
Paddy Gray, Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Housing, said: “This excellent mixed use regeneration scheme in an area identified as a priority by the local authority was the result of a good, wide-ranging partnership.”
A housing development in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, designed to integrate people regardless of community background and race, won the overall prize for best housing scheme in the UK.
