Neighbourhood Renewal

Teachers Centre 29th September 2014

Cynthia Porter & Sharon Mc Cullagh

North West Development Office

North West Development Office

• Covers Derry City Council, Strabane District Council and Limavady Borough Council areas

• Local Neighbourhood Renewal Unit

• Physical Development Unit

• ‘One Plan’ Team

Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy

• People and Place – 2003

‘To close the gap between the quality of life in Northern Ireland’s most deprived neighbourhoods and the rest of society’

Local Neighbourhood Renewal Unit• Targeted most deprived 10% of urban areas

• 4 Strategic Themes

• Long-term view 7- 10 years

• Local involvement through Neighbourhood Renewal Partnerships and Code of Practice

• Neighbourhood Action Plan

• ‘Bend the spend’ of other public sector bodies

Limavady

Outer North

Outer West

Strabane

Triax

Waterside

NWDO Neighbourhood Renewal Areas

Neighbourhood Renewal Investment

• Over 100 projects currently funded (revenue and capital)

• £5.3 million revenue projects anticipated spend in 2014/15

• £2.5 million capital projects committed in 2014/15 with additional projects being developed

Neighbourhood Renewal - 4 key themes

• Social Renewal

• Economic Renewal

• Community Renewal

• Physical Renewal

Neighbourhood Renewal Action Plan – Priority issues – Social Renewal

• Health and Well-being

• Tackling Poverty/Income Deprivation

• Improving educational attainment

• Target crime and anti-social behaviour

Neighbourhood Renewal Action Plan – Priority issues – Economic Renewal• To raise employment level within Neighbourhood

Renewal Areas (NRAs)

• To encourage increase in training and educational attainment to promote employability

• To have an adequate supply of Land and workspace to make provision for business growth

• To encourage entrepreneurial culture / self – employment

Neighbourhood Renewal Action Plan – Priority issues – Community Renewal

• Building Community Capacity

• Cultural Diversity

• Inclusive Community Consultation

Neighbourhood Action Plan – Priority issues – Physical Renewal

• Town Centre Development

• Community infrastructure e.g. improved community facilities

• Recreation / play facilities

• Environmental improvements within Housing Estates – Planting, Roads, Footpaths, Car parking, Street lighting.

Going Forward

• NR - Current programme ends in March 2015

• Planning for future needs is underway - project development / assessment etc

• NR Partnership continue to prioritise and develop projects within the NR Action Plan

• Sub groups should be fully developed and operational to ensure needs of the community are met

Useful information

• http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/urcdg-urban_regeneration/neighbourhood_renewal.htm

• http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/urcdg-urban_regeneration/neighbourhood_renewal/nru_publications.htm

• http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/urcdg-urban_regeneration/neighbourhood_renewal/neighbourhood-renewal-partnership/nwd-nrp-membership.htm

• http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/urcdg-urban_regeneration/neighbourhood_renewal/neighbourhood-renewal-funded-organisations.htm

• http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/urcdg-urban_regeneration/neighbourhood_renewal/neighbourhood-renewal-funded-organisations/nra-annual-reports-nwd-1213.htm

• http://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/Home.aspx