New regeneration team in South East Northumberland

SENNTRi, the body established to coordinate regeneration in South East Northumberland, will be replaced by a team from Northumberland’s new unitary council.

 

The new South East Northumberland Regeneration team, which is fully funded by Northumberland County Council, will carry out the regeneration roles previously delivered by former district authorities and SENNTRi. This represents a major commitment by the new authority to drive forward and deliver regeneration across South East Northumberland and has, effectively, mainstreamed the previous role of SENNTRi ahead of schedule.

 

The move has been supported by former SENNTRi partner agencies, One North East, the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and North Tyneside Council. During the past year a number of significant changes have occurred, which have led to this decision:

 

• The creation of one council for Northumberland means that an organisation responsible for coordinating regeneration projects between district councils is no longer needed;
• North Tyneside Council has withdrawn from a formal partnership arrangement although it remains committed to working jointly with Northumberland when appropriate to do so;
• The new council for Northumberland has established area partnerships, including one in South East Northumberland, to engage partners in the development and delivery of policies, programmes and projects at area level.
• The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), the national agency set up to create opportunity for people to live in sustainable places has been established.

 

Richard Robson, executive director of place for Northumberland County Council, said: “All of the regeneration projects and good work started by SENNTRi will be continued by the South East Northumberland Regeneration team. We have already secured major investment from both HCA and One North East for a variety of regeneration projects across South East Northumberland.”

 

Martin Swales, North Tyneside Council’s strategic director for development said: “ The development of a joint vision between the SENNTRi partners over the last decade undoubtedly raised the national profile of the sub-region and served to engage the active support of key partners such as One North East and the Homes and Communities Agency (formerly English Partnerships).

 

“Together we have made real progress on a wide range of issues, not least the areas of strategic transport planning and addressing access to employment opportunities for local people as well as advancing major physical regeneration schemes.

 

“We will continue to maintain an effective dialogue with Northumberland County Council as part of our City Region work and explore with the new South East Northumberland Regeneration team the potential for further collaboration, for example on coastal regeneration and tourism.”

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