Regeneration Programmes Team

The team are responsible for the delivery of Energising Blyth programme, a £90 million programme to transform Blyth

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Regeneration Programmes Team

The team are responsible for the delivery of Energising Blyth programme, a £90 million programme to transform Blyth

What we do 

The team are responsible for the delivery of Energising Blyth programme, a £90 million programme to transform Blyth, funded by the Government’s Future High Street Fund, Town Deal and Levelling Up Deep Dive plus investment from Northumberland County Council and our partners. 

From 2021 to 2027 the Energising Blyth Programme includes 13 major projects which will help to deliver a:  

  • Vibrant Town: Renew the town centre with new cultural, education, leisure and residential projects around a revitalised Market Place. 
  • Growing Town:  Boost the growth of Blyth's major renewable energy industry at the Quayside, Port of Blyth and industrial sites. 
  • Inclusive Town: Provide skills, culture and leisure activities for the benefit of local people, communities and businesses. 
  • Connected Town: Improve walking and cycling routes and connections to public transport networks, making it easier to travel into / out of Blyth. 
  • Clean Growth Town: All the above supported by being a leading place for delivering net zero and a just transition 
The programme will: 
  • Create 7500 jobs, 5000 learning opportunities and attract over 100,000 extra visitors to Blyth each year 
  • Repurpose run-down and empty homes into high-quality affordable housing to rent and convert under-occupied offices into new apartments. Improving energy efficiency in social housing and supporting the establishment of an Empty Homes Team.  
  • Provide new high-tech training equipment at the town’s new Energy Central Campus, providing local young people with a route to high-quality jobs on their doorstep. 
  • Help to reduce crime in Blyth by extending CCTV provision in the town centre and establishing a new partnership between local businesses and the police. These interventions will target anti-social behaviour, substance misuse and theft in particular. 
Projects within the Programme include: 
  • Culture Hub & Market Place 
  • Culture & Placemaking Programme 
  • Welcoming and Safe Blyth 
  • Housing Renewal and Town Centre Living 
  • New build Hotel and Restaurant 
  • Energy Central Campus (Phase 1) - Learning Hub including high tech training equipment 
  • Energy Central Campus (Phase 2) - Institute 
  • OREC Technology Demonstration and Innovation Centre 
  • Northumberland Energy Park Infrastructure 
  • Bowes Street Improvements 
  • Regent Street Improvements 
  • Bridge Street Improvements 
  • Bebside Station to Town Centre Cycling & Walking Corridor 
The Team provides the Project Management Office function for the programme, this includes: 
  • Programme development & delivery 
  • Project level Business Case Development 
  • Client-side Project Management – inception to completion 
  • Project Lead and Sponsorship 
  • Partnerships, Operators, Leases and Licences 
  • Procurement and Commissioning 
  • Regulatory Compliance – Legal, Financial, Planning, Procurement 
  • Grant Funding, Monitoring & Evaluation 
  • Governance and Local Assurance including reporting to DLUHC, Programme Board and Town Deal Board, Town Forum and Town Council 
  • Strategic Site Assembly and Masterplanning 
  • Stakeholder Communications and Engagement 

Contact us 

If you have any enquiries, please contact us at energisingblyth@northumberland.gov.uk

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