North East
In the North East, regeneration and renewal sit alongside growth and affordability issues, creating a region with challenging housing aspirations.
The North East is made up of four sub-regions: Northumberland, Durham, Tees Valley and Tyne & Wear. We work closely with local authorities and sub-regional partnerships to create sustainable communities in both rural and urban areas. Our investments will deliver 1,000 affordable homes each year.
Our priorities
The HCA’s priorities for the North East are to:
- establish a strong investment programme to achieve increased supply of affordable housing that offers high quality in design and environmental standards
- initiate meaningful dialogue with local authorities to help shape places in the region
- ensure ongoing momentum in the region’s regeneration areas.
Our activities
Our current activities in the North East include:
- Middlehaven: This flagship 15-year regeneration project in the Tees Valley is providing 1,440 new homes along with facilities including a new further education college.
- Scotswood and Benwell: We are supporting the local authority to create a local housing company that will facilitate the provision of 1,400 new homes, including affordable housing, along with neighbourhood and commercial facilities.
- Holy Island: A community land trust will provide affordable housing for local people in this remote location. New family homes on the island will help to ensure the future sustainability of the island’s primary school.
North East business preview
This document sets out our broad investment priorities for the North East for the two financial years from April 2009.
These reflect established regional housing strategies and regional plans and take account of the programme commitments made by Communities and Local Government (CLG), the Housing Corporation and English Partnerships which are now the responsibility of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).
The HCA in the North East: A Business Preview 2009 - 2011 - PDF (463 KB)
Regional investment statement data
The National Affordable Housing Programme (NAHP) funding is allocated through a process of continuous market engagement. Our quarterly regional investment statements set out the proportion of this funding that has been allocated for each region.
- North East Investment statement October 2009 - PDF (330KB)
- North East Scheme listing October 2009 - XLS (40.5KB)
- North East Investment statement July 2009 - PDF (321 KB)
- North East Scheme listing July 2009 - XLS (107 KB)
- North East investment statement Q4 PDF (396 KB)
- North East Scheme list Q4 - XLS (49 KB)
- North East investment statement Q3 2008 - PDF (128 KB)
- North East Scheme list Q3 - XLS (38 KB)
Contact details
Pat Ritchie
Regional Director – North East
Gateshead office
St. George's House
Kingsway
Team Valley
Gateshead
NE11 0NA
Tel: 0191 497 7577
Looking for the North East office locations? You can find them on the HCA office page.
Last updated: 12 January 2010