Project Location & Overview
This project represented phase 1 of a wider regeneration of the Middlegate residential estate in Great Yarmouth, increasing pride in the area and supporting improved aspiration from residents.
The Middlegate estate was a Great Yarmouth Borough Council-owned estate of 536 homes, of which 476 remained part of the Council’s housing stock, and the remaining were leasehold/freehold homes sold through the Right to Buy. The estate suffered from the inadvertent adverse impact of previous improvement works
Key Facts:
Client: Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Staff lead: Steve Logan
Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Sector: Local Authority
Project length: March 2022 - November 2022
Project cost: £858k
Project value: Transforming a rundown outdoor space on the Middlegate residential estate into an accessible and sustainable communal area
The key aims of the project were:
- The removal of existing play equipment and multi-use games area, which were of poor quality and contributed to anti-social behaviour and an unattractive environment.
- The creation of a new accessible play area, providing specialist play equipment for disabled access and sensory play equipment to cater to a wide range of children’s needs.
- The creation of new high-quality, green, and sustainable young children’s play areas.
- The creation of a new high-quality, secure, and private communal garden space.
- A new activity walk to bring health and activity into the streetscape.
Great Yarmouth is a Priority 1 for the government’s Levelling Up Fund. This reflects the need for economic recovery and growth, improved transport connectivity and regeneration and highlights wider ingrained issues in terms of deprivation and health inequalities.
Services We Provided
- Project management as client
- Stakeholder engagement and consultation
- Report writing and governance support
- Programme management
- Governance reporting
- Risk management
- Budgetary controls
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