Urban Regeneration in Northern Ireland

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Urban Regeneration in Northern Ireland Consultat
ion on proposals for a new Strategy for
Neighbourhood Renewal Urban Regeneration and
Community Development Group
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Northern Ireland Executive Committee Programme
for Government

• Promotion of equalityand human rights
• Tackling poverty andsocial disadvantage
• Renewal of the mostdisadvantagedneighbourhoods

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• Sustaining andenhancing localcommunities in the
  mostdisadvantaged urbanareas and
• Improving communityrelations and tackling
  thedivisions in our society

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Purpose

• To provide overview of contents of consultation
  document previously published-
• Where we have come from/key lessons learned
• Current urban regeneration issues
• Possible future strategic direction
• Examine possible delivery mechanisms

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Where have we come from?

• Many successful Programmes Laganside, UDG,
  EI,CD,CRISP, MBW, LRI
• Measures have been developed over time to
  deal reactively with evolving urban problems
• Mix of resources inc mainstream public
  funds, EU, IFI.

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What key lessons have been learned?

• Independent evaluations have indicated that-
• Physical and economic, as opposed to social
  regeneration has been emphasised has not
  always had desired impact on social inclusion
• Effective regeneration requires development
  of cross-cutting policies/joined up
  delivery across public service

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What key lessons have been learned?

• Effective regeneration brings together four
  strands of people, jobs, services,
  infrastructure
• Improving quality of life within
  disadvantaged communities requires active
  engagement of these communities

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Key Urban Regeneration Issues

• Multiple deprivation exists in significant
  concentrations in cities and large towns
• Has persisted over time from one generation to
  the next
• Manifestation of urban areas with widespread
  multiple deprivation is well documented

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Key Urban Regeneration Issues

• Characterised by-
• dominance of social housing
• high unemployment and dependence on state
  benefits
• low average income and high levels of poverty
• low levels of skills and qualifications
• below average standards of health
• above average crime rates

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The Proposed Strategy

• Continuing need to address economic and social
  problems in urban areas
• Existing policy instruments lack coherence and
  integration but retain value as engines for
  change
• We want to to co-ordinate more effectively action
  to reduce inequalities within and between urban
  communities

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The Proposed Strategy

• Key components of the new strategy are-
• To tackle the most acute deprivation/disadvant
  age
• To place regeneration at the centre of the
  work of departments, agencies and programmes
• To empower communities to shape, then drive,
  urban renewal initiatives focused at the
  neighbourhood level

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The Proposed Strategy

• To move away from project / policy instrument-led
  regeneration towards an area/needs based
  approach
• To develop city and town centres strengthening
  linkages with disadvantaged areas
• To develop and implement plans on a partnership
  basis and
• For the purpose of achieving
  sustainable renewal and
  stability to commit to a 7 to 10 year
  implementation time-scale

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Delivering the strategy

• An urban regeneration framework structure is
  proposed to include-
• At regional level, inter- Departmental Group,
  led by DSD, will provide strategic leadership
  and overall accountability
• At District Council level, evolving Local
  Strategic Partnerships (LSPs) under Peace II

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Delivering the strategy

• At local level, neighbourhood renewal
  initiatives linked to LSPs of Peace II
• Town/city centre regeneration, led by DSD,
  in consultation with public / private sector
  organisations

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Summary Key components of the New Strategy
are-

• Firstly to put tackling of most acute
  deprivation/ disadvantage at heart of all
  regeneration activity
• Secondly to focus regeneration activity at
  the neighbourhood level and empower communities
  to shape, and then drive, urban renewal
  initiatives in their own areas

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Summary

• Thirdly to encourage Departments/Agencies to
  place regeneration at the centre of work
  programmes
• Finally to commit to 7 to 10 year planning
  and implementation timescale, for sustainable
  renewal and stability to be achieved.

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What happens next

• Consultation period (extended to end October)
• Responses analysed and assessed
• Detailed strategy devised and endorsed
• Agreed strategy launched

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