Consett's regeneration

People in Consett are being invited to help shape the town’s future development.

The Council is working with a team led by the planning, development and regeneration experts GVA Grimley, to develop a comprehensive master plan for Consett – and local people are being urged to get involved.

The master plan will focus on the town centre but will also address links with key surrounding areas, such as the Genesis and Belle Vue sites. This opportunity to shape the future development of Consett town centre recognises the important role the town has to play in the ongoing regeneration of County Durham.

As part of the development of the master plan a series of major public consultation exercises have, and are being planned to ensure that local people can help to shape the proposals for Consett. This will include work that Groundwork North East will carry out with the community looking at the design of enhanced public green spaces and children’s play areas.

Within Consett, the Council has embarked on a number of high profile regeneration initiatives to meet the aspirations of local residents, attract new businesses, and thus secure future employment opportunities. The planned investment in education and leisure offers an opportunity that has not been evident in Consett for over 25 years and it will benefit the local community in future.

Over the next few years, we will see the building of a new academy which will open in early 2013. It will include the retention of an enhanced public open space, with associated facilities on-site. Part of this development is a planned leisure facility.

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Artist's Impression of developments at site

Pre- planning event (15-21 April 2010)

The Building Schools for the Future (BSF) team and Leisure services are holding a pre-planning event with key stakeholders about the proposed relocation of Consett Association Football Club to a new football ground at Crookhall.

Members of the public can view the plans for the new ground at Belle Vue Leisure Centre and the Civic Centre from Thursday 15 April - Wednesday 21 April where there will also be a facility to leave comments.

From December last year, people in Consett have had the chance to see outline plans for the Belle Vue site, including proposals for the town’s new academy and leisure facilities.See bottom of page for informative downloads on the existing and proposed site lay-outs, in addition to a set of artist's impressions.

Academy proposals get government backing (29 January 2010)

Consett masterplan consultation (26 January 2010)

Academy planning applications submitted (24 December 2009)

Cabinet asked to approve next steps in Consett plans (8 December 2009)

Consett Academy Court ruling (2 December 2009)

Chance to shape the transformation of Consett (19 November 2009)