Tees Valley Regeneration
Former regeneration body in England
Formation | 2002 |
---|---|
Dissolved | 2010 |
Headquarters |
Cavendish House
Teesdale Business Park , Thornaby-on-Tees |
Official language
|
English |
former Chief executive
|
Joe Docherty |
Website | Tees Valley Regeneration |
Tees Valley Regeneration was an urban regeneration company covering the Tees Valley area of North East England [1] and at one time was the largest urban development agency in England. [2] The headquarters were at Cavendish House, Teesdale Business Park in Thornaby-on-Tees .
Tees Valley Regeneration started in 2002, operated for seven years under the leadership of Joe Docherty, who left the organisation in 2009, and closed in 2010; responsibility for regeneration was transferred to local councils. [2]
Projects
Tees Valley Regeneration's main regeneration projects were:
- Central Park in Darlington , [2] including the new Darlington College .
- Skylink International Business Park at Durham Tees Valley Airport . [2]
- Middlehaven in Middlesbrough , [2] in particular the development of the new Middlesbrough College and Anish Kapoor 's Temenos in Middlehaven Dock, [3] one of the Tees Valley Giants .
- North Shore in Stockton-on-Tees , [2] in particular the development of Infinity Bridge , expansion of Durham University 's Queen's Campus and the North Shore development.
- Victoria Harbour in Hartlepool . [2]
See also
- Other local and regional development agencies
- One NorthEast (closed 2012)
- SMi - Stockton Middlesbrough Initiative
- Teesside Development Corporation (defunct 1998).
- Middlesbrough Development Corporation
References
- ↑ "Opportunity of a different dimension" . Homes and Communities Agency . Archived from the original on 28 June 2009 . Retrieved 14 August 2009 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 McKenzie, Sandy (24 March 2009). "Tees Valley Regeneration to close after seven years" . Gazette Live . Teesside: Evening Gazette . Retrieved 14 August 2009 .
- ↑ "Tees Valley Giants" . Tees Valley Giants . Archived from the original on 23 March 2012.
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