2. Making Regeneration Sustainable Euan Hall Chief Executive The Land Restoration Trust

3. Sustainable Brownfield Regeneration Is complex Needs a wide range of technical skills Must involve the community – business or residential Needs to take a broader view than just the site.

4. Starting point: “ An opportunity plan ” Puts the site in a geographical context Identifies opportunities / problems Identifies links with and the needs of the community e.g. Shirebook, East Midlands

5. A classic post-industrial landscape Town dependent on one industry - Coal mining In top 10% of deprived towns in England One area/ward in top 2% of deprivation. Population 9000 Site area 120 hectares

6. “ Project ” started life as 2 independent projects driven by technical needs To the west of the town – 800 new houses on a greenfield site. To the east – industrial development on former colliery land(brownfield) to create 2100 new jobs Seen principally as an engineering/construction project, but …

7. Getting the Team Right Review of the project allowed a new project manager to stand back from technical issues to: Put sites into context with the surrounding area Assess community needs Improve links between new and old. Provide better integration And above all build a consensus with the business and residential community

8. This required a new team to be built Comprising of : Engineers Planners Environmentalist Architects Community Engagement Specialists And others!

9. Model Village Distributor road New industry New housing

10. Sustainable Regeneration is about Creating lasting benefits ……

11. Not … A wonderful award winning piece of architecture. Completely detested by those forced to live there

12. Or … A fantastically landscaped site Completely disconnected from the community

13. Its about a sustainable future for them ….