DCLG awards Tees Valley £1.9m for homes development
By Ben Willis Thursday, 02 September 2010
Tees Valley in the North-East has been awarded almost £2 million of government funding to prepare sites for new housing development.
The £1.9 million grant from the Department for Communities and Local Government has been made under the growth point initiative, which was launched by the previous government to support communities pursuing large-scale housebuilding programmes.
It will enable Tees Valley Unlimited (formerly urban regeneration company Tees Valley Regeneration) to begin preparatory work on ten sites identified for housing, the firm said. This will include feasibility studies, design work and infrastructure needed to open sites up for development, it added.
The sites are located in Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Darlington and Thornaby.
Les Southerton, interim managing director of Tees Valley Unlimited, said: "[This] will enable us to carry out vital works which will ultimately lead to future housing development. It’s particularly encouraging at a time when financial support is so hard to come by."
The funding is available to spend over the next 12 months.
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