Tees Valley Regeneration

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Teesside Valley Regeneration
Formation2002
Dissolved2010
HeadquartersCavendish House
Teesdale Business Park, Thornaby-on-Tees
Official language
English
former Chief executive
Joe Docherty
WebsiteTees 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 Queen's Campus and the North Shore development.
  • Victoria Harbour in Hartlepool.[2]

See also[]

  • Tees Valley
Other local and regional development agencies
  • One NorthEast (closed 2012)
  • SMi - Stockton Middlesbrough Initiative
  • Teesside Development Corporation (defunct 1998).

References[]

  1. ^ "Opportunity of a different dimension". Homes and Communities Agency. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g McKenzie, Sandy (24 March 2009). "Tees Valley Regeneration to close after seven years". Gazette Live. Teesside: Evening Gazette. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Tees Valley Giants". Tees Valley Giants. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012.

Coordinates: 54°33′54.5″N 1°18′22.4″W / 54.565139°N 1.306222°W / 54.565139; -1.306222

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