Project Updates
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If you have any questions about this scheme, please contact Neil Diamond, Regeneration Manager on 0113 214 1952
History of the Bid
In the summer of 2006, a comprehensive Regeneration Plan was produced with a view to obtaining funding under the Government's Private Finance Initiative (PFI) for the Beeston Hill and Holbeck area of Leeds. This would allow Leeds City Council to invest over £90 million of funding over the next 30 years into regeneration initiatives that would create an improved and better living environment in Beeston Hill and Holbeck.
An Outline Business Case (OBC) was submitted to the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) in October 2007. The OBC requested £93.6million with a contract period of 20 years.
Following Option Appraisals and extensive resident consultation which took place in 2007 and further investigations into the costs of converting some of the property archetypes, the scope of the project has been agreed as follows:
- Clearance of 585 unsustainable and low demand public sector homes;
- Refurbishment of 388 existing housing units and ongoing maintenance during the contract period;
- Conversion of 30 existing sheltered housing units (Ingram Court) to form 24 sheltered housing units and ongoing maintenance during the contract period;
- Construction of up to 275 new council homes for rent and ongoing maintenance during the contract period.
Following further investigation of feasibility and costs of some of the property types, the preferred options were agreed for each area as follows:
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Site/Stock type/Number
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Preferred Option
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Holbeck Towers, Gaitskell Court and Gaitskell Grange flats (300)
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Clearance and redevelopment
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Folly Lane (cleared site)
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Redevelopment
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Coupland Road & Place flats (25)
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Clearance and redevelopment
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Ingram Court bedsits (30)
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Conversion
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Holbeck back-to-back housing and low rise stock (289)
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Refurbishment
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Waverley Garth flats (40)
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Clearance only
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Malvern Road flats (25)
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Clearance only
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St Lukes Green flats (30)
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Clearance and redevelopment
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Bismark Street and Drive flats (78)
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Clearance and redevelopment
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Fairfax Road & Cemetery Road flats (40)
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Clearance and redevelopment
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Meynell Heights (99)
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Refurbishment
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Malvern flats (47)
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Clearance and redevelopment
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A re-housing plan has been developed by Aire Valley Homes Leeds to manage the re-housing of tenants affected by demolition in the area. The plan is linked to provision of new council housing on a phased basis.
Since March this year, Leeds City Council has been working with 2 bidders – Regenter and Sustainable Communities for Leeds (sc4L) who are competing for the contract for the housing regeneration of Beeston Hill & Holbeck. At this stage they are finalising detailed proposals for design, refurbishment and service provision as well as the detailed technical, financial and legal requirements for such a large scale project.
Bidders submitted an interim submission on 28 August 2009. The Project Team at Leeds City Council are currently assessing all the elements of the bidder proposals to highlight any gaps or further requirements from the bidders before a Final Tender submission later in the year.
Refurbishment across all sites identified as part of the PFI project will be carried out in the first five years of the contract, starting 2010