Tees Valley Regeneration
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Tees Valley Regeneration was an urban regeneration company covering the Tees Valley
area of North East England
and at one time was the largest urban development agency in England. The headquarters were at Cavendish House, Teesdale Business Park
in Thornaby-on-Tees
.
Tees Valley Regeneration started in 2002 and operated for seven years under the leadership of Joe Docherty, who left the organisation in 2009. TVR closed in 2010 with responsibility for regeneration handed over to local councils.
Tees Valley Regeneration's main regeneration projects were:
Other local and regional development agencies
Tees Valley
The Tees Valley is an area in the North East of England. It can be described as "greater Teesside" and consists of the four unitary authorities created by the breakup of the County of Cleveland in 1996: Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, and Stockton-On-Tees along with the borough of...
area of North East England
North East England
North East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside . The only cities in the region are Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland...
and at one time was the largest urban development agency in England. The headquarters were at Cavendish House, Teesdale Business Park
Teesdale Business Park
Teesdale Business Park is a major business park on the former site of Head Wrightsons' Teesdale works in Thornaby-on-Tees in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, England. The park was redeveloped by the Teesside Development Corporation. The area is immediately north of Thornaby railway station,...
in Thornaby-on-Tees
Thornaby-on-Tees
Thornaby-on-Tees is a town and civil parish within the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the south bank of the River Tees, three miles southeast of Stockton-on-Tees, and four miles southwest of Middlesbrough town centre and has a...
.
Tees Valley Regeneration started in 2002 and operated for seven years under the leadership of Joe Docherty, who left the organisation in 2009. TVR closed in 2010 with responsibility for regeneration handed over to local councils.
Tees Valley Regeneration's main regeneration projects were:
- Central Park in DarlingtonDarlingtonDarlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...
, including the new Darlington CollegeDarlington CollegeDarlington College is a further education college in Darlington, County Durham, England. The college campus is located at Central Park, Haughton Road. With support from Darlington Borough Council and Tees Valley Regeneration the college was built by "Shepard Construction", starting in 2004... - Skylink International Business Park at Durham Tees Valley AirportDurham Tees Valley AirportDurham Tees Valley Airport is an international airport in north east England, located southeast of Darlington, about southwest of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. The airport serves County Durham and parts of North Yorkshire, and is in Middleton St George in the borough of Darlington...
- Middlehaven in MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
, in particular the development of the new Middlesbrough CollegeMiddlesbrough CollegeMiddlesbrough College, located on one campus at Middlehaven, Middlesbrough, England, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, is the largest college in the Tees Valley.-Admissions:...
and Temenos, one of the Tees Valley GiantsTees Valley GiantsThe Tees Valley Giants will be a £15 million series of five art installations by sculptor Anish Kapoor and structural designer Cecil Balmond. The artwork is set to be created in the towns of Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton on Tees in the Tees Valley... - North Shore in Stockton-on-TeesStockton-on-TeesStockton-on-Tees is a market town in north east England. It is the major settlement in the unitary authority and borough of Stockton-on-Tees. For ceremonial purposes, the borough is split between County Durham and North Yorkshire as it also incorporates a number of smaller towns including...
, in particular the development of Infinity BridgeInfinity BridgeThe Infinity Bridge is a public pedestrian and cycle footbridge across the River Tees in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees in the north east of England...
, expansion of Durham University Queen's Campus and the North Shore development - Victoria Harbour in HartlepoolHartlepoolHartlepool is a town and port in North East England.It was founded in the 7th century AD, around the Northumbrian monastery of Hartlepool Abbey. The village grew during the Middle Ages and developed a harbour which served as the official port of the County Palatine of Durham. A railway link from...
. - Anish Kapoor's Tees Valley GiantsTees Valley GiantsThe Tees Valley Giants will be a £15 million series of five art installations by sculptor Anish Kapoor and structural designer Cecil Balmond. The artwork is set to be created in the towns of Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton on Tees in the Tees Valley...
in Middlehaven Dock, Middlesbrough
See also
- Tees ValleyTees ValleyThe Tees Valley is an area in the North East of England. It can be described as "greater Teesside" and consists of the four unitary authorities created by the breakup of the County of Cleveland in 1996: Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, and Stockton-On-Tees along with the borough of...
Other local and regional development agencies
- One NorthEastOne NorthEastOne North East is the regional development agency for the North East England region.-History:It was established in April 1999. The North East receives a lot of government aid for regeneration....
- SMi - Stockton Middlesbrough Initiative
- Teesside Development CorporationTeesside Development CorporationThe Teesside Development Corporation was a government-backed development corporation that was established in 1987 to fund and manage regeneration projects in the former-county of Cleveland in North East England....
(defunct 1998).