Coatsworth Road will be improved with the help of a THI
Townscape Heritage Initiatives (THIs) help communities regenerate Conservation Areas.
They create partnerships of local organisations to carry out repairs and other works to historic buildings, structures and spaces.
THIs are funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
There are two THIs in Gateshead that have helped us take care of our heritage.
Coatsworth Road THI
Gateshead Council has successfully completed a stage 1 bid for a THI on Coatsworth Road in Bensham. We submitted a stage 2 bid on the 7th March 2012, with the hope of bringing a total of £1.9 million to the area.
If our stage 2 bid is successful, we'll start improvement works in summer 2012. The whole project will run for around five years. It will be managed by the council, overseen by a partnership involving local groups and stakeholders.
We'll use funding to regenerate the Coatsworth Road Conservation Area. This would include:
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grants to repair and restore historic buildings;
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grants to bring empty properties back into use;
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some public realm improvements; and
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activities to involve local traders in supporting small businesses, and local people in maintaining buildings and practical skills, and improving the local knowledge of conservation, design and planning
We hope that by restoring the historic environment, the quality of life for people living, working and shopping on Coatsworth Road will be improved.
Public consultation was undertaken between October and November 2011, and revisions to the existing Coatsworth Conservation area and the Coatsworth Conservation Character Appraisal were approved on the 21 December 2011. You can see a copy of the approved boundary for the Conservation area, the supporting Note of Designation for the Conservation Area and the approved Coatsworth Conservation Character Appraisal below
This page will be updated as this project progresses
Consultation on this scheme has now ended. We will publish the results here shortly.
Bridges THI
The Bridges THI took place from 2002 to 2011. It covered the Bridges Conservation Area, which is the historic core of Gateshead between the River Tyne and the town centre.
The project focused on bringing historic buildings back into use and improving the streets and open spaces in the area. It included a total of 11 projects – five buildings were restored and six vacant buildings were repaired and brought back into use.
Check out the slideshow below to see the fantastic improvements made by the Bridges THI.