Towns and Villages Programme

Durham County Council's cabinet considered a report this morning on the Towns & Villages Investment Plan which will see significant investment focused on some of our most disadvantaged settlements.

Please follow the link below for the complete cabinet report, including links to the investment plan document which outlines how the Towns & Villages initiative will develop and also details some of the initial projects scheduled to be carried out, including for our area:

• Neighbourhood Retail Improvements in Blackhall Colliery and Station Town
• Targeted Delivery Plans, Housing Opportunities Fund (aimed at maintaining and improving the existing housing stock and the wider environment) in Blackhall Colliery
• Empty Properties Project
• Selective Licensing Scheme (to regulate properties in the private-rented sector)
• The Seascapes Project at Crimdon and Blackhall and along the Durham Coast
• Built Environment Schemes to explore regeneration opportunities across all communities

Towns and Villages Investment Plan - Report of Corporate Director of Regeneration, Economy and Growth [Key Decision: REG/01/2021] PDF 254 KB

• View the background to item 4.of 

Additional documents:

• Appendix 2_ Investment Plan FINAL UPDATED , item 4. PDF 4 MB
• Appendix 3 EQUIA Towns and Villages Investment Plan , item 4. PDF 257 KB