Devenport New Deal Flashcards
(10 cards)
Why was it done here
High crime rates
Poor health
Poor housing quality
Low levels of education and employment
Lack of transport links
Social reasons for this deal
High unemployment
Poor quality housing
Rundown estates
Economic reasons for this deal
Struggling economically
High unemployment
Low standard of living
Environmental reasons for this deal
Previously damaged during the Blitz
3m high wall separates communities
What was done
The deal started in 2007
It has 13 phases across 10 years
Work stopped during the 2009 recession
Investments and overall costs
The Homes and Communities Agency invested £2.8 million
Cost £70 million overall
Failures
Locals couldn’t afford the new house prices
Used brownfield sites which were expensive to clean
Increased levels of CO2 when clearing the site
Older residents moved out
Social successes
Devonport is now well connected to the city centre
464 new homes have been built
3 metre wall dividing communities was knocked down
42 additional care flats were built
1100 were rehoused in better quality housing
Economic successes
Better transport links make it easier to have better jobs
People were employed for the restoration
House prices rose by 20% in that area
Environmental successes
More cycle and pedestrian routes
Less pollution from traffic congestion
New houses were built using sustainable resources
