Park Hill regeneration Flashcards
(8 cards)
Explain early Sheffield
-Relied heavily on heavy industry :steel
-A huge 1960’s estate of 1000 flats designed to replace 19th century slum dwellings
Why was there decline in Sheffield ?
-Mass redundancies, lead to damage to productive industry
-50,000 people in steel engineering lost jobs in less than 3 years in 80’s
-Reflected in the -70% decrease in the UK workforce by 90’s
What was the urban policy ?
-John Major
- Partnership schemes and competition led policy
-Greater focus on local leadership, partnership between private sector and local communities
-City challenge
Why was the regeneration needed ?
-It was an opportunity to create a gateway to the city, it was the first thing to be seen as entering Sheffield
-£40 million was required to carry out basic refurbishments
-The council couldn’t afford this so a partnership was formed to tackle this problem in 2002
What was the funding and planning ?
-In January 2007 £147 m million was given
-Partnership between English Partnership 9£14.8 mil and additional £500,000 towards project costs), Sheffield City council and Urban Splash
-£9.85 million from Housing corporation to underpin affordable housing for rent and shared equity units
-Additional £5.5 million from Transformation South Yorkshire was given covering the cost of tenant re-housing during the project
Explain Park Hill before
-Dark moody colours, unappealing
-Old fashioned lighting
-Grass uncut and left to grow
-Graffiti sign saying ‘Clare Middleton I love you will u marry me’ on bridge connecting the blocks
What changed were made to Park Hill ?
-An undercover walkway around the flats
-Commercial sites e.g. restaurants and bars
-Green development to help keep the area eco-friendly
-Each deck has direct access to ground floor level
-Windows with larger surfaces
-Electric cooking
-Modern flats (lots of money to rent/buy)
-Colourful panels
-Message on bridge was illuminated
Was the scheme successful ?
-Locals are split : many believe it to be apart of Sheffields heritage, other think its an eyesore
-valued £120 million
-Urban Splash said every former resident was offered the right to return, but few did
-Money could’ve been spent on doing up multiple blocks of flats
