Decision details

Cabinet considered a report which provided an update on what had been achieved across the Borough since the ‘Ambition for North Tyneside’ had been approved by Cabinet on 26 November 2018.

Since then significant progress had been made by the Authority and its partners in keeping its promise and delivering a range of projects across the borough. This included commencing work on the second phase of the Centre for Innovation in Wallsend. New family housing had been brought forward at the coast on sites that had formerly blighted the Authority’s coastal visitor offer such as the former Avenue Public House. There had been investment in flood defences at Killingworth Lake as well as further investment in the Authority’s housing stock, highways and schools.

The report also set out future planned activities across the borough over the next 12 months and beyond. These included plans for Segedunum World Heritage Site, further work to develop at Killingworth Lake, as well as completing public realm work at Whitley Bay. It also set out the next steps for the regeneration and masterplanning of North Shields Town Centre and Fish Quay.

Further details of progress made to date and plans for future work in each of the four areas of the Borough were set out in the report, and how the plans linked into the Our North Tyneside Plan.

Progress on the plan would be reported regularly to Cabinet. Property-related projects would be dealt with via the Strategic Property Group and investment projects overseen by the Investment Programme Board. Specific project and working groups would be established to handle more significant projects with appropriate Elected Member and Chief Officer leadership.

The next steps would include agreeing the Authority’s Budget and Investment Plan Proposals to reflect this programme; options on the major projects moving through appropriate governance; and finalising the Investment Programme based on a £10m budget over 5 years.

The Elected Mayor thanked the Cabinet Members and the Officer teams for their work in developing the programme.

Resolved that (1) the progress made in delivering the overall plan since November 2018 be noted;

(2) the ‘Ambition for North Tyneside’ continue to be monitored by the Investment Programme Board and progress be reported regularly to Cabinet.