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Spennymoor - Long Term Plan for Towns (LTPT) programme


The Government has announced that Spennymoor will receive funding as part of the £1.1 billion Long Term Plan for Towns (LTPT) programme to assist with the regeneration of 55 towns across the United Kingdom.

Spennymoor has been selected by the Government to be a part of the Long-Term Plan for Towns (LTPT) programme, which gives it funding over the next ten years to support local priority activities focussed on reviving high streets, tackling anti-social behaviour, improving transport and growing the local economy.

The funding must be used for projects which fall under the following three themes:

  • High streets, heritage and regeneration
  • Transport and connectivity
  • Safety and security including sport, arts or cultural activities for young people

The basis of the LTPT programme is that local people are at the heart of deciding what the town's priorities are.

This funding provides an opportunity to carry on with regeneration in the town, building on £7.5 million we have recently invested, including:

  • the redevelopment of the former Festival Walk
  • improved car park facilities
  • Market Place improvements
  • the creation of public space on Cheapside
  • investment in the leisure centre and re-location of the library

The map shows the boundary chosen for the investment by the government, and the Spennymoor Board will have a chance to shape the boundary further if needed. This area covers from the Thinford and Durham gate area in the north of the town and continues to Middlestone Moor in the south of the town, and also incorporates Tudhoe and the Merrington Lane area.

Boundary map for Spennymoor Long-Term Plan for Towns funding

What we are talking to you about now

The Town Board are working to review all the feedback we have received to develop a draft long-term town plan which will include a vision for Spennymoor. We will share a draft of the plan which will be submitted to the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities for assessment, so that the first year of funding can be released.

What's happened so far

  • In March to May 2024 we asked for views on a new long-term plan for the town in our first round of engagement for this project. Find out more at Consultation on a long term plan for Spennymoor.
  • In July and August we attended a number of events and community centres throughout Spennymoor to share and talk to people about all the feedback we had received.  

The Board

The Board will be made up of:

  • an independent Chair - this post has an initial contract for two years until 31 March 2026
  • the Board - this will be made up of the local MP, community leaders, local employers, business people, and public sector agencies such as the police and local bodies

They will have a number of important tasks as a part of their overall role in overseeing the delivery of the long-term town plan such as:

  • developing a vision for the town in ten years' time
  • identifying the types of projects which should benefit from the new government funding
  • identifying issues and priorities to focus on for the town plan through discussions and working with a wide range of people such as local residents, community groups, businesses, and partners to understand needs and aspirations for the town
  • working with these people to design the town plan
  • ensuring that the town plan is delivered through a community-based collective effort, bringing together and making use of, existing community resources, assets, and powers, as required
  • looking for additional funding or encouraging extra investment to support some activities, if required

 

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