Neighbourhood Renewal North Belfast Partnership have been contracted to play a key role in the delivery of Neighbourhood Renewal in North Belfast. DSD launched its Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy “People and Place” in June 2003. The Strategy set out 4 interlinking objectives: - Community renewal – to develop confident communities that are able and committed to improving the quality of life in the most deprived neighbourhoods;
- Economic renewal – to develop economic activity in the most deprived neighbourhoods and connect them to the wider urban economy;
- Social renewal – to improve social conditions for the people who live in the most deprived neighbourhoods through better coordinated public services and the creation of safer environments;
- Physical renewal – to help create attractive, safe, sustainable environments in the most deprived neighbourhoods.
The Strategy proposes to target the worst 10% Wards as measured by the Noble Multiple Deprivation Measure and the worst 10% Enumeration Districts as measured by the Noble Economic Deprivation Measure, covering approximately 1/7 of the entire Northern Ireland population – by establishing “Neighbourhood Renewal Areas”. A key element of the Strategy is the identification of Neighbourhood Partnership Boards in each Neighbourhood Renewal Area, to drive local planning and implementation. The list of designated areas were announced by the Social Development Minister John Spellar on 29 July 2004 and include 13 in Belfast, four in Londonderry and 15 in other towns and cities across Northern Ireland. The four areas in North Belfast are: The Belfast Area Partnerships have been contracted by DSD to facilitate the Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy. For more information on North Belfast Partnership’s Role in Neighbourhood Renewal in North Belfast please click here All Neighbourhood Partnership Boards are at different stages of development across Northern Ireland – in some areas community organisations have already come together to form a Board, in other areas there is a visible lack of existing structures and local organisations upon which to build. This site aims to provide updates on the 4 areas in North Belfast. The information on these pages is limited but the Partnership is committed to providing updates as plans emerge. For information on other areas please visit contact Belfast Regeneration Office on 028 9025 1990. Areas at Risk Pilot Programme In announcing the new Neighbourhoods the Minister has also outlined a pilot programme for “Areas at Risk”. This is in direct response to concerns expressed during the consultation period that certain areas outside of Neighbourhood Renewal Areas could be at risk of slipping into a spiral of decline. DSD has still to advise on the nature, extent and establishment of this proposed programme. |
