Regeneration Projects in North Yorkshire
We’re leading a dynamic regeneration programme to revitalise towns and villages, fuel economic growth, and enhance quality of life across urban and rural areas. Our mission is to create thriving, inclusive places where businesses prosper and communities flourish.
We’re delivering bold, high-impact initiatives to revitalize town centres, enhance transport links, restore heritage assets, and create modern workspaces, all designed to boost local economies and build vibrant, sustainable communities.
Our work includes Town Investment Plans for 32 locations across the county and major regeneration projects such as:
- Scarborough Station Gateway
- Whitby Old Town Hall
- Catterick Garrison Town Centre Development
- Selby Station Gateway
- Selby Abbey Quarter
These projects aren’t just improvements, they’re gamechangers for businesses, residents, and visitors, creating places where communities thrive and investment flows.
Partner with us to unlock your town’s potential and let’s build the future together.
Catterick Town Centre
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Project Location: Shute Road, Catterick Garrison
Project Overview: With £19 million awarded by the Levelling Up Fund, the project will deliver a series of public realm improvements to Catterick town centre. These will include upgraded footpaths and cycleways, partial pedestrianisation of Shute Road and soft landscaping with new tree planting. Coronation Park will also be revitalised, featuring a space for outdoor events, public art, improved play areas and a sensory garden. In addition to this, there will be a new Community and Enterprise building at the heart of the improvements. The multi-use space will offer offices for startups and small businesses, food and retail concessions and a flexible indoor space for socialising and events.
Cost of Project: £20m
Funding Value: £20m
Funding Source(s): Levelling Up Fund, Ministry of Defence, North Yorkshire Council
Project Partners: North Yorkshire Council, Ministry of Defence
Completion Date: Q4 2026
Whitby Old Town Hall
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Project Location: Whitby Market Place
Project Overview: Refurbishment of the Grade II* Listed Old Town Hall building and Market Place off Church Street Whitby. The project aims to repair and restore the Grade II* listed building and its surrounding marketplace, safeguarding its structural integrity and improving the appearance of this unique heritage asset for the town. The available floor space in both the first floor and undercroft will be repurposed to provide year-round community and cultural activities, alongside existing market usage. To strengthen the connection between the building and the marketplace, a set of steps will be introduced from the undercroft, alongside the replacement of existing paving with cobbled stones, and the installation of anchor points for market stalls. The work aims to build on the history and heritage of the building, restore the building through refurbishment and repurposing for community use, and create a vibrant and bustling year-round marketplace.
Cost of Project: £1.25m
Funding Value: £1.25m
Funding Source(s): Whitby Town Deal, North Yorkshire Council, Architectural Heritage Fund
Project Partners: North Yorkshire Council in partnership with Whitby Town Council
Completion Date: Q1 2026
Scarborough Station Gateway
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Project Location: Scarborough
Project Overview: Enhancements to the public realm adjacent to the station are being made as part of a wider programme of works to enhance the station gateway point of arrival to the town. The Station Gateway Phase 1A – Public Realm will include new pedestrian crossings, traffic signals, removal of traffic islands and hatchings, and decluttering at the Westborough/ Valley Bridge Road junction. Further enhancements along Valley Bridge Road will feature tree planting and footpath resurfacing. On Westborough Road, improvements will include highway lane narrowing and traffic calming, as well as wider footpaths, table crossings and seating areas.
Cost of Project: £6.7m
Funding Value: £6.7m
Funding Source(s): Scarborough Town Deal
Project Partners: North Yorkshire Council, Scarborough Neighbourhood Board, Transpennine Express and Network Rail
Completion Date: Q2 2027
Scarborough Pride in Place
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Project Location: Scarborough
Project Overview: A ten-year regeneration programme backed by £19.5m endowment-style funding from Government, designed to deliver long-term improvements for Scarborough through a community-led approach. The plan focuses on eight themes: High Streets & Heritage, Housing, Transport, Cohesion, Health & Wellbeing, Education & Opportunity, Safety & Security, and Work & Skills. It aims to create thriving places, stronger communities, and empower local people to shape their town’s future.
Cost of Project: £19.5m over 10 years
Funding Value: £19.5m
Funding Source(s): Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
Project Partners: North Yorkshire Council (accountable body), Scarborough Neighbourhood Board, local businesses, community organisations
Completion Date: 2036 (end of ten-year programme)
Selby Station Gateway
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Project Location: Selby rail and bus stations and surrounding area
Project Overview: Transformation of the Selby station gateway area to make improvements for pedestrians, cyclists, and bus station passengers, to create a cycle/pedestrian link through Selby Park, provision of car parking facilities and an upgrade of Selby railway station to improve the sense of arrival.
Cost of Project: £30m
Funding Value: £20m Transforming Cities Fund, £7m North Yorkshire Council, £2.5m York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority
Funding Source(s): HM Government, North Yorkshire Council, York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority
Project Partners: North Yorkshire Council, York & North Yorkshire combined Authority
Completion Date: Q4 2027
Selby Abbey Quarter
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Project Location: Selby town centre
Project Overview: An ambitious placemaking scheme focused on supporting the town centre economy by improving the streetscape, enhancing outdoor recreation/cultural activity, increasing footfall and providing employment opportunities (especially for those living in areas of deprivation).
Cost of Project: £20m
Funding Value: £150k York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority, 200k Rural England Prosperity Fund, £354k North Yorkshire Council
Funding Source(s): North Yorkshire Council, HM Government, and York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority
Project Partners: York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority
Completion Date: 2030
Whitby Maritime Hub
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Project Location: Whitby Harbour
Project Overview:
The Whitby Maritime Hub aims to breathe new life into Whitby’s maritime industry, helping to diversify the economy and provide opportunities in the maritime and marine industries for our local people.
Cost of Project: £10m
Funding Source(s): Whitby Town Deal, North Yorkshire Council
Project Partners: North Yorkshire Council
Completion Date: Q2 2026