Abstract
The report provides a clear, comprehensive review of the regeneration sector
and should be of interest to a wide range of organisations involved in
construction activities.
Key areas in the report:
- An overall review of the UK urban regeneration market, regeneration
policy and current Government initiatives in regeneration -
£4 billion spent annually by the Government.
- Detailed assessment of the key drivers of urban regeneration
including social housing, retail and commercial office development
- Analysis of the top 50 regeneration schemes taking place across the
UK, together with estimated investment involved, key developers and
stakeholders and scheme details
- A review of the key issues affecting the regeneration market
including the planning system, brown-field land and modern methods of
construction - developments to 2012.
Areas of particular interest:
- The politics driving regeneration is all about communities,
integrating the social and private sectors to create mixed, sustainable
communities, with housing, retail and commercial development key to the
regeneration process - £4 billion annual Government spending.
- Urban regeneration is being driven by social and affordable housing
backed by the Government' s commitment to build 3 million new homes by
2020 and the recent pledge to establish 10 eco-towns of 10,000 to 20,000
homes each.
- A detailed analysis of the UK contracting industry and profiles
leading contractors, developers and house builders in the
regeneration sector.
- The 2012 Olympic Park site is the UK' s biggest regeneration project
in terms of capital value. Analysis of the key regeneration areas within the
Thames Gateway.
- The Government is increasingly seeking to ensure greater involvement of
the private sector in the financing and delivery of regeneration and
sustainable community targets.
Key areas covered in the report include:
THE URBAN REGENERATION SECTOR IN THE UK
- Overview and size of the urban regeneration sector - Government
Spending at
- £4 billion annually and private sector involvement.
- Regeneration Policy in the UK.
- Current Government initiatives in regeneration - high on the agenda.
- Key drivers of regeneration in the UK - urban renewal.
- Government housing and regeneration targets - current housing
regeneration programmes - sustainable Communities, National Affordable
Housing Programme (£8 billion in 2008-11).
- Retail and commercial development in regeneration - 40% of total
floor space.
STRUCTURE OF REGENERATION PROJECTS IN THE UK
- Key agencies and organizations involved in urban regeneration -
English. Partnerships, Regional Development Agencies, Urban Regeneration
Companies.
- Major Urban Regeneration Projects in the UK including the 2012
Olympics.
- Analysis of key areas of regeneration across the Country.
- Procurement of regeneration projects including project size and
delivery, timescales involved and bidding costs.
FUNDING AND INVESTMENT OF REGENERATION PROJECTS
- Public sector funding for regeneration including major public
sector funds and grants, EU Funding.
- Private sector funding for regeneration.
- Financial returns from regeneration projects and incentives for
the private sector.
- 2008 Budget and the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review.
- Leading financiers, investors and developers in the urban regeneration
sector.
- Prospects for developments up to 2012 and beyond.
FACTORS AFFECTING THE URBAN REGENERATION SECTOR
- Analysis of the planning system including planning legislation and
planning costs.
- A review of the key legislation affecting urban regeneration
including the Planning Reform Bill, the Planning White Paper and the Housing
and Regeneration Bill.
- Overview of the use of brown-field and contaminated land for
regeneration projects and Government targets for building new homes on
brown-field land.
- The application of Modern Methods of Construction and offsite
manufacturing techniques and their application to urban regeneration
projects.
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