Community Highstreets Programme

We have allocated £6 million to spend on community high street improvements with a phased programme of work. Work has already commenced to gather information and research about a number of local and neighbourhood centres in various locations around the city. The funding will be divided between the areas covered by all six Area Committees within the city -

  • East
  • East Central
  • North East
  • North West
  • West
  • West Central

Over the course of the project we will improve a total of 16 neighbourhood and local centres spread across the city. The project is grassroots led with a programme of public engagement events being held to identify potential improvements from the people in these areas, who -

  • live
  • work
  • shop

The approach will be tailored according to the results of the engagement for each area.

The areas covered by each phase
Phase East Area East Central Area North East Area North West Area West Area West Central Area
1

Barham Road

Greenwich Avenue

Holderness Road/Woodford

Grampian Way

Chanterlands Avenue

 

None during this phase

 

Gipsyville

Anlaby Road/ Coltman Street
 
2

Annandale Road (Elmbridge Parade)

 None during this phase None during this phase

Endike Lane

The Quadrant

None during this phase

Goodwin Parade/Walker Street
3

None during this phase

 None during this phase

Dalsetter Rise

 None during this phase

Anlaby Road

Bethune Avenue

Sibelius Road

Spring Bank

We are committed to deliver improvements to the high street that will benefit local residents by making them - 

  • safer
  • cleaner
  • greener
  • inclusive places

as well as attracting more people to visit and reducing the number of empty shops.

Some of the improvements the programme will aim to deliver are -

  • the general appearance of the area
  • create further jobs, if vacant shops are brought back into use
  • direct frontage improvements to shops and businesses
  • public realm works such as pavements and parking
  • the safety and cleanliness of the areas such as pedestrian and cycle access or additional lighting and CCTV
  • green spaces by encouraging biodiversity and environmental improvements such as -
    • bird boxes
    • planters
    • rewilding
  • enhanced cultural offers such as programmes of cultural activity
  • accessibility
  • street and road safety