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KNH leads all regeneration activity on the council estates they manage in Kirklees.

This ranges from relatively simple and small environmental improvement schemes such as play areas and fencing, right through to multi-agency regeneration schemes involving wholescale demolition and remodelling.

Deighton and Brackenhall Initiative (DBI)

We have won national awards for our Deighton and Brackenhall Initiative (DBI). This involved moving 400 tenants and residents from their homes to other parts of the area, then demolishing 600 houses. A major rebuilding and regeneration exercise was then carried out. This has resulted in hundreds of new homes for sale being built, alongside new social housing built by housing associations.

The project employed local labour, and has brought great community benefits to the area, including a community dividend which will reach £7million. A new community centre is to be built shortly.

The Chestnut Centre

The Chestnut Centre has been built as part of the DBI. This houses a nursery and creche, the local KNH housing office, Police, and an Adult Learning Computer Centre. It has a range of community and training rooms including a café, and is managed by Fresh Horizons, a community trust.

Fieldhead Regeneration Partnership

KNH is also leading on the Fieldhead Regeneration Partnership. This aims to demolish five areas of very unpopular flats on the Fieldhead estate, and replace them with a mixed development of properties for sale, rent and shared ownership. There will also be other benefits from the scheme, for example, training places, jobs and a boost for the local economy.