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About Urban
Living
Who we are.
Urban Living is one of nine Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder areas in the UK set
up and funded by the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG). The
Pathfinder covers substantial areas within Birmingham City Council and Sandwell
MBC, who are the two local authority partners.
The other eight pathfinders are located in the North and the Midlands and are: Manchester
and Salford; Merseyside; Newcastle and Gateshead; South Yorkshire; East Lancashire;
North Staffordshire; Rochdale and Oldham, and Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Our aim.
The Pathfinder is an ambitious 15-year regeneration programme, which aims to improve
neighbourhoods where problems of low-demand housing are most acute.
Our vision.
Urban Living will create a vibrant and sustainable housing market characterised
by a thriving economy, cohesive communities and an appropriate range of high quality
neighbourhoods.
Our Objectives.
Objective 1:
Growth.
Ensure that the majority of household growth can be accommodated and retained in
the Urban Living area.
Objective 2:
Connectivity.
Rebalance the housing market and ensure that complementary economic and social programmes
connect with the regeneration of defined local commercial centres.
Objective 3:
Choice.
Promote and provide a range of high quality and affordable housing choices that
lead to the development of mixed communities.
Objective 4:
Quality.
Transform the quality of housing and neighbourhoods throughout the Urban Living
area.
Objective 5:
Image.
Make the Urban Living area a safe, convenient and popular place to live, work and
invest.
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