Completed Projects

Advising on Community Engagement in Local Government Re-organisation

Birmingham Sandwell Strategic Regeneration Framework

Bradford, Manningham Masterplan

Burnley Neighbourhood Masterplans

Cheetham, Sure Start training programme

Chester-le-Street, Grange Villa Area Action Plan

Community Development Trust Research Study for Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Community Regeneration Team (CRT) Review / Newcastle NDC

Corby, Borough Regeneration Strategy and Town Centre Masterplan for Corby

Darlington, Firthmoor Community Partnership

Department for Education and Employment & The Home Office, Research Project

Derwentside, BME Research

Derwentside Community Appraisals

Developing Proposals for a new Regional Race Equality Body

East Lancashire Strategic Regeneration Framework

EASEL Area Action Plan

EASEL Neighbourhood Planning

Gateshead, Housing Options and Investment Appraisal

Gateshead Neighbourhood Action Plans

Gateshead Rural Housing Strategy

Glasgow, Easthall Community Plan

Glasgow, Ruchill / Possil Park & Drumchapel Community Plans

Government Office for the East Midlands - Research project

Gresham Neighbourhood Action Plan, Middlesbrough

Hattersley District Centre

Hartlepool, Pre-master Planning Community Capacity Building Work

Hartlepool, Community Housing Plan

Hartlepool, Ethnic Minorities Project Evaluation

Hartlepool, Neighbourhood Management Feasibility Study

Hartlepool, Sure Start Extension Project Evaluation

Hastoe Housing Association, Investors in Communities Programme

Hattersley, Tameside, Community Facilities Strategic Framework

Huddersfield Town Centre Area Action Plan Consultation

Hull, West Hull Community Engagement Programme

Hull, West Hull Area Development Framework & Neighbourhood Renewal Plan

Hyndburn, Neighbourhood Management advice

Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Masterplanning a new urban village in York

Kirklees Local Development Framework Core Strategy

Leeds, Planning's approach to Community Consultation

Leicestershire Together: A Review of Neighbourhood Management

Linacre Methodist Mission

Manchester, Cheetwood Community Centre Review

Manchester, Consultation Training and Support

Maryport Worklessness 'Circles of Need'

Middlesbrough Older Housing Study

Middlesbrough, West Lane Neighbourhood Masterplan

Milton Keynes Town Centre Masterplan

Nelson Area Development Framework

Newcastle NDC Community Regeneration Team Evaluation

New Earswick Community Facilities Network

North Benwell, Evaluation Project, Newcastle upon Tyne

North Benwell, Local Partnership Development, Newcastle upon Tyne

North East War Museum

Northern Arts, Review of Commissions North

ODPM, Advice for Neighbourhood Renewal Unit

Peterlee Residential Masterplan

Redcar & Cleveland, Housing Regeneration Masterplan

Redcar & Cleveland, Neighbourhood Management in Greater Eston

Regional Alcohol Detox Facility Feasibility Study

Regional Scoping Study on Community Empowerment

Rotherham, Environmental Strategy

Rotherham, Sustainable Coalfields Communities Project

Scotland, Central Scotland Forest Benefits Study

Scottish Government, Community Empowerment Case Studies Research

Sedgefield, Community Appraisals for European & Neighbourhood Renewal Funding

Sedgefield, Ferryhill Station Action Research Project

Sedgefield, West Newton Aycliffe Masterplan Study

Sefton, Queens Road Neighbourhood Centre

Sefton, South Sefton Area Development Framework

Stockton, Feasibility Study for a Multi-cultural Community Initiative Centre

Stockton, Housing-led Appraisal and Action Plan for Parkfield

Stockton, Parkfield & Mill Lane Masterplan

Sunderland, ARC Urban Regeneneration Strategy

Sunderland NRF Evaluation

Sunderland, Masterplan for Castletown & Area Action Plan for Hetton Downs

Tees Valley Cultural Enterprise Centre

Tynedale, Prudhoe North Community Planning

Walker Riverside Area Action Plan

Wansbeck Evaluation

Wansbeck Evaluation

Widdrington Station Community Engagement Programme

Wirral, Inner Wirral Regeneration Strategy

Wirral, North Birkenhead and Bidston Masterplan

York Central Area Action Plan

Completed Projects

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Hull, West Hull Area Development Framework & Neighbourhood Renewal Plan
Client Hull City Council & Hull Citybuild
Contract Period 9 months, March - November 2004
Lead Consultant Sally Thomas
Project Description An Area Development Framework and Neighbourhood Renewal Plan for the Housing Market Renewal priority wards in the city, focusing on community and stakeholder engagement. More information

Hyndburn, Neighbourhood Management advice
Client Hyndburn Borough Council
Contract Period 4 months, February - May 2004
Lead Consultant Sally Thomas
Project Description To research and report on the potential for neighbourhood management within the Borough and recommend practical action to secure delivery through the establishment of a new body.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Masterplanning a new urban village in York
Client Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Contract Period 5 years
Lead Consultant Sally Thomas
Project Description Community adviser to the Foundation and City of York Council for masterplanning a new urban village in York (550 households). More information

Kirklees Local Development Framework Core Strategy Consultation
Client Kirklees Council
Contract Period 5 months, January - May 2009
Lead Consultant Sally Thomas
Project Description To develop and deliver complementary, qualitative, engagement with residents across Kirklees, in the form of focus groups, targeted at people that together reflect the diversity of residents within the Borough. More information

Leeds, Planning's approach to Community Consultation
Client Leeds City Council
Contract Period 3 months, October - December 2006
Lead Consultant Sally Thomas / Chris Cox
Project Description Carrying out a review of the Planning department's approach to community consultation in line with its Statement of Community Involvement (SCI). The work included an initial review and assessment of the approach, advice on consulting on future stages and delivering a focused training programme to increase staff skills and confidence in meeting the requirements of the SCI. More information

Leicestershire Together: A Review of Neighbourhood Management
Client Leicestershire County Council
Contract Period 4 months, March – June 2008
Lead Consultant Sally Thomas
Project Description SRC was commissioned by Leicestershire Together to carry out an independent review of Neighbourhood Management arrangements across the County. The study involved a fundamental review of Neighbourhood Management across the County, covering the 19 neighbourhoods involved and ensuring a detailed analysis of what was working, what wasn’t, what might be considered best practice and could provide a model for other communities, how this related to national best practice and, very importantly, how improvements could be made in future. SRC sought the views of a wide range of potential beneficiaries, staff and both strategic and local stakeholders through a number of different approaches. A summary of the outcomes of this work can be found in the latest edition of the Leicestershire Together newsletter. Click here to read the article.

Linacre Methodist Mission
Client Linacre Mission
Contract Period 6 months, March 2008 – August 2008
Lead Consultant Pete Duncan
Project Description Appointed by Linacre Methodist Mission in Sefton to help secure a Stage 2 Big Lottery Bid for making better use of their building as a multi-use community centre. Work included demonstrating that there is strong local support from residents and local stakeholders for an expanded community facility, evaluation of the impact the facility will have on the local community and the development of a business plan which demonstrates financial and organisational sustainability.

Manchester, Cheetwood Community Centre Review
Client Guinness Trust
Contract Period 2 months, March - April 2006
Lead Consultant Rose McGinty
Project Description Conducting an internal review of the Cheetwood Community and Sports centre in North Manchester, to develop a number of options for the future of the building.

Manchester, Consultation Training and Support
Client Manchester City Council
Contract Period 6 months, January - June 2003
Lead Consultant Chris Cox
Project Description To provide consultation, training and support to the council; to design and analyse a community questionnaire and to write a consultation report, developing plans as part of Housing Market Renewal submission. More information

Maryport Worklessness 'Circles of Need'
Client Allerdale Borough Council
Contract Period 3 months, February - April 2009
Lead Consultant Pete Duncan
Project Description Working with agencies in a wide range of sectors and workless people themselves on a pilot project in Maryport, an area of West Cumbria with high levels of worklessness and deprivation. Using interviews, surveys and focus groups we mapped existing services to workless people in Maryport, obtained a clear understanding of the issues they faced and the barriers preventing them from working or accessing services. The aim was to provide a common approach to meeting the needs of workless people in Maryport across a range of service providers who are directly or indirectly serving the needs of workless people.

Meden Valley
Client Meden Valley Making Places Evaluation
Contract Period 3 months, August - October 2007
Lead Consultant Chris Cox
Project Description An interim evaluation of the Housing Regeneration Company after its first three years of work in the Meden Valley area of Nottingham. Work includes consultation with stakeholders and residents.

Middlesbrough Older Housing Study
Client Middlesbrough Borough Council
Contract Period 17 months, March 2004 - July 2005
Lead Consultant Pete Duncan
Project Description A 17-month piece of community and stakeholder consultation work in 2004 and 2005 covering the whole Older Housing area of some 11,000 homes. This work focused on a strategy that would help successfully restructure the local housing market and improve residents' quality of life. Working in a team including NLP Planning and DTZ. More information

Middlesbrough, West Lane Neighbourhood Masterplan
Client West Middlesbrough Neighbourhood Trust
Contract Period 7 months, June - December 2004
Lead Consultant Pete Duncan
Project Description Preparation of a community-led Masterplan, in full consultation with the community, for a small neighbourhood on the west side of Middlesbrough. More information

Milton Keynes Town Centre Masterplan
Client Milton Keynes Council & English Partnerships
Contract Period 8 months, September 2000 - April 2001
Lead Consultant Sally Thomas
Project Description Community consultation and social inclusion input to town centre masterplan; working with EDAW.

Nelson Area Development Framework
Client Pendle Borough Council
Contract Period 11 months, January - November 2004
Lead Consultant Sally Thomas
Project Description An area development framework and neighbourhood renewal assessment for part of Nelson within the East Lancashire Housing Market Renewal area. Working with Nathaniel Lichfield + Partners and Price Waterhouse Coopers. Strong emphasis on engagement with BME communities.

Newcastle NDC Community Regeneration Team evaluation
Client Newcastle New Deal for Communities
Contract Period 2 months, October - December 2006
Lead Consultant Rose McGinty
Project Description Evaluation of the NDC's Community Regeneration Team (CRT), drawing on both internal perspectives and external perspectives, through a range of consultation including meetings, focus groups and e-survey. To inform the future development and direction of the CRT and inform NDC funding of the project.

New Earswick Community Facilities Network
Client Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Contract Period November 2007 - December 2008
Lead Consultant Sally Thomas
Project Description This project follows on from an initial facilities and community engagement audit carried out by SRC in 2007 and takes forward recommendations set out in the final report of that work. We worked with a group of facility and other village representatives to discuss what working independently and co-operatively can achieve and how it might work to benefit all those involved, as well as the New Earswick community as a whole.

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