North Prospect Regeneration wins two regional Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Awards
11 June 25
We’re delighted to announce that PCH has won two Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) awards for our North Prospect regeneration which completed in September 2024.
The transformational regeneration was shortlisted for Best Project in the southwest Awards earlier this year, with the fantastic news of the win in this category announced at Sandy Park in Exeter earlier today. As well as this, PCH has also won the coveted 'Best in Region' award for the regeneration.
All the South West Awards local winning entries will be put forward for the RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence national awards. The national finalists will be announced in mid-October. And the winners will be honoured at a celebration ceremony taking place in London on 27 November.
Nick Jackson, Executive Director of Business Services and Development at PCH, Neil Mawson, Housing Delivery Manager at PCC, Carly Francis, Area Planning Manager at PCC and Paul Barnard, Service Director for Strategic Planning & Infrastructure at PCC.
Judges from the RTPI visited North Prospect in April where they were given a presentation and tour of the largest regeneration scheme in the southwest by Nick Jackson, Executive Director of Business Services & Development, alongside Neil Mawson, Housing Delivery Manager for PCC and Carly Francis, Area Planning Manager for PCC.
The transformational project, the largest regeneration scheme of its kind in the southwest, began in 2012 and saw the demolition of almost 800 homes in a poor condition over the following years.
The North Prospect community now includes more than 1,100 high quality, energy-efficient new homes, offering a better variety of house types, sizes and tenures. The building works were so substantial that the construction of new homes was divided into five phases, which are now complete.
The project delivered 491 new homes made available for affordable and social rent, and 195 for purchase as shared ownership, creating overall 686 affordable homes– more than the 605 socially rented homes previously in the area. PCH also refurbished a further 300 social rented homes.
As part of the regeneration, PCH pledged a community hub for the area – The Beacon which was opened in 2013, a mixed use community centre at the heart of the community which creates 20 local jobs and hosts 12 regular community groups including fitness, health, craft, and social groups.
The regeneration has led to a reduction in crime in the area of 59%, and improved employment outcomes for local people.
