Getting Building Fund

Project Scope

Phase 2 Beech Hill will concentrate on delivering housing energy efficiency improvements, which include new pitched roofs, insulated cladding and new windows to 70 flat roofed mixed tenure properties, Works will be completed by the Council in partnership with Together Housing, a social landlord, local residents and private landlords and will help tackle fuel poverty to create warmer, healthier homes and reduce carbon emissions. These works will enhance the previous phase 1 works to regenerate housing on the Beech Hill Estate.

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Project outputs

This scheme is expected to achieve the following outputs:

• Create 5 construction jobs
• Carry out energy efficiency home improvements to 70 properties
• Reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 3,705 tonnes of CO2 over the lifetime of the measures

Project Scope

Bradford City Village (Phase 1) will deliver a new energy efficient, sustainable, low carbon 4,000m² market hall and green space improvements in Bradford City Centre, replacing an outdated market and unlocking a mixed-use development opportunity. The scheme will deliver a new 4,000m² market building and public realm improvements in the area. The scheme will potentially support the creation of up to 400 jobs by 2024.  

This multi-million-pound scheme is expected to help reshape and reinvigorate Bradford city centre and assist in the recovery and development of the high street and city centre. The new Street Market will offer three floors of household goods, fresh food and hot food and drink as well as a new space for cultural and community activities

The new market will relocate tenants from the Oastler Centre and Kirkgate Markets potentially allowing land to be released for future development, provide public realm improvements, create jobs, and support employment opportunities.

This scheme is part of Bradford Council’s 10-year plan to repurpose and revitalise the area and develop an attractive and vibrant city centre retail market.  

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Project outputs

This scheme is expected to achieve the following outputs:

• Create 400 (gross) jobs,
• Create 157 construction jobs,
• Release land for future development,
• Create 4000 m² of mixed-use commercial floor,
• Create 100 m² learning space,
• Assist 100 learners to achieve a full qualification,
• Create 1000 m² of improved or created public realm / green space
• Safeguard 300 jobs

Project Scope

The One City Park scheme will provide 5,000m2 of much-needed high quality, flexible, ‘Grade A’ office space on the site of the former Tyrls building (West Yorkshire Police HQ) to secure new businesses and corporate investment into Bradford. It will provide the centre with a commercial offer / office space that meets the needs and aspirations of the business sector and matches other regional urban centres.

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Project outputs

This scheme is expected to achieve the following outputs:

• Create over 5,000 sq. m (NIA) of Grade A offices and ground floor commercial space,
• Create over 400 new permanent jobs
• Create 398 construction jobs

Project Scope

Repairs have been made to repair damage caused by a landslip in February 2020 on Park Road (A6025), which is a key highway link between Halifax, Elland and Brighouse, in Calderdale, and fully restore the road to its previous state and operation. The landslip of approximately 500m in length was caused by heavy rain and flooding from Storm Ciara forcing a full road closure to all through-traffic between Elland and Brighouse.

The reopening of this road will alleviate congestion and delays along other routes significantly reduce journey times for all road users, on the wider Calderdale transport network, as well as reinstating a bus route. It is expected to significantly reduce journey times by removing the need for existing users to divert through considerably longer, alternative routes as the A6025 Park Road cannot be accessed.  Access has also been restored to existing residential properties, civic services, amenity and leisure facilities, public open space and commercial properties located on Park Road.

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Project outputs

This scheme is expected to achieve the following outputs:

• Unlock 0.5kms of highway currently closed to traffic re-connecting the key West Yorkshire region growth areas of Elland and Brighouse.
• Reduce CO2 emissions by 55,788 tonnes over a 60-year period following the scheme’s opening.
• Create 34 new construction jobs 

Project Scope

The Arcade is a Grade2 listed building, vacant since 2016 and is currently in a very poor condition due to a lack of maintenance over the last 10 years. The Arcade will be brought back into use by improving and reconfiguring the spaces to create business units for small, independent local businesses to occupy the space which will create jobs within the creative sector.

The Getting Building Fund will be used to pay for works that include strip out and stabilisation including repairs, all associated design fees and building security, required to improve and secure the building before the Arcade can be fully refurbished. The refurbishment works will be funded by a combination of Kirklees Council and other funding sources.  The scheme will refurbish 21 ground floor business units of varying size, for a variety of uses within retail and leisure. The options for redevelopment of the upper floors of the Arcade are being explored.

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Project outputs

This scheme is expected to achieve the following outputs:

• Create 997m² Commercial new floor space
• Create 16 Construction jobs
• Create 30 jobs
• Assist 15 businesses or institutions

Project Scope

Extensive remediation works will be undertaken to enable the delivery of a new industrial park in Bradford. Currently, the site is designated as previously used ‘brownfield’ land with evidence of previous mining activity. The site will be remediated, and infrastructure constructed to reduce development risks to improve its commercial viability, promote its development, and create economic and employment benefits.

Depending on the scheme layout and development option taken forward, the site has the potential to accommodate up to 11,965 sqm of commercial floorspace accommodating up to 489 new jobs.

A new signalised junction at Sticker Lane and a road through the site will be constructed to improve heavy goods vehicle access to both the site and the wider Bowling Back Lane area. This new section of highway will improve access from Parry Lane to Sticker Lane and surrounding areas and reduce traffic on Leeds Road which will improve bus journey times on the main bus route between Bradford and Leeds city centres.

Wakefield Langthwaite Grange

An extension to an existing industrial estate will be created by providing an access road to the site to allow further development. Remedial works and site infrastructure (e.g., services, roads, and balancing ponds) will also be created as part of the overall development. The new access road will enable an estimated 25,548 sqm (275,000 sqft) of commercial floorspace.

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Project outputs

This scheme is expected to achieve the following outputs:

Bradford Parry Lane

• Create 69 Construction jobs
• Unlock 0.83km road/cycle lanes/walkways unlocked

Wakefield Langthwaite Grange

• Unlock 0.10km road/cycle lanes/walkways

Project Scope

Four areas will be improved:

• Corn Exchange – The redevelopment of redundant highways land to create a welcoming green space, safer cycling routes, and pedestrian crossing points to help pedestrians to navigate through the space safely.
• Meadow Lane – A car park and surplus highway land will be released from the public highway to create an attractive public realm and greenspace that will provide enhanced connectivity in the city centre for a healthier more active travel experience and will form an entrance to the planned “Aire Park” on the former Tetley brewery site.
• Crown Point Road – Reduce Crown Point Road to a single lane road with green infrastructure in order to encourage vehicles to use the A61 Inner Ring Road. The carriageway space will be used to provide wider footpaths for pedestrians, loading bays, retention of the bus stop with a bus lay-by, a new bus shelter, a two-way cycleway and cycle parking. Construction also includes the provision of two new pedestrian crossings. This will provide improved connectivity between Aire Park and surrounding education facilities and transport hubs
• Sovereign Square – A new footbridge across the River Aire will be constructed to connect the North and South of Leeds City Centre, connecting South Bank to Leeds Station. The bridge will connect Concordia Street with Water Lane across the River Aire. The proposals also include cycling and walking links between the North and South bank.

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Project outputs

This scheme is expected to achieve the following outputs:

• Create 123 construction jobs
• Unlock 1.4km road/cycle lanes/walkways unlocked
• Reduce emissions by 3,500,000kg of CO2 emissions
• Create 6,700 m2 of public realm/green space improved or created

Project Scope

This scheme is an extension of the Holbeck Regeneration and Group Repair scheme and will help address fuel poverty, amongst some of the most vulnerable households within West Yorkshire through a programme of transformative energy efficiency improvements and essential repair works across all types of housing. Improvements made to residential homes in this area will include new insulated roofs, repair or removal of chimneys and soffits etc, external wall insulation with brick effect render, replacement of rainwater goods, new windows, and doors. Where required, additional heating measures will also be offered to qualifying households. 

The overall impact of this scheme will lead to a reduction in heating costs and lower carbon dioxide emissions, which will contribute towards better health outcomes for the residents and improve the housing stock in the area.

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Project outputs

This scheme is expected to achieve the following outputs:

• Deliver 100 energy efficiency and heating improvements to residential properties.
• Achieve a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions of 8,500 tonnes over the lifetime of the measures.
• Create 30 construction jobs. 

Project Scope

This scheme has supported the acquisition of the George Hotel building in Huddersfield and essential remedial works to make it safe, watertight, and ready for development. The building will then be full refurbished to bring it back into use. The Council are currently developing options for re-instating an improved hotel.  

Kirklees Council have adopted a ten-year masterplan for the redevelopment of Huddersfield Town Centre, and the George Hotel renovation will play an important part in this in a prominent location adjacent to the Rail Station.

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Project outputs

This scheme is expected to achieve the following outputs:

• Create 4,375m² of commercial floorspace
• Create 99 construction jobs
• Develop the upper floors to create hotel/office space that will create 134 jobs by December 2024.

Project Scope

This scheme will deliver a building that is modern, sustainable and has minimum impact on the environment, and which will promote a range of community based active lifestyles and sport initiatives, increasing health and wellbeing through a facility that will bring together a range of community groups and Council services working collectively to support the community and surrounding areas.

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Project outputs

This scheme is expected to achieve the following outputs:

• Create 20 additional construction jobs
• Create 5 new jobs
• Safeguard 11.5 jobs
• Assist 10 Businesses
• Create 72 Sqm new learning space
• 200 Learners assisted in courses leading to a full qualification
• Create 1,943 square metres of Commercial floor space

Project Scope

The new upgraded towpath will increase widths available for the people to provide a cycling and walking route along the towpath between Apperley Bridge and Shipley on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, as well as providing a durable all-weather surface that is in keeping with the nature and historic value of the canal environment. The overall aim of the project is to encourage people to walk and cycle more often and contribute to the Canal and River Trust’s Waterways and Wellbeing Strategy. By improving the towpath, the Trust will be improving the condition and increasing the resilience of its infrastructure and creating a valued and safe place for everyone to enjoy.

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Project outputs

This scheme is expected to achieve the following outputs:

• unlock 2km of road/cycleway/walkways to promote active travel

Project Scope

Temple Green Park & Ride in the Aire Valley is a bus-based ‘Park & Ride’ site with a capacity of 1000 spaces with access from Junction 45 of the M1 motorway. Up to 391 additional car parking spaces will be created and an additional bus service will operate in the peak periods that will alleviate congestion and improve journey times by reducing overall car demand on routes between Leeds City Centre and the east of the city.

Alongside the increase in parking capacity, the proposed scheme involves the operation of an additional bus service during the peak periods to accommodate demand following the site’s expansion.

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Project outputs

This scheme is expected to achieve the following outputs:

• 3,308 tonnes of CO2 emissions saved
• Create 24 new construction jobs during its construction period

Project Scope

The scheme compliments Wakefield Council’s existing Home Energy Efficiency Improvement Programme (which includes funding from the current Fuel Poverty Fund heating improvement scheme) The scheme will install additional energy efficiency improvement measures, which include insulation and new boilers.

The scheme will provide support for households to:

• switch from carbon intensive forms of heating to efficient gas central heating, where no central heating is currently fitted; or
• upgrade and improve existing heating systems to more efficient, modern heating systems.
• insulate properties identified as suitable for standard insulation measures.

Qualifying households will benefit from lower energy bills and a warmer, healthier homes to live in. Improving the energy efficiency of homes will contribute towards reducing the environmental impact of heating homes and contributes towards the commitment to make West Yorkshire carbon neutral by 2038.

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Project outputs

This scheme is expected to achieve the following outputs:

• Complete up to 271 energy efficiency improvements to households across the Wakefield district
• Reduce CO2 emissions by 2,000 tonnes