Castle Vale Case Study

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1. Introduction

This report benefited from the advice, guidance and examining of the best practice lessons of community collaboration in regeneration planning of Castle Vale. As assorted within the context of the new landscape for urban regeneration programme, it is therefore important to scrutinize the factors that brought success to Castle Vale regeneration programme and the challenges experienced with the hope to inform upcoming regeneration policies in the City of Birmingham or above and beyond.

1.1. Context - Subject Site

• Brief information on the location of Castle Vale: -

- Castle Vale is situated between Erdington, Minworth and Castle Bromwich, which is approximately 9 km Northeast away from Birmingham City Centre (google maps).

Figure 1. Subject Site - Castle Vale (google map)

- Reachable via 67 Bus from Priory Queensway, Birmingham City Centre (nxbus).

Figure 2. 67 Bus timetable to and from Castle Vale (nxbus)

• History of Castle Vale: -

- Castle Vale was built in between 1964 to 1969 to accommodate 20,000 people (Mornement, 2005). In the early days, the estate was comprised of 34 tower blocks alongside a mix of maisonettes and houses. This area was initially redeveloped throughout the 60s to provide houses to the people who had to be relocated through slum clearance in Birmingham City Centre.

- In the 70s and 80s, Castle Vale experienced a serious downfall in all aspects of a good neighbourhood – through economic and social status as well as the living environment.

- Stigmatization of B35 postcode caused a high unemployment rate, which had amounted to 26% (Mornement, 2005).

- There were also high rates of crime and infant mortality (Kennedy, 2014).

- Liv...

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... regeneration: a case study of Castle Vale", International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, 31(9), pp.451 – 458.

• Google Map , https://maps.google.co.uk/ , accessed 28th April 2014.

• nxbus , https://nxbus.co.uk, accessed 28th April 2014.

• Mornement, A. (2005) No Longer Notorious: The Revival of Castle Vale, 1993-2005, Castle Vale Housing Action Trust

• Kennedy A. (2014) Castle Vale Housing Action Trust: Lessons in Regenerating Communities Lecture, University of Birmingham.

• Coatham, V., & Martinali L. (2010) The role of community-based organisations in sustaining community regeneration: An evaluation of the development and contribution of Castle Vale Community Regeneration Services (CVCRS), International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 30(1/2), 84 – 101.

• Wind-Cowie M. (2010) Civic Streets: The Big Society In Action, Demos, London.

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