Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place The Hattersley and Mottram housing estate: An evaluation of its regeneration Produced for Onward Homes by Dr Paul Hepburn and Dr Matthew Thompson, University of Liverpool May 2018 2 | THE HATTERSLEY AND MOTTRAM HOUSING ESTATE: AN EVALUATION OF ITS REGENERATION CONTENTS | 3 Contents List of figures Report headlines ........................................................................................................................................................................................................4 Figure 1 Aerial view over the Hattersley estate, looking west towards Manchester city centre ..................................................................................... 15 Report summary .........................................................................................................................................................................................................6 Figure 2 Map showing Hattersley’s location ....................................................................................................................................................................................17 The Collaboration Agreement .................................................................................................................................................................................8 Figure 3 The original outline plan for the Hattersley overspill estate ...................................................................................................................................... 18 Tenure diversification programme .........................................................................................................................................................................8 Figure 4 Typical housing in Hattersley, with green hills always in sight ................................................................................................................................. 19 Peak Valley’s relational governance approach .................................................................................................................................................10 Figure 5 New district centre (The Hub and Tesco Extra car park) nestled behind housing ............................................................................................. 20 Partnership-based governance .............................................................................................................................................................................10 Figure 6 Some of Hattersley’s first residents at a Mancunian Reunion event ....................................................................................................................... 21 Tackling socio-economic problems ...................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Figure 7 Notorious tower blocks ‘seven sisters’ coming down in 2001 .................................................................................................................................. 22 Moving Onward .........................................................................................................................................................................................................12 Figure 8 Historical timeline of significant events ......................................................................................................................................................................... 24 1 Introducing our report ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Figure 9 New apartments: a successful example of a more physical intervention .............................................................................................................. 26 2 Introducing Hattersley ...........................................................................................................................................................................................16 2.1 A brief history of regeneration ................................................................................................................................................................22 Figure 10 Regeneration objectives and their achievement .................................................................................................................................................. 27-28 3 Evaluation of Interventions .................................................................................................................................................................................25 Figure 11 Demolition of the last tower block, Tameside Court, in 2017 .................................................................................................................................... 29 3.1 Housing stock and public realm improvements ................................................................................................................................28 Figure 12 Construction on site of new Barratt homes .................................................................................................................................................................. 30 3.1.1 Barratt Homes ...............................................................................................................................................................................29 Figure 13 Diverse typologies of new-build social housing for Peak Valley tenants .............................................................................................................. 32 3.1.2 New social housing ....................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Figure 14 Tameside Court being demolished in 2017, and the replacement apartments at Honiton Avenue .............................................................. 32 3.1.3 Existing stock upgrading ............................................................................................................................................................ 33 Figure 15 Cleared housing sites and a basketball court before redevelopment as new housing (along with Tameside Court in background) ...34 3.1.4 Public realm ................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Figure 16 Typical quality of public realm in Hattersley .................................................................................................................................................................. 35 3.2 Railway station ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 37 Figure 17 Proud winners of the Garden Competition .................................................................................................................................................................... 36 3.2.1 Friends of Hattersley Station ..................................................................................................................................................... 38 Figure 18 Railway Station Improvements map ..................................................................................................................................................................................37 3.3 New District Centre ...................................................................................................................................................................................40 Figure 19 New car park for railway station ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 3.3.1 Tesco ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 41 Figure 20 Colourful murals painted by primary school children from Hattersley ................................................................................................................... 39 3.4 The Hub ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 44 Figure 21 Young and old residents preparing plants together for the community garden ................................................................................................. 39 3.4.1 Design flaws...................................................................................................................................................................................45 Figure 22 Typical dereliction in Hattersley before regeneration process ................................................................................................................................ 40 3.4.2 Carillion ..........................................................................................................................................................................................45