Council Departments

Regeneration

Together we will build communities and transform lives…

Barking and Dagenham is located at the heart of London's Thames Gateway, the biggest regeneration area in the UK. Over the next 20 years, we will benefit from as many as 30,000 new homes, 15,000 new jobs, improved transport links, new community facilities and a better living environment.

The Regeneration Department works with the community, voluntary sector, local businesses, government and public sector organisations to regenerate Barking and Dagenham's physical environment, strengthen its economy and create greater opportunity for families and individuals.

Our key objectives:

Our overriding aim is to make sure that regeneration benefits every community, every family and every individual living in Barking and Dagenham, by:

Ensuring a wider choice of good quality housing to rent and to buy, open both to existing residents and to those who want to move to Barking and Dagenham
Revitalising our town centres in Barking and Dagenham Heathway and starting the building of new sustainable communities at Barking Riverside and south Dagenham, with new transport systems to support them
Strengthening the local economy, by helping businesses grow and invest in the borough, and supporting young people and adults to get the skills they need to find well paid, fulfilling jobs, here and elsewhere in London
Delivering a greener, cleaner, safer environment and public realm, improving the quality and enjoyment of our parks, leisure facilities and major roads and cutting energy use to protect the climate
Opening new schools, children's centres, learning centres and arts facilities to open up opportunity for local people, and using our existing buildings and other assets to support regeneration and the development of a vibrant community and voluntary sector in the borough
Making sure that Barking and Dagenham and its residents are well prepared to benefit from the 2012 London Olympics

Departmental organisation

The Department is organised into 5 main areas:

Asset Strategy and Capital Delivery|

We make sure that the borough's assets, such as Council buildings, roads and footpaths are well maintained.

Housing Strategy|

We are responsible for increasing the supply and choice of housing in the borough.

Leisure and Arts|

We will coordinate our preparations for 2012 Olympics, as well as sports development, leisure and arts.

Skills, Learning and Enterprise|

We work with agencies, businesses and schools to improve skills for adults and young people and help them into jobs.

Spatial Regeneration|

We are responsible for the regeneration of housing and transport, providing development control and strategic transport planning services.

Contact

Jennifer Dearing

Corporate Director of Regeneration

Town Hall

1 Town Square

Barking

IG11 7LU

Tel: 020 8227 3200

Fax: 020 8227 3258

Email: jennifer.dearing@lbbd.gov.uk|