The announcement was made today by Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities at the Convention of the North 2024 in Leeds.
The sum of £90m from Homes England’s Brownfield Infrastructure Land Fund programme will catalyse vital regeneration projects in some of the most deprived areas of inner Blackpool.
This new landmark investment which forms part of the government’s Levelling Up commitment to the town, will be used over the coming years to start to acquire property, facilitate master planning of key areas and help prepare for the development of new housing in Blackpool.
In March 2022, Blackpool's Levelling Up regeneration partnership was announced by Michael Gove MP.
The council initially received monies to scale up local enforcement teams to tackle rogue landlords and improve housing standards in Blackpool. The government also supported Homes England to work with the council and partners to prepare a business case for funding of a first phase of physical intervention to improve housing in the central area of Blackpool.
This allocation of £90m of Brownfield Infrastructure Land Funding has been secured following the completion and approval of that business plan.
Cllr Lynn Williams Leader of Blackpool Council said:
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Peter Denton, Chief Executive of Homes England, said: