North East Local Enterprise Partnership
Projects funded by the North East LEP
Below is a directory of all projects part-funded by the North East LEP. For a summary listing of all projects and their current status, please click here.
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Hope St Xchange
Refurbishment of existing building and construction of new facility in order to provide a physical focus on innovation support and enterprise development. The University of Sunderland’s Hope St Xchange is in the heart of Sunderland, providing a physical focus for innovation support and enterprise development in Sunderland and the North East. The Centre supports new […]
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Horden Rail Station
Building of new rail station at Horden in County Durham. This scheme will provide a new rail station on the Durham Coast Line between Seaham Station (8.5km to the north) and Hartlepool Station (12km to the south). The station is to be served by the existing services along the Durham Coast line. The station will […]
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Hyperbaric Testing Facility
Development of ‘Centre for Excellence for Hyperbaric Testing’; incorporating deep water, high pressure test tank facility. Supporting NE Enterprise Zone offer within this area. The creation of a Centre of Excellence for Hyperbaric Testing on the north bank of the River Tyne will provide arguably the foremost hyperbaric testing facility in the world. The facility […]
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Incubator Support Fund
Mini-programme designed to gap fund small scale incubator developments. This fund will support the development of the innovation incubation facilities in the North East LEP area to enable the start-up, expansion and preparation for growth and move-on of innovative businesses. Project TimelinePipeline - 2017Pipeline stage In progress - 2018Start of feasibility and business case development […]
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Industrial Unit at Phase II Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate
A new build high-quality industrial space at Intersect 19 on the Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate in North Tyneside. The project aimed to address the shortage of medium sized high-quality industrial units in the region by unlocking private sector investment. Local developer, UK Land Estates Ltd received support to developed their first speculative industrial unit in […]
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Infinity Park – Monkton South Business Park
New build high quality industrial space in South Tyneside. Infinity Park (on Monkton South ) is a new development of three industrial units that range from 10,577 sqft up to 31,524 sqft. The units are being constructed to a BREEAM ‘Good’ standard and are programmed for completion in late Spring 2018. The project is being supported by […]
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Infrastructure for Forrest Park
Building of new electrical substation and highway, including new junction on A167 to allow traffic flow into new development site in County Durham. Forrest Park has the capacity to accommodate a mixture of prime B1, B2 and B8 business, commercial and industrial units and a rail freight terminal. Located at Newton Aycliffe, County Durham the […]
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Innovation Project Development Fund
Mini-programme to provide feasibility and development funding for new Innovation projects. This fund looking to award competitive project development grants for projects to develop and grow innovation capacity in the North East LEP area. Project TimelinePipeline - 2017Pipeline stageIn progress - 2018Start of feasibility and business case developmentIn progress - 2018Project approved and in construction phase
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Integra61
Integra 61 is a 44.7ha strategic employment and housing site accessed from Junction 61 on the A1M at Bowburn in County Durham. The project is being supported by the North East LEP and Durham Council Council to help address the shortage in the North East of serviced prime employment sites that are capable of meeting […]
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International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP)
An advanced manufacturing Enterprise Zone site of national importance. The International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) is a 150 hectare development site to the north of Nissan UK, Washington and adjacent to the A19 trunk road. IAMP is designated a ‘Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project’ by Government and is being developed in partnership by Sunderland and South […]
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Lindisfarne Corridor
Scheme to improve access routes around the Lindisfarne roundabout on the A19. The scheme comprises nine highway capacity enhancements in the Lindisfarne corridor to alleviate pressure on both the local and strategic highway networks. Works include widening Lindisfarne roundabout to three lanes, widening of slip roads and exit lanes, provision of a cycleway and an […]
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Local Sustainable Transport Fund
Mini-programme focusing on sustainable methods of transport, including cycle ways and improved traffic management systems to enable more reliable public transport links. The LSTF capital programme consists of the following schemes: 1. Tyne and Wear and Northumberland Urban Traffic Management Control (UTMC): The scheme will deliver a network of variable message signs (VMS) at key […]
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