Select Committee on Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities
The future of seaside towns
Report of Session 2017-19 - published 4 April 2019 - HL Paper 320
Contents
Chapter 1: A vision for seaside towns
Box 1: Seaminster: a vision for how seaside regeneration should work
New Brighton – a regeneration model?
Chapter 2: Background and approach
Coastal communities: A unique set of challenges
Figure 2: Jaywick faces various challenges related to poverty, health, and infrastructure
Opportunities for regeneration
Figure 3: Dreamland in Margate is an example of a successful council-led regeneration initiative
Previous government intervention on seaside towns
Chapter 3: The economy of seaside towns
Tourism and the visitor economy
The wider economy of coastal towns
Box 2: Case study—Brighton and Hove
Creative industries and culture-led regeneration
Figure 4: The Turner Contemporary has been a central part of Margate’s cultural regeneration&#;36
Box 4: Culture-led regeneration
Figure 5: Coastal towns in rural areas, such as Whitby, often suffer from infrequent rail services
Chapter 4: Education and skills: stimulating an entrepreneurial culture
Box 8: Case Study—Scarborough University Technical College
and Coventry University Scarborough Campus
Box 9: Education in coastal areas
Box 10: Case study—Employment in Skegness60
Chapter 5: Housing, wellbeing and the built environment
Population transience and poorly-managed HMOs
HMOs and the local housing market
Existing powers for local authorities
Box 11: Case study—Blackpool Housing Company
Health outcomes in seaside towns
Health and wellbeing challenges
Staff recruitment and retention
Funding for coastal erosion and flooding
Coastal defences and wider regeneration
Figure 6: Local residents and businesses have contributed to funding Runswick Bay’s coastal defences
Box 14: Case study—Coastal flooding in Skegness
Chapter 6: Support for regeneration—funding and delivery&
Box 15: Principles for partnership and regeneration
Supporting the regeneration of seaside towns
Box 16: Case study—Blackpool Pride of Place Partnership (PoP)
Coastal communities policy and national initiatives
Summary of conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: List of members and declarations of interest
Appendix 4: Acronyms and glossary
Evidence is published online at https://www.parliament.uk/regenerating-seaside-towns and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 712 3074).
Q in footnotes refers to a question in oral evidence.