Council plan 2030

Our priorities for the next 5 years will be:

• Meeting local need, reducing homelessness and improving the supply of good quality housing through the delivery of the Housing and Homelessness Strategy.
• Tackling empty commercial and residential properties and combating tenants causing anti-social behaviour, and landlords who allow it.
• Increasing the number of houses owned by the Council and the range of social housing options available to those residents who need homes for social rent.
• Delivering the Town Deal Programme including the Wesley Chapel and reimagining Middleton Grange Phase 1.
• Transforming the Museum of Hartlepool and Wingfield Castle into vibrant, welcoming spaces telling the story of Hartlepool.
• Developing Hartlepool Waterfront into a visitor destination providing leisure, culture and heritage opportunities with improved access from the town centre, along Church Street and into the Marina.
• Displaying our artistic treasures for the people of Hartlepool.
• Creating a new waste transfer station within the Borough providing a more efficient approach to waste collection.
• Increasing recycling rates through the introduction of food waste collections and education with residents on the benefits of recycling.
• Delivering the A19 / Elwick Road / North Lane Junction and Elwick Road / Hartlepool Western Link Project reducing pressure on our existing A19 junctions and improving access into Hartlepool.
• Making improvements to key junctions in the local road network ensuring a more reliable and efficient bus network and better connectivity across the town.
• Delivering the Net Zero Strategy and reducing carbon emissions by the Council.
• Ensuring our parks and coastline are welcoming, community led and thriving green and blue spaces.