Work in Progress – Urban Regeneration in Northern Ireland

We are currently undertaking work in order to produce this publication. Details of when we aim to publish the finalised report are indicated below. This report assesses whether expenditure on urban regeneration initiatives supports the Department for Communities’ strategic priority of transforming towns and cities into safe, accessible and sustainable centres that drive growth in homes, retail, business and leisure. 

The intended scope of our review will include:

• The extent to which the urban regeneration framework enables the Department to meet its strategic objectives, and the impact of funding levels on this. 
• How the Department develops and delivers urban regeneration programmes, including the effectiveness of stakeholder collaboration and governance arrangements. 
• How the Department defines, measures, and demonstrates the success of urban regeneration programmes, and whether these measures are appropriate and consistently applied.

We expect to publish in January 2027.