Redcar Town Centre Transformation

Due to the works starting on Redcar High Street this week, tomorrow’s market will be split between both Queen Street and the blue clock end of the High Street. All stallholders will be there as usual.

We ask that residents and visitors do not park on Queen Street (from Walker Street to West Terrace) on Thursdays from 4pm, so the market can set up for the next day. Parking will be back available on the street on Fridays from 5pm when the market closes. This arrangement will be in place for 18 months.

Please continue to support local businesses and the market while works are carried out. Once complete, you will find a revitalised High Street with new paving, new street furniture, landscaping with plants and trees, and improved lighting.

Improving the appearance of the High Street was one of the biggest priorities for residents when consulted by the Redcar Town Deal board, the funders of the project.

C.R. Reynolds will be at Rediscover Redcar to answer your questions.

Date: Friday 25th April
Time: 12:00 - 12:30
Location: Rediscover Redcar, 12 West Terrace, Redcar, TS10 1DS.

The principal contractor for the Redcar High Street Improvements will be joined by representatives from the Place Development and Investment (PDI) Team from the Council to aid with any queries you may have about the latest project on Redcar High Street.

Regular drop-in events will be held with the contractor throughout the construction works.

The Council has made an Order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended) to ensure that the Redcar Friday Market is able to continue during the works to the High Street.

The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from proceeding in the length of road specified in the area outlined red in the plan below. The closure will be in operation from 16:00 hours on Thursdays to 17:00 hours on Fridays each week to facilitate the setting up and holding of the Market. Any vehicles left within the area of closure may be removed.

The Order came into operation on 3^rd April 2025 and will remain in place for up to 18 months, until such time that the Market is able to move back onto the High Street.

Major construction works on Redcar High Street are set to begin on April 22^nd. This is to revitalise the look of the High Street with new paving, new street furniture, landscaping with plants and trees, and improved lighting.

Improving the appearance of the High Street was one of the biggest priorities for residents when consulted by the Redcar Town Deal board, the funders of the project.

These works will be carried out in phases to ensure minimum disruption to the shops on the High Street, and access to all businesses will be maintained.

Phase 1, which is between the town clock and Regents Walk (pictured in yellow in the below graphic), will take place from April 22^nd until October this year. Phase 2, which is between Regents Walk and the blue clock (pictured in blue in the below graphic), will take place between October this year until November 2026. Hoardings will only be in place in areas being worked upon and will be removed as areas are completed.

Access will be available to the High Street throughout the works and all businesses will be open as usual.

The Council has worked closely with the organisers of the town centre market to ensure that during each phase of works a dedicated space is made available.

We ask for your patience while these improvement works take place, but you will see a transformed High Street once works are complete.

If you would like to see more CGIs of the plans or if you have any questions, please consider attending the following consultation event:

Location: Rediscover Redcar, 12 West Terrace, Redcar, TS10 1DS.
Time: 10:00am - 18:00pm
Date: Thursday, 3rd April, 2025.Format: Open to all – no need to book!

Our next Public Consultation will soon be taking place and will provide information on the major works starting on Redcar High Street.

Location: Rediscover Redcar, 12 West Terrace, Redcar, TS10 1DS.
Time: 10:00am - 18:00pm
Date: Thursday, 3rd April, 2025.
Format: Open to all – no need to book.

Open to all and joined by our Place Development & Investment Team and representatives from C.R. Reynolds, the principal contractor on the High Street Improvement scheme, we will be sharing the latest information on current and future work phases, including updated plans, drawings and CGI’s.

Got a question or concern or just want to share some feedback?
Please come and see us!

C.R Reynolds Ltd. has been appointed as Principal Contractor to carry out work to revitalise the look of the High Street with new paving, new street furniture, landscaping with plants and trees and improved lighting.

The contractor will phase these works to ensure minimum disruption to the shops on the High Street and the people using them. All businesses will be open as usual throughout the works.

The Town Deal team and Council is also working closely with the organisers of the town centre market to ensure that during each phase of works, an appropriately sized space is made available to ensure there is as little disruption to traders as possible.

It is anticipated that work will start on the High Street in the Spring.

We would like to inform residents, visitors and businesses that the programme of works for the Town Centre Transformation has been finalised, with works to start on the Town Centre in the new year, so as to remove any unwanted disruption over the Christmas period.

With the first phase of demolition now complete at the M&S and Goodwins site, we have been able undertake additional site investigations on the condition of the surrounding walls, structures and ground conditions. It has been identified that further works are needed, and could not be identified before the demolition of both buildings. Work continues in the background, with additional design work, licenses and Party Wall agreements being required. We aim to complete this work over the next couple of months.

In the interim, Robertson’s workforce has made significant progress at the Redcar Central Station Development which we will be updating you on in the coming weeks.

If you have any questions with regards to the above, or would like to offer your thoughts, please don’t hesitate to reach out via rediscover@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk.

The Redcar Town Deal Board has recently made some key decisions regarding the projects within the Town Deal programme. Following rising costs, predominantly through inflation, it was recognised that there was a budget shortfall.

In order to ensure the delivery and high standards of key aspects of the overall programme the Town Deal Board have had to consider, and choose, which elements of the works can-not proceed, and they are:

While these projects can-not proceed at this time it is hopeful that they can be revisited in due-course. The savings made by removing the projects identified will support the best possible outcomes for the works on the High Street, Esplanade and the new Culture & Leisure Anchor Attraction.

Catherine Clennet, Chair of the Town Deal Board reported:

“It is excellent news that we have now reached the stage where these transformative projects are becoming a reality. The work in the town centre will provide a focal point for people visiting the town centre and will bring prosperity to the High Street and Esplanade.

“Unfortunately, we have not been immune to the steeply rising costs associated with major projects and we have had to take some decisions we would not have wished to. However, the board is hopeful that the projects which cannot now go ahead can be revisited in the future through alternative funding.”

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, as part of necessary Town Deal works, will be undertaking a CCTV drainage survey across Redcar High Street, Station Road and the Esplanade. The results of the survey will help inform the Redcar Town Deal public realm improvement scheme. The drainage survey will require a rolling programme of temporary road closures, which may cause some minor disruption to local residents and businesses.

The works are scheduled to begin on Sunday 19^th November and will last for a maximum of 10 days.

Please refer to the following link for further information on road closures: CLICK HERE.

Alternatively, please click the document titled 'Road Closures Map - Redcar, November 2023' under the 'Documents' widget on the right-hand side of the project page.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

If you have any questions or require any further information, please email: rediscover@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk or visit our Rediscover Redcar shop on West Terrace, just down from Redcar Clock.

As part of delivering the upcoming Culture and Leisure Anchor Attraction, planned phased works are scheduled to take place on the former M&S and Goodwins sites across Redcar High Street and the Esplanade in mid-August this year. Due to the nature of this work, diversions for pedestrians will be provided for approximately 12 weeks. Nearby businesses have been notified and will be open as usual and fully accessible for customers for the duration. Barriers and hoardings will be erected to limit access during this time; provisions are in place for alternate footpaths where appropriate.

For locations of footpath and vehicle restrictions, please see the images below:

Planned barriers for the Esplanade, commencing mid-August for approximately 12 weeks.

Planned barriers for Redcar High Street, commencing mid-August for approximately 12 weeks.

For any concerns or queries, please get in touch by contacting us at: redcartowndeal@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk.