AMULTI-MILLION pound regeneration scheme to build 110 homes in Stockton town centre is now complete following the destruction of 185 terraced homes.

The £30m scheme is a partnership between Stockton Borough Council, Dunelm Homes (Esh Group), the Homes and Communities Agency and Tees Valley Housing Group, part of the Thirteen Group.

The development, which is called Nursery Gardens, is situated off Spring Street, a short walking distance from the town centre.

The project has seen the area transformed as 185 terraced properties as well as the Trades and Labour Social Club were demolished by Stockton council to make way for the new properties.

Since 2007 Dunelm Homes has built 110 new homes on the site. A total of 68 of these properties have been for private sale by Dunelm Homes and consist of a mix of two-bedroom flats and two, three and four-bedroom houses.

The remaining two, three and four bedroomed houses and bungalows were bought by Tees Valley Housing for social rent and for sale, through rent-to-buy, shared equity as well as shared ownership options.

As part of the wider regeneration of the area Dunelm Homes has also funded a piece of artwork created by four primary schools and sculptor, Andrew McKeown.

The artwork which is at the entrance to Spring Street bridge depicts a train and carriages in honour of Stockton’s rail heritage.

Councillor Steve Nelson, Stockton Council's cabinet member for housing and community safety, said: "Housing developments are about far more than just bricks and mortar. Creating clean, green and safe communities across the borough is at the heart of our regeneration schemes.”