New Eastfield Action Plan - Scarborough Borough Council

New Eastfield 

Action Plan 2012 -2024 

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Foreword 

I am delighted to present the New Eastfield Action Plan 2012 – 2024. This document highlights the real opportunities that 

exist for the residents of Eastfield and the work that will be undertaken through a meaningful partnership of organisations 

and the local community. 

The Plan has been produced following public consultation and discussions with the key agencies that are committed to 

delivering services across the area. There is an exciting mix of ideas, from short-term quick wins through to longer-term 

aspirations, spanning topics as diverse as housing, transport, open spaces and training for work that will bring about 

positive changes which affect everyone who lives or works in Eastfield. 

In many ways this Plan is the start of a process that will be rolled out over the coming months and years and there 

will be many opportunities for your continued involvement in helping to shape the detail, or by participating in some of 

the projects that have been identified. We have a strong community in Eastfield and I am confident that through your 

continued support we will make a real difference to the quality of life not just for ourselves, but for our children and future 

generations. 

I feel sure that this plan will be of interest and I look forward to working with you to see it turn from great ideas into reality. 

Councillor Brian Simpson 

Chair of Eastfield Parish Council 

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Executive Summary 

The New Eastfield Action Plan presents an ambitious vision for the 

future of Eastfield Parish 

Vision: 

A safe, vibrant, happy and healthy neighbourhood where 

people want to live, learn, work and achieve their full 

potential. 

This vision has been developed through partnership of local residents 

and organisations delivering services in the area, which will continue as 

Eastfield grows. The vision and action plan is needed to sustain and 

increase the pace of the positive improvements in Eastfield over recent 

years and to capture the unique opportunities that the development at 

Middle Deepdale provides. 

The aims and objectives of the action plan are to: 

• Add momentum to the on-going improvement of Eastfield 

• Provide an agreed blueprint for the future 

The Action Plan provides a concise summary of local statistics and 

information on this community of nearly 6,000 people. A review is made 

of past consultations including the 2002 Quality of Life Survey, 2005 

Raflatac event, 2007 CAPE and 2011 Neighbourhoods Plan exhibitions. 

Together, these present an accurate picture of life in Eastfield today. 

This picture is further added to with details of future developments 

in and around Eastfield, both the forthcoming development at 

Middle Deepdale and the longer term growth opportunities for south 

Scarborough. 

From all this information a series of priorities for the 

future are identified under seven key themes: 

• Housing 

• Community 

• Education and employment 

• Retail 

• Environment 

• Health and wellbeing 

• Transport 

• Help Eastfield and the development at Middle Deepdale integrate 

well together, both physically and socially 

• Ensure that the benefits and investments the development at 

Middle Deepdale makes in Eastfield are appropriate to its needs 

• Encourage increased and sustained community involvement in 

the management and improvement of Eastfield 

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Housing 

• Provide more new affordable housing 

• Make best use of existing social housing stock 

• Develop new extra care housing provision 

• Ensure good physical integration between Eastfield and Middle 

Deepdale 

• Provide local office for Sanctuary Housing 

• Improve the sustainability of housing and buildings 

• Provide more localised and flexible neighbourhood management 

Community 

• Support local community centres and activities 

• Maintain and enhance library and services 

• Maintain and expand Children’s Centre and services 

• Re-open and improve former Coaster’s Café 

• Help develop existing and new community groups 

• Provide better facilities and activities for young people 

• Improve local communications 

Education and employment 

• Ensure young people are well prepared for work 

• Improve opportunities for further education and adult learning 

• Provide help finding work and developing careers 

• Provide help setting up businesses and social enterprises 

• Maximise local training and employment opportunities at Middle 

Deepdale 

• Improve financial inclusion 

Retail 

• Improve town centre / High Street retail offer and environment 

• Address dereliction at Link Walk flats 

• Improve retail offer in western part of Eastfield 

• Provide appropriate new retail facilities as part of the 

development at Middle Deepdale 

Environment 

• Maintain, improve and extend the Dell 

• Develop more environmental education and resources 

• Improve green spaces, parks and play areas 

• Improve local environment and streetscape 

• Improve Mere and Oliver’s Mount area 

• Develop a green and sustainable tree-scape around Eastfield 

• Improve estate environmental maintenance 

• Improve recycling levels 

• Develop distinct identity 

Health and wellbeing 

• Encourage food growing and provide sufficient allotments 

• Improve provision of and access to sports facilities 

• Encourage healthy living 

• Improve access to a range of health facilities and services 

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Transport 

• Improve local road network and traffic flow 

• Improve public transport 

• Develop community-based transport solutions 

• Alleviate parking and congestion problems 

• Encourage cycling 

• Encourage walking 

The priorities are applied across the whole of Eastfield Parish and 

an exciting package of over 120 projects and proposals has been 

developed. These are compiled in the Action Plan in section 5, which 

also gives the timescales of each project and the lead organisations 

who will take the priority further. 

The Action Plan runs from 2012 to 2024, to mirror the anticipated 

timescale of the development at Middle Deepdale. 

The delivery and evaluation of this ambitious Action Plan will be 

an equally huge task and mechanisms to achieve this have been in 

place, all based around the New Eastfield Steering Group, which has 

coordinated the development of this document to date. Consistent and 

sustained support from partner organisations and local residents will be 

essential to its success. 

The New Eastfield Action Plan is the start of a exciting chapter in the 

history of Eastfield. Not since the estate was built has there been 

such opportunity to build a vibrant and attractive neighbourhood with 

a positive future. This document and the support of local residents 

and organisations provide the best possible foundation for the journey 

ahead. 

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Contents 

1 – Introduction p.10 

1.1 Aims and Objectives p.11 

2 – Background p.13 

2.1 History p.14 

2.2 Past Consultations and Research p.16 

2.3 Vital Statistics p.18 

2.4 Middle Deepdale p.20 

2.5 Wider Area p.22 

5 – Action Plan p.72 

6 – Sustaining the Success p.87 

3 – Eastfield Today p.25 

3.1 Housing p.26 

3.2 Community p.30 

3.3 Education and Employment p.36 

3.4 Retail p.40 

3.5 Environment p.42 

3.6 Health and Wellbeing p.48 

3.7 Transport p.52 

4 – Proposals for Eastfield’s Future p.57 

4.1 Housing p.58 

4.2 Community p.60 

4.3 Education and Employment p.62 

4.4 Retail p.64 

4.5 Environment p.66 

4.6 Health and Wellbeing p.68 

4.7 Transport p.70 

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1 Introduction 

The New Eastfield Action Plan 2012 – 2024 presents an ambitious 

vision for the future of Eastfield Parish: 

Vision: 

A safe, vibrant, happy and healthy neighbourhood where 

people want to live, learn, work and achieve their full 

potential. 

This document sets out a framework to help achieve this vision. A 

variety of issues and solutions are explored under seven different 

themes and an exciting portfolio of projects is then proposed in a 

12-year action plan. This action plan will provide the blueprint for the 

future management and improvement of the whole Parish. 

All these factors mean that this is the ideal time to take stock of where 

the Parish currently is and to plan for the future. 

The masterplan has been drawn up by a partnership of local 

organisations (Eastfield Parish Council, Scarborough Borough Council, 

North Yorkshire County Council, Yorkshire Coast Homes, Sanctuary 

Housing, Accent Housing and K2 Regeneration which includes Kebbell 

Homes, land owner on Middle Deepdale and Keepmoat, a specialist 

in regeneration) with the support of Groundwork together with a wide 

range of other organisations and local residents who have contributed 

to the wider masterplan in a variety of ways. 

The plan is needed because despite improvements in recent years, 

there remain significant economic, social and environmental problems in 

Eastfield. All the organisations involved in delivering services in Eastfield 

have agreed with the local community that these problems should be 

addressed, and have come together through this plan to do this in a 

joined up way. 

In addition, the proposed Middle Deepdale development is currently 

poised to increase the size of Eastfield by around 50% over the next 

decade, presenting unique opportunities to the Parish. In the longer 

term, there is the potential for even more residential and industrial 

development in areas surrounding Eastfield. 

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1.1 Aim and Objectives 

The aims and objectives of the New Eastfield Action Plan are 

to: 

• Add momentum to the on-going improvement of 

Eastfield 

• Provide an agreed blueprint for the future 

• Help Eastfield and the development at Middle 

Deepdale integrate well together, both physically 

and socially 

• Ensure that the benefits and investments the 

development at Middle Deepdale makes in 

Eastfield are appropriate to its needs 

• Encourage increased and sustained community 

involvement in the management and improvement 

of Eastfield 

Community consultation to develop the ideas of the Action Plan 

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2 Background 

This section gives the context of the New Eastfield Action Plan, 

outlining the history of the estate, results of past consultations, 

brief facts and figures, and a summary of the development at 

Middle Deepdale and other new developments in the area. 

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2.1 History 

Eastfield was planned in the late 1940s as a low density municipal 

housing scheme to meet an increasing social housing need in 

Scarborough. Construction started in the 1950s and over the next 30 

years around 400 acres of farmland were transformed into an attractive 

and desirable new estate. 

In the 1960s and 1970s Eastfield had grown to become one of the 

largest estates in the region and was a vibrant community with plentiful 

employment opportunities at the newly developed Eastfield Industrial 

Estate. Further pockets of housing development continued to expand 

the estate over the next 20 years. 

Construction of properties on Ridgeway in the 1950s 

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During the 1980s, local industry declined and socio-economic problems 

developed to the extent that by the late 1990s Eastfield was ranked as 

one of the top 10% most deprived wards in England and Wales with 

35% of residents in receipt of benefit. 

However, the start of the 21st century saw this decline begin to reverse 

following a series of regeneration initiatives and key investments, 

including: 

• Establishment of Eastfield PACT in 2002 and the securing of 

European funding, which provided neighbourhood regeneration 

staff and a range of improvements such as the Eastfield Link 

Centre 

• Redevelopment of Eastfield Library in 2005 into a new library and 

information centre 

• Opening of a new medical centre and dentist surgery in 2006 

• Opening of Coasters café in 2008 

• Improvement and renovation of several children’s play areas in 

2008-9 

• Establishment of the Dell-ve into Nature project in 2010 

Eastfield today is a neighbourhood that still has significant social, 

economic and environmental problems, but it is a community that is 

moving in a positive direction and has a sense of optimism about the 

future. There is now great potential to increase the pace of the last 10 

years improvement and for a new Eastfield to become an attractive and 

pioneering Parish or town with a bright future. Hay raking August 2011 

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2.2 Past Consultation and Research 

A significant amount of consultation has been undertaken in Eastfield 

over the last decade as part of the regeneration projects. This 

consultation has provided a detailed picture and clear understanding of 

local issues and views. Consultations have included: 

The 2005 Eastfield 2015 (Raflatac Event), which found that despite 

improvements in some areas many of the issues identified in the Quality 

of Life Survey still existed. 

The 2002 Quality of Life Survey which identified the following key 

problems: 

Improve 

town 

centre 

Community 

woodland 

and park on 

the Dell 

Better quality 

social housing 

Traffic into Scarborough during the summer 

Vandalism 

Abandoned cars 

Not enough money being spent on the estate 

Tackle 

antisocial 

behaviour 

Use green 

spaces 

for family 

areas 

More youth 

provision 

Not enough facilities for teenagers 

Not enough childcare provision 

A general lack of facilities on the estate 

Local jobs 

Better 

transport links 

More positive 

perceptions and 

expectations 

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The 2007 Community Action Plan for Eastfield (CAPE), a huge 

planning and consultation exercise that involved over 500 local 

people and identified 12 categories of development for Eastfield, the 

“development dozen”. Several action groups were established to tackle 

these development areas and reasonable progress has been made on 

many issues. Further details on the CAPE and development priorities 

are given in the “Eastfield Today” section. 

“The people are 

friendly 

and it’s quiet and 

green.” 

The 2010-11 Local Area and Budget Survey, is a Borough-wide 

survey to gather residents’ views on Council spending priorities. When 

asked “what most needs improving in your local area?”, the top five 

priorities for residents in Eastfield were, in order of importance: 

1 Activities for teenagers 

2 Crime and antisocial behaviour 

3 Job prospects 

4 Road and pavement repairs 

5 Facilities for young children 

The 2011 Eastfield Neighbourhoods Plan consultations, involved 

exhibitions across Eastfield during October 2011 to introduce the New 

Eastfield Action Plan and gather views on current issues and proposals. 

These also coincided with exhibitions on the outline planning application 

for the development at Middle Deepdale. Results are shown under the 

eight themes of the “Eastfield Today” section. 

CAPE Model building workshop 

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2.3 Vital Statistics 

Using statistics from the 2001 census and the Index of Multiple 

Deprivation, this section gives some base-line information about 

Eastfield and the community living there. 

Average persons per household: 

Area: 325 Hectares 

Population: 5,863 Households: 2,325 

Age structure: 

Ward 

Borough 

Gender: 

Ward and Borough figures 

Source: National Statistics 2001 Census 

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Map of Eastfield and its LSOAs 

IMD Overall percentage rank, 0% = most deprived, 100% = least 

deprived 

012b 

012c 

011d 

012a 

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Source: Neighbourhood Statistics 

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is based on small areas known 

as Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs). Eastfield Ward is split into four 

LSOAs of which three suffer from high levels of deprivation and fall 

within some of the most deprived LSOAs in England. 

Despite steady improvement between 2004 and 2007, there had been 

a marked increase in relative deprivation and fuel poverty by 2010 in 

two LSOAs. 

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2.4 Middle Deepdale 

Middle Deepdale forms the northern half of Eastfield Parish and 

is currently farmland that has been allocated for major residential 

development since the 1999 Scarborough Borough Local Plan. 

This allocation aims to address significant housing demand in the 

Borough, demand which has increased since 1999. It also aims to drive 

the regeneration of Eastfield, providing the increased size of community 

needed to support new facilities. 

The vision for Middle Deepdale is that the new 

development will: 

1,350 homes are proposed, along with a new link road between the 

A64 and A165 together with community infrastructure such as school, 

leisure and extra care facilities. The development will be phased and 

delivered over a 10-15 year period. An outline planning application was 

submitted in autumn 2011 and work could begin on site in summer/ 

autumn 2012. 

One of this Action Plan’s key aims is to help the Middle Deepdale 

development and the existing Eastfield estate integrate well together. 

This is essential both physically, with good access, layout and shared 

facilities, and socially where it is equally important for new residents to 

be welcomed into the area as it is for existing residents to feel that the 

expanding community is all part of a united new Eastfield. 

• Act as the catalyst for the wider regeneration of Eastfield and 

will integrate with the existing community 

• Include a range of facilities for use by the wider community 

• Establish a strong network of green infrastructure 

• Provide the opportunity to improve educational facilities 

• Provide a wide range and mixture of housing and tenure types 

• Create distinct neighbourhoods with a clear identity 

• Maximise opportunities of the site’s south facing aspect 

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2.5 Wider Area 

The emerging Local Development Framework (LDF) has consulted 

on the concept that south Scarborough could form a significant part 

of the Borough’s residential and commercial growth in the future. The 

Draft Core Strategy 2009 suggested a proposed development south of 

Cayton of 2,500 homes along with expansion of the business park and 

associated improvements to recreation, retail and community facilities. 

Scarborough Business Park, which was first developed in the 1970s, 

had reached its physical limits by the late 1990s and so the 1999 

Scarborough Borough Local Plan allocated further land for expansion 

and development. 36 hectares of this land has recently been serviced, 

including provision of the next generation broadband. A further 17 

hectares of land has received outline planning permission but has 

yet to be serviced, and an additional 14 hectares of land is allocated 

in the Local Plan for business use. Another 23 hectares of land are 

to be allocated in the new LDF and the Council and partners have 

also recently submitted a bid to secure Enterprise Zone status for the 

Business Park. 

These long term developments provide the opportunity for Eastfield to 

be at the heart of a much larger community than it is at present. 

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Proposals for South Scarborough 

Strategic Concept Plan 

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3 Eastfield Today 

This section sets out a picture of Eastfield today, highlighting 

the key local issues and community concerns, the successful 

projects and improvements of recent years, and a series of 

future priorities based on these findings. 

The section is divided into seven categories – housing, 

community, education and employment, retail, environment, 

health and wellbeing, and transport. 

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3.1 Housing 

The Local Picture 

Around half of the 2,325 homes in Eastfield are rented and half 

are owned. Most housing is of good quality and much has been 

modernised in recent years through decent homes work. Unlike 

many other areas, there is no significant problem with empty homes in 

Eastfield – the SBC Empty Homes Strategy identified Eastfield as one of 

the Borough’s wards with the lowest amount of empty homes and this 

is mainly due to there not being enough housing to service the need. 

There is a high level of affordable housing need in Eastfield. On North 

Yorkshire Homechoice (the choice based lettings system for social 

housing, which has replaced the traditional waiting list), around 350 

applicants have registered an interest in being re-housed in Eastfield. 

There has been a total of 79 properties advertised for rent in Eastfield 

since July 2011 when North Yorkshire Homechoice was introduced and 

these have attracted an average of 50 bids per property. The highest 

demand has been for 2 bed houses. 

Bids per advertised property: 

The recent Sub-Regional Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) 

indicates an annual affordable housing need of 222 new homes across 

the Scarborough urban area, which includes Eastfield, over the next five 

years. Around 270 (20%) of the 1,350 new homes to be built as part of 

the development at Middle Deepdale over the next 10-15 years will be 

affordable. 

Like many other parts of the Borough there are significant housing 

affordability issues on Eastfield. The average price for a 2 bed house on 

Eastfield in 2011 was £95,725 and for a 3 bed house was £113,600 

(Source: Rightmove: July 2011). The SHMA calculated that the 

median annual gross housing income for the Scarborough sub area 

was £14,300. Based on that, the average household in Eastfield 

would be only able to obtain a mortgage of approximately £50,000 at 

most (based on 3.5x gross income). It is calculated that a household 

would require an annual gross income of at least £24,600 to afford to 

purchase a 2 bed house on Eastfield, allowing for a 10% deposit. 

Household numbers 2001: 

Source: Scarborough Borough Council 

Source: National Statistics 

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Social rented breakdown 2011: 

Do you think you may need a different type of home in the 

future? 

Source: Registered Social Landlords 

If yes, what type: 

Does your home currently meet you and your family’s needs? 

Source: Eastfield Neighbourhoods Plan Survey 2011 

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CAPE priorities: 

Middle Deepdale should integrate with and complement 

existing Eastfield 

Remodel High Street/Link Walk into retail quarter 

More affordable housing provision 

More support for tenants in maintenance, improvement 

and adaptions 

Recent Improvements 

Age Concern Handyman Scheme 

Providing support to the vulnerable and elderly 

North Yorkshire Homechoice 

A more flexible and customer-centred approach 

Overdale 

New YCH development of 3 family homes completed in 2009 

Affordable housing 

A range of new developments in the pipeline, including Middle Deepdale 

“With the growth of the local 

population new homes are needed 

to let people stay in the area where 

they were born.” 

“We need to extend as 

the house is too small 

for a growing family.” 

“More affordable housing 

under £100,000 so younger 

can get on the property 

ladder.” 

“The affordable housing 

should be for first time 

buyers rather than renting.” 

“I do not 

have central 

heating.” 

Quotes from Eastfield Neighbourhoods Plan consultations 2011 

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Priorities for the Future 

Provide more new affordable housing 

Identify a selection of sites for new affordable housing and ensure the 

right type of housing stock is built to meet local need and demand 

Make best use of existing social housing stock 

Ensure social housing stock is occupied in an efficient way, under 

occupation and overcrowding is addressed, and the impact of new 

welfare reforms is catered for 

Provide more localised and flexible neighbourhood management 

and caretakers 

Establish pilot project to provide local home and environmental 

maintenance services 

Develop new extra care housing provision 

Provide new extra care housing and facilities as part of the development 

at Middle Deepdale, enabling the redevelopment of Braeburn House 

Ensure good physical integration between Eastfield and the 


Create streets and open spaces that bridge the divide between the two 

areas 

Provide local office for Sanctuary Housing 

Establish locally based office 

Improve the sustainability of housing and buildings 

Ensure new homes are built in a sustainable way, opportunities for 

making existing housing more sustainable and energy efficient 

are maximised and fuel poverty is addressed. 

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3.2 Community 


Are you satisfied with this neighbourhood as a place to live? 

Despite a large resident population, similar to that of a small town, the 

range and quality of local facilities in Eastfield is poor, particularly for 

young people. Levels of community involvement in local democracy and 

activities are low although a small number of groups and organisations 

have delivered some valuable improvements in recent years. 

Innovative new methods of community involvement such as 

participatory budgeting have been trialled successfully in Eastfield 

and are now well established in the area. Community safety has been 

greatly improved in recent years due to proactive policing and various 

projects and initiatives. 

Source: YCH Tenant Satisfaction Survey 2010 

Are you satisfied with your local area as a place to live? 

Are you happy living in your neighbourhood? (Eastfield) 

Source: Scarborough Borough Council 2010-11 Local Area & Budget 

Survey 


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What do you like about living in your neighbourhood? 

Percentage of people who think that teenagers hanging around 

the streets is a problem: 

Ward 


What don’t you like about living in your neighbourhood? 

Source: Scarborough Borough Council 2008-09 CLG Place Survey and 

Scarborough Borough Council 2010-11 Local Area & Budget Survey 

“There needs to be more 

things for kids to do at night 

and at weekends.” 

“I like the 

friendliness and 

community spirit.” 


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Are you involved in local community groups or activities? 

Total crimes: 

Would you like to see more community noticeboards? 

Anti-social behaviour: 


Source: North Yorkshire Police 

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Do you feel safe and supported in your community? 


Community Centre underused – perceived locally as 

predominantly for older people, unattractive, expensive to 

use, and a reluctance to involve young people in use 

and management 

Lack of public toilets 

Lack of social and leisure facilities 


Lack of community cohesion between young people 

and between generations 

Lack of play and youth facilities 

“The café should be 

reopened.” 

“I like the friendliness 

of neighbours, the 

houses, the open spaces.” 

“What better place to 

live than Eastfield.” 

“I’ve known some residents for 

many years. It is good to live 

in Eastfield.” 

“I can’t afford 

the internet.” 

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Eastfield Link Centre 

Derelict flats transformed into valuable and well used Children’s Centre 

and offices 

Mud in Your Blood 

Community led project to address illegal motorcycle use by providing a 

local supervised site near Eastfield 

Library 

The library has been retained despite cutbacks and is managed by a 

partnership of NYCC, Eastfield Parish Council and other community 

stakeholders 

Coasters café 

New café converted from former SBC office but recently closed 

Voice Your Choice (Participatory Budgeting) 

Piloted in Eastfield 2009, now well established, known about and 

successful in the area, including an innovative junior event 

Pop In Club 

Popular volunteer run lunch club every Tuesday at the Community 

Centre for vulnerable and elderly 

Eastfield Parish Council 

Increasingly active, now 100% elected and there is competition for 

seats 

Stagecraft 

Grant funded arts project very successful but funding now expired 

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Support local community centres and activities 

Improve and encourage greater use of local community buildings 

and ensure new buildings in the development at Middle Deepdale are 

appropriate for the community’s needs 

Maintain and enhance library and services 

Continue to develop and improve library as a key community hub 

Maintain and expand Children’s Centre and services for children 

and families 

Expand the existing Link Walk Centre and deliver services across 


Re-open and improve former Coasters café 

Develop greater community involvement, increase opening times and 

variety of uses, and improve long term sustainability 

Help develop existing and new community groups 

Provide support to local residents in developing community groups and 

activities 

Provide better facilities and activities for young people 

Provide more for young people and develop community-led youth work 

model 

Improve local communications 

Provide accessible information and utilise internet based media 

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3.3 Education and Employment 


Despite the close proximity of the business park and other major 

employers, unemployment and a reliance on benefits are at higher 

levels in Eastfield than the Borough average. Many people have been 

unemployed for a long time and this culture can affect young people’s 

aspirations. 

IMD Domain Employment Percentage rank 

This domain measures the scale of worklessness and the number 

of people who would like to work but are unable to do so through 

unemployment, sickness or disability. 

Around 30% of people in Eastfield are children and young people, the 

highest proportion in the Borough. Consultations have found local 

people are happy with education services, although young people’s 

attainment in school and further education is poor and employers find 

school leavers are often not work-ready. This lack of skills and poor 

educational attainment are both major issues, as illustrated by the Index 

of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) statistics. 

IMD Domain Education, Skills and Training percentage rank 

This domain measures young people’s educational attainment and the 

level of qualifications in the adult population. 

Source – Neighbourhood Statistics 

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Employment and unemployment 2001 

% of economically active population 

Are you happy with education and training provision in Eastfield? 

Qualifications 2001 

% of population 

Would you like to see more support in Eastfield for finding jobs? 


Source: Nomis 

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Lack of local jobs, basic skills and training opportunities 

Large proportion of residents in receipt of work related 

benefits 

Inappropriate skills base to compete for local jobs at 

Scarborough Business Park 


Scarborough Jobmatch 

Job brokerage and mentoring scheme with job shop in High Street 

open two days a week 

Support for new businesses and social enterprises 

Advice and support to residents provided through Scarborough 

Enterprise Match 

Eastfield Financial Inclusion Group 

Variety of projects and events to help skills, careers and financial 

inclusion 

“We need Jobmatch 

open all week.” 

“There’s no further education 

or training available locally.” 

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Ensure young people are well prepared for work 

Develop and implement Young People’s Charter and entitlement 

Improve opportunities for further education and adult learning 

Investigate potential of Overdale School site to provide education 

services 

Provide help finding work and developing careers 

Develop broad range of services and support from one-stop-shop in 

town centre 

Provide help setting up businesses and social enterprises 

Deliver Enterprise match services in Eastfield 

Maximise local training and employment opportunities from the 


Seek Skills Academy status and develop broad package of training and 

development 

Improve financial inclusion 

Provide range of support and projects to help local people with money 

matters 

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3.4 Retail 


The quality of retail facilities in Eastfield, particularly the town centre 

and High Street, is relatively poor and regularly appears as a priority 

issue in public consultations. Access to larger supermarkets, such as 

Morrisons is also poor for many people in Eastfield and these issues are 

exacerbated by problems with transport to Scarborough town centre. 


Town centre provides poor retail facilities – tired and 

out-dated look, many shops shuttered in day time, 

need for a bank, and large, value supermarket selling 

clothes, especially children’s clothes 

Do the existing shops offer what you want? 

“The shops need more 

choice, better quality, and 

to be more affordable.” 

Are the shops easily accessible to you? 

“We need a bank in 

the High Street.” 

“More fresh fruit and veg.” 


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Improve town centre and High Street retail offer and 

environment 

Establish through feasibility work the extent of redevelopment 

that is viable 

Address dereliction at Link Walk 

Demolish empty flats and landscape the area while awaiting 

redevelopment 

Improve retail offer in western part of Eastfield 

Review location and retail offer of Manham Hill shops in light of new 


Provide appropriate new retail facilities as part of the 


Establish new facilities to benefit all residents of Eastfield 

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3.5 Environment 


How has the Dell improvement project benefitted Eastfield? 

Eastfield is a spacious and green estate with generous quantities of 

open space and often large gardens. However, much of this green 

space is of poor quality and diversity and is underused. Environmental 

cleanliness has improved in recent years, although satisfactory 

maintenance of such large areas of green space is difficult with limited 

resources. 

From your local neighbourhood can you easily access a 

children’s play area? 

Would you like to see this improvement elsewhere in Eastfield? 

Would you like an allotment or small food growing plot? 


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“I love the new parks, 

especially at Beech 

Walk.” 

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Improve recycling 

Illegal motorcycle use and abandoned vehicles 

Poorly drained playing fields 

Improve environmental cleanliness and maintenance 

Stray dogs 

Improve the Dell 

Poorly maintained gardens and hedges 

“It would be nice to plant a 

small wood somewhere.” 

“Our open green 

spaces are 

beautiful.” 

“The Dell is a far better place now 

that the Rangers are in place, the 

path makes a massive difference 

and the people now care what 

happens on there. We need to 

keep the Dell Rangers!” 

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The Dell 

Dell-ve into Nature project transformed this green space and involved 

local people in the natural environment 

Improved play areas 

New and improved facilities at Beech Walk, Overdale and Bankside, all 

popular and well used 

Pindar Skate Park 

Good quality facility but with restricted opening hours 

Incredible Edible 

Community run food growing project, provided planters in town centre 

and links to schools 

Loders Green 

Friends group established and various environmental improvements 

carried out 

Recycling 

New glass recycling bins installed throughout Eastfield, electrical items 

now collected free and sustained education in local community and 

schools 

Litter bins 

New bins provided throughout estate including children’s poster design 

competition 

Gardening competitions 

Many entries and successes from Eastfield into Scarborough in Bloom 

Volunteer day at the Dell 

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Maintain, improve and extend the Dell 

Develop and sustain the Dell as the main and central park for Eastfield 

Parish, expand into Middle Deepdale physically and in theme and 

character, secure long term status as Local Nature Reserve and 

disseminate this naturalistic theme to other open spaces in Eastfield 

Develop more environmental education and resources 

Continue and expand the success of the Dell-ve into Nature project with 

potential Eastfield Environment Centre at High Eastfield Farm 

Improve estate environmental maintenance 

Develop pilot project to deliver more locally based estate maintenance 

Improve recycling levels 

Education and facilities to encourage recycling and sustainable living 

Develop distinct identity 

Develop a distinct branding, style and identity for the landscape and 

environment of the Parish 

Improve green spaces, parks and play areas 

Review use and management of all green spaces throughout the 

Parish with the aim of providing greatest quality, value and diversity 

and most effective and efficient maintenance, and continue play area 

improvements in line with SBC Play Strategy 

Improve local environment and streetscape 

Review streets and local environment and develop a series of 

improvement schemes to lift the appearance of the area 

Improve Mere and Oliver’s Mount area 

Encourage development of Community Woodland around Mere and 

Olivers Mount 

Develop a green and sustainable tree-scape around Eastfield 

Parish 

Develop a forward thinking tree strategy for Eastfield Parish linking 

together open spaces, streetscape, public and private land 

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3.6 Health and Wellbeing 


The general health and wellbeing of Eastfield residents is in line with 

Borough averages, and the Parish shares problems common to 

many other areas such as child obesity and poor diet. Significant 

improvements have been made in the Parish over recent years, such as 

the new doctor’s surgery and the Altogether Better project. 

Are the existing health services and fitness facilities adequate 

for your needs? 

IMD Domain Health percentage rank: 

This domain measures both physical and mental health, premature 

death and the impairment of life because of poor health. 


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Improved support and services for healthy living, 

substance misuse, mental health 

Poor pharmacy services 

“There is not enough 

access at short notice to 

the Medical Centre.” 

Lack of activities and things to do 

Lack of NHS dentist 

Poor health and well being 

“I’d like to see keep fit 

for older people.” 


Altogether Better 

Healthy living activity programme providing a range of activities 

Medical Centre 

New health care facility 

“We need more 

sports facilities, 

Pindar is too 

expensive.” 

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Encourage food growing and provide sufficient allotments 

Review need and develop facilities and projects to meet demands and 

stimulate healthy living 

Improve provision of and access to sports facilities 

Improve existing sports facilities, provide new ones where needed, and 

encourage participation in sport and fitness 

Encourage healthy living 

Develop range of healthy lifestyle initiatives 

Improve access to a range of health facilities and services 

Develop plans for a larger medical centre and/or additional centre, new 

inclusive pharmacy and additional health services 

Members of the Incredible Edible Project 

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3.7 Transport 


Which forms of transport do you regularly use? 

Despite its open and spacious layout, the street infrastructure of 

Eastfield was not designed to accommodate the number of cars on 

the estate today and so overcrowded streets and lack of parking are a 

problem in some areas. Public transport to Scarborough town centre 

and other facilities is expensive and provided at limited times, resulting 

in problems of isolation. Limited public transport is available for travel 

within and around Eastfield. 

Adult bus fare from Eastfield to Scarborough town centre 2011: 

Travel to work method 2001: 

Ward 

Households with no cars or vans 2001: 

Ward 



Source: National Statistics 

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Is there adequate parking around your home? 


• Expensive public transport into Scarborough town centre, 

also poor frequency/times, link to hospital 

• Insufficient parking spaces and parking far from house, 

access to front door 

• Poor quality bus shelters 


• Speeding traffic 

• Bus times and fares 

What new transport services or improvements are needed? 

“I would like to see 

more cycle paths.” 

“The buses are too 

expensive and the last bus 

is not late enough.” 

“Need speed 

ramps.” 

“Parking bays need to 

be provided in areas 

where there is space. 


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Bus shelters 

New bus shelters on Westway and on Overdale 

Encourage walking 

New paths and boardwalks through the Dell 

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Improve local road network and traffic flow 

Establish new road network through development at Middle Deepdale 

that improves traffic flow around Eastfield Parish 

Improve public transport 

Review bus and train services and facilities to maximise efficiency and 

quality and make improvements where possible 

Develop community-based transport solutions 

Explore options for supplementing public and private transport with 

community-based solutions 

Alleviate parking and congestion problems 

Identify priority areas for off street parking and verge reinforcement 

along with funding opportunities 

Encourage cycling 

Improve cycle routes around Eastfield and to surrounding areas 


Improve path network and encourage walking through information and 

promotion projects 

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4 Proposals For Eastfield’s Future 

This section takes the “Priorities for the Future” identified in 

the previous section and begins to explore how these can be 

implemented across Eastfield. Under the same seven theme 

headings each priority is expanded into a range of proposals 

and actions, along with maps to illustrate locations where 

appropriate. 

4.1 Housing 

4.2 Community 


4.4 Retail 



4.7 Transport 

These proposals are then compiled into a comprehensive action 

plan in Section 5. 

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4.1 Housing 

Provide more new affordable housing 

• New housing developments at: 

- Middle Deepdale 

- Westway / Bankside 

- Shire Croft 

- Eastway / Moor Lane 

- High Eastfield Farm 

- Manham Hill Garages 

- Ridgeway former play area 

- Beech Walk garages 

• Improve and renew housing in the town centre 

• Future development north of Middle Deepdale 

• Build the appropriate type of housing stock to meet local 

need and demand 

Make best use of existing social housing stock 

• Investigate potential for tenant transfers from existing 

Eastfield properties to new Middle Deepdale properties 

of more appropriate size and where appropriate allow 

demolition to better integrate 

• Develop proposals to accommodate implications of 

welfare reform and under occupation / overcrowding 

Ensure good physical integration between Eastfield 

and the development at Middle Deepdale 

• Create physical links and residential streets bridging 

development 

Provide local office for Sanctuary Housing 

• Establish local Sanctuary Housing office 

Improve the sustainability of housing and buildings 

• Improve energy efficiency of existing Eastfield households 

and address fuel poverty 

• Develop sustainability strategy for new housing and built 

development 

Provide more localised and flexible neighbourhood 

management and caretakers 

• Establish local handyman and estate / environmental 

maintenance service 

Develop new extra care housing provision 

• Build new extra care facility as part of development at 

Middle Deepdale and give priority to residents in Braeburn 

House to move into a house of their own with 24 hour 

care available on site 

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4.2 Community 

Support local community centres and activities 

• Develop improvement project for existing community 

centre to increase and diversify use and secure long term 

sustainability 

• Enable community use of new extra care facility and 

school facilities 

• Develop plans for future use of Overdale School site 

• Encourage greater community use of Scout Hut and 

church buildings 

• Develop plans for new use of former NSPCC centre 

Maintain and improve library and services 

• Sustain, develop and improve library and services 

provided from it 

Provide better facilities and activities for young people 

• Develop community-based youth provision to deliver 

activities and support for young people 

• Improve youth facilities at Bankside, including expansion 

of boxing club 

• Sustain and expand youth services and Ourspace 

Improve local communications 

• Provide more local noticeboards 

• Develop web-based information on New Eastfield Action 

Plan including social interactive networks 

• Provide information on the development at Middle 

Deepdale in High Street area 

Maintain and expand Eastfield Children’s Centre and 

services for children and families 

• Sustain Link Walk as main children and families’ hub in 


• Expand children and families’ services into new areas of 

Eastfield to meet existing and new demand 

• Encourage families to use and shop in town centre 

Re-open and improve former Coasters café 

• Establish working group to re-open and develop café 

Help develop existing and new community groups 

• Offer support for local residents and community groups 

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Ensure young people are well prepared for work 

• Develop Borough-wide young people’s employability 

charter 

Improve opportunities for further education and adult 

learning 

• Develop plans for future use of Overdale School site 

Provide help finding work and developing careers 

• Provide and sustain local one-stop-shop for jobs and 

skills 

Provide help setting up businesses and social 

enterprises 

• Mentoring and support through Scarborough 

Enterprisematch 

• Maximise local benefit from Link Walk small business 

units 

Maximise local training and employment opportunities 

from the development at Middle Deepdale 

• Develop comprehensive construction skills programme 

• Develop local training programmes for other sectors 

Improve financial inclusion 

• Improve access to support and advice 

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4.4 Retail 

Improve town centre / High Street retail offer and 

environment 

• Carry out major redevelopment project in town centre 

Address dereliction at Link Walk flats 

• Demolish flats and clear land while awaiting future 

development 

Improve retail offer in western part of Eastfield 

• Review location, retail offer and development potential of 

Manham Hill shops, including parking 

Provide appropriate new retail facilities as part of the 


• Provide new shops at extra care facility 

• Investigate other potential locations, e.g. High Eastfield 

Farm, Middle Deepdale, Manham Hill Gateway, 

Strongwood site 

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Maintain, improve and extend the Dell 

• Secure Local Nature Reserve status and Higher Level 

Stewardship for the Dell and surrounding open spaces 

• Extend the Dell into new open spaces at Middle Deepdale 

Develop more environmental education and resources 

• Retain Dell Rangers service as Eastfield Environment 

Ranger 

• Develop Eastfield Environment Centre project 

Improve green spaces, parks and play areas 

• Develop package of green space habitat diversification 

and wildlife projects 

• Improve Bankside as flagship community park and play 

area 

• Enhance Loders Green as natural community green 

space 

• Provide new parks and play areas as part of development 

at Middle Deepdale 

• Reinstate as green space redundant play areas once 

equipment becomes defunct 

• Retain areas previously identified for housing as green 

space 

• Carry out interim landscape improvements to housing 

sites awaiting development 

Improve local environment and streetscape 

• Develop package of landscape and environmental 

improvements 

Improve Mere and Oliver’s Mount area 

• Develop leisure, recreation and development proposals 

Develop a green and sustainable tree-scape around 

Eastfield Parish 

• Develop Eastfield Parish Tree Strategy as green lung for 

neighbourhood 

Improve estate environmental maintenance 

• Develop more local control, innovation, flexibility and 

partnership working 

Improve recycling levels 

• Deliver package of recycling proposals 

Develop distinct identity 

• Develop range of themes and styles for different 

neighbourhoods and landscapes throughout Eastfield 

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Encourage food growing and provide sufficient 

allotments 

• Identify need and develop phased programme of 

provision and education 

Improve provision of and access to sports facilities 

• Provide, maintain and improve all weather pitches / ball 

courts 

• Maintain and improve access to Pindar skate park 

• Provide, maintain and improve outdoor playing fields 

• Provide fitness trail and outdoor gym 

• Sustain Pindar Leisure Centre 

• Support local sports clubs 

Encourage healthy living 

• Develop range of healthy lifestyle projects 

Improve access to a range of health facilities and 

services 

• Develop plans for a larger medical centre and/or 

additional centre 

• Develop plans for inclusive pharmacy 

• Develop plans to provide additional health services 

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4.7 Transport 

Improve local road network and traffic flow 

• Construct new link road through Middle Deepdale 

between A64 and A165 

Improve public transport 

• Improve bus services and facilities 

• Improve rail services and facilities 

Develop community-based transport solutions 

• Develop community-based transport projects 

Alleviate parking and congestion problems 

• Develop phased programme of parking and traffic 

calming projects and identify funding opportunities 


• Improve local cycle routes and provision for cycling 


• Develop good quality network of footpaths in and around 


• Promote walking and provide accessible information 

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5 Action Plan 

Key – SBC (Scarborough Borough Council), NYCC (North Yorkshire County Council), EPC (Eastfield Parish Council), RSL (Registered Social Landlord) 

HIA (Home Improvement Agency), YCH (Yorkshire Coast Homes) 

AIM PROPOSAL ACTION TIMESCALE LEAD 

5.1 Housing 

Provide more new 

affordable housing 

New housing development at Middle 

Deepdale 

Phase 1 and Extra Care Facility to provide 90 

new affordable units 

2012 - 2015 Sanctuary / K2 

Regeneration 

Development at Middle Deepdale to provide 

around 20% affordable units 

2012 - 2027 K2 Regeneration 

/SBC / Sanctuary 

/ Home 

New housing at Westway / Bankside Include small housing development in open 

space improvement proposals 

2012 - 2015 Groundwork / 

SBC / Keepmoat 

New housing at Shire Croft Develop housing proposals 2012 - 2015 SBC / Keepmoat 

New housing at Eastway / Moor Lane Develop proposals in partnership with 

2013 - 2016 Keepmoat 

landowners 

New housing development around 

High Eastfield Farm 

New housing at Manham Hill garages 

New housing at Ridgeway former play 

area 

New housing at Beech Walk garages 

Develop housing and wider development 

proposals, including facilities associated with 

High Eastfield Farm and potential Environment 

Centre 


/ SBC / 

Keepmoat 

Develop housing and garage rationalisation 2016 - 2022 YCH / Keepmoat 

proposals 

Develop housing proposals 2016 - 2022 YCH / Keepmoat 

Develop housing and garage rationalisation 

proposals 

2016 - 2022 YCH / Keepmoat 

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Provide more new 

affordable housing 

Improve and renew housing in town 

centre 

Future development north of Middle 

Deepdale 

Include potential for housing improvement and 

/ or demolition and rebuilding in redevelopment 

proposals for town centre 

Incorporate development brief and proposals in 

new Local Plan 

2012 - 2022 SBC / Keepmoat 

/ YCH 

2012 - 2015 SBC / Kebbell 

Homes 

Make best use 

of existing social 

housing stock 

Develop new 

extra care housing 

provision 

Ensure good physical 

integration between 

Eastfield and the 

development at 

Middle Deepdale 

Build the appropriate type of housing 

stock to meet local need and demand 

Investigate potential for tenant 

transfers from existing Eastfield 

properties to new Middle Deepdale 

properties of more appropriate size, 

where appropriate allow demolition to 

better integrate 

Develop proposals to accommodate 

implications of welfare reform and 

under occupation / overcrowding 

Build new extra care facility as part of 

development at Middle Deepdale and 

give priority to residents of Braeburn 

House to move into a house with 24 

hour care and support on site 

Create physical links and residential 

streets bridging development 

SBC and RSLs to work together to determine 

the appropriate mix of stock, using Choice 

Based Lettings real-time data to inform need 

and demand 

RSLs to develop proposals for transfer 

mechanisms 

RSLs to develop proposals to meet changing 

circumstances 

Development comprising of 60 flats and 4 retail 

units 

Develop proposals for physical links as part of 

detailed planning applications for future phases 

2012 - 2022 SBC / YCH / 

Sanctuary / 

Accent 

2012 - 2013 YCH / Sanctuary 

/ Accent 

2012 - 2015 YCH / Sanctuary 

/ Accent 

2012 - 2014 Sanctuary / K2 

Regeneration 

2014 - 2022 SBC / YCH / 

Sanctuary / K2 

Regeneration 

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Provide local office 

for Sanctuary 

Housing 

Improve the 

sustainability 

of housing and 

buildings 

Provide more 

localised and flexible 

neighbourhood 

maintenance and 

caretakers 

Establish local Sanctuary Housing 

office in Eastfield 

Improve energy efficiency of existing 

Eastfield households and address fuel 

poverty 

Develop sustainability strategy for 

new housing and built development 

Establish local handyman and estate / 

environmental maintenance service 

Include office in Extra Care development or 

other suitable location 

Develop retrofitting project through Community 

Energy Savings Programme 

2012 - 2014 Sanctuary / K2 

Regeneration 

2012 - 2013 Keepmoat 

Establish sustainability working group 2012 K2 Regeneration 

Establish targets for new buildings 2012 - 2013 K2 Regeneration 

Develop exemplar schemes 2013 - 2015 K2 Regeneration 

Develop pilot project with Yorkshire Coast 

Homes and Groundwork 

2012 - 2014 Groundwork 

/ HIA / YCH 

/ Sanctuary / 

Accent / EPC 

5.2 Community 

Support local 

community centres 

and activities 

Develop improvement project for 

existing community centre to increase 

and diversify use and secure long 

term sustainability 

Enable community use of new extra 

care facility and school facilities 

Develop plans for the future of the 

Overdale School site 

Encourage greater community use of 

Scout Hut and church buildings 

Support improvement project proposals and 

include community centre in town centre 

redevelopment proposals 

Develop community use management group 

and community use strategy 

Develop options and proposals for future use of 

site after new school completed 

Publicise and promote all facilities through 

Eastfield Neighbourhoods Plan 

2012 - 2014 Eastfield 

Community 

Centre 

2012 - 2015 Sanctuary / 

NYCC / School 

2012 - 2013 SBC / EPC / 

NYCC 

2012 - 2022 SBC / EPC 

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Support local 

community centres 

and activities 

Maintain and 

enhance library and 

services 

Maintain and expand 

Eastfield Children’s 

Centre and services 

for children and 

families 

Re-open and 

improve former 

Coasters café 

Help develop existing 

and new community 

groups 

Develop plans for future use of former 

NSPCC Centre 

Sustain, develop and improve library 

and services provided from it 

Sustain Link Walk as main children 

and families’ hub in Eastfield 

Expand children and families’ services 

into new areas of Eastfield to meet 

existing and new demand 

Encourage families to use and shop 

in town centre 

Establish working group to re-open 

and develop café 

Offer support for local residents and 

community groups 

Investigate potential redevelopment of building 

and surrounds 

Continue stakeholder group of partner agencies 

and development of improvement proposals 

such as community garden and shared services 

2013 - 2014 SBC / Church of 

Holy Nativity 

2012 - 2022 Library 

Stakeholder 

Group / YCH 

Extend Children’s Centre at Link Walk 2012 NYCC 

Encourage broader community use of Children’s 

Centre and link facility with other projects in 


Enable services to be delivered from new 

school and / or extra care facility plus other new 

community facilities built as part of development 


Provide services from other sites such 

as Community Centre and Bankside as 

improvement projects there develop 

Include new outdoor space for children and 

families in town centre redevelopment proposals 

2012 - 2022 NYCC 

2012 - 2015 NYCC / K2 

Regeneration / 

Sanctuary 

2013 - 2022 NYCC 


/ EPC 

Tender lease and re-open café 2012 SBC 

Work with café operators to develop and 2012 - 2014 SBC 

expand offer 

Provide community worker resources 2012 - 2022 SBC 

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Provide better 

facilities and activities 

for young people 

Improved local 

communications 

Develop community-based youth 

provision to deliver activities and 

support for young people 

Improve youth facilities at Bankside, 

including expansion of boxing club 

Sustain and expand youth services 

and Ourspace 

Provide more local notice boards 

Develop web-based information on 

New Eastfield Action Plan 

Provide information on the 

development at Middle Deepdale in 

High Street area 

Develop community-based proposals following 

pilot in Barrowcliff 

Investigate potential improvements to facilities 

for young people in partnership with Eastfield 

Boxing Club 

Develop strategy for youth provision in Eastfield 

in partnership with NYCC Youth Support Service 

Install new notice board at Westway / Dale Edge 

bus stop 

Install new notice board at Overdale / Eastway 

bus stop 

Include notice board in Bankside open space 

and play area improvements 

Remodel Eastfield Parish Council web site to 

include section on Eastfield Neighbourhoods 

Plan, potentially as student project 

Information display and social interaction 

networks in Jobmatch shop 


NYCC 

2012 - 2014 EPC / 

Groundwork 

2012 - 2014 NYCC 

2012 EPC 

2012 EPC 

2012 - 2013 Groundwork 

2012 EPC / Yorkshire 

Coast College 

2012 - 2013 SBC / K2 

Regeneration 


Ensure young people 

are well prepared for 

work 

Develop Borough-wide young 

people’s employability charter 

Implement charter and entitlement throughout 

Eastfield and link to services at Jobmatch shop 

2012 - 2022 SBC / 

Groundwork 

/ NYCC / K2 

Regeneration 

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Improve 

opportunities for 

further education and 

adult learning 

Provide help finding 

work and developing 

careers 

Provide help setting 

up businesses and 

social enterprises 

Maximise local 

training and 

employment 

opportunities from 

the development at 

Middle Deepdale 

Develop plans for the future use of 

the Overdale School site 

Provide and sustain local one-stopshop 

for jobs and skills 

Mentoring and support through 

Scarborough Enterprisematch 

Maximise local benefit from Link Walk 

small business units 

Develop comprehensive construction 

skills programme 

Develop local training programmes for 

other sectors 

Develop options and proposals for future use of 

site after new school completed 

Continue Jobmatch shop and service until 

December 2012 

Seek the delivery of other services from 

Jobmatch premises, e.g. YCH job club, Next 

Step, Targeted Youth Support 

Expand Jobmatch service from December 2012 

to accommodate future developments, e.g. 

Skills Academy and Coastal Communities Fund 

programmes 

Investigate re-branding of Jobmatch and 

physical improvements to shop interior and 

exterior 

2012 - 2013 SBC / EPC 

/ NYCC / 

Keepmoat 

2012 SBC / 

Groundwork 

/ Keepmoat / 

Sanctuary 

2012 SBC / 

Groundwork 

2013 - 2014 SBC / 

Groundwork / K2 

Regeneration 

2012 - 2013 SBC / 

Groundwork 

/ Keepmoat / 

Sanctuary 

2012 - 2015 SBC 

Promote and deliver Enterprisematch in Eastfield 

from Jobmatch shop 

Encourage local use of starter units 2013 - 2024 Sanctuary 

Seek Construction Skills Academy status 2012 - 2013 SBC / K2 

Regeneration 

Prepare range of training programmes 2012 - 2013 SBC / 

Groundwork / K2 

Regeneration 

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5.4 Retail 

Improve town 

centre / High Street 

retail offer and 

environment 

Address dereliction 

at Link Walk flats 

Improve retail offer 

in western part of 


Carry our major redevelopment 

project in town centre 

Demolish flats and clear land while 

awaiting future development 

Review location, retail offer and 

development potential of Manham 

Hill shops, including improved 

parking 

Establish working group to carry out land 

assembly, feasibility study and development brief 

2012 - 2013 SBC / K2 

Regeneration / 

EPC 

Pursue funding and approval for demolition 2012 - 2013 Sanctuary / YCH 

/ Keepmoat 

Include review in town centre working group remit 2012 - 2013 SBC / Keepmoat 

/ EPC 

Provide appropriate 

new retail facilities as 

part of development 


Provide new shops at extra care 

Investigate other potential locations 

– High Eastfield Farm, Middle 

Deepdale, Manham Hill gateway, 

Strongwood site 

Establish new retail units as part of extra care 

development 

Proposals to be developed by town centre working 

group 

2012 - 2014 Sanctuary / K2 

Regeneration 


/ EPC 


Maintain, improve 

and extend the Dell 

Secure Local Nature Reserve 

status for the Dell 

Secure Higher Level Stewardship 

grant for the management of the 

Dell 

Seek SBC Cabinet approval and submit application 2012 Groundwork / 

SBC 

Seek SBC Cabinet approval and submit application 2013 - 2014 Groundwork / 

SBC 

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Maintain, improve 

and extend the Dell 

green space 

Develop more 

environmental 

education and 

resources 

Improve green 

spaces, parks and 

play areas 

Extend the Dell into new open 

spaces on development at Middle 

Deepdale 

Secure Local Nature Reserve 

status and Higher Level 

Stewardship grant for extended 

area of the Dell 

Retain Dell Rangers service as 

Eastfield Environment Ranger 

Develop Eastfield Environment 

Centre project, possibly linked to 

High Eastfield Farm and including 

staff and activities, maintenance 

depot for area, and other 

community / business / leisure uses 

Develop package of green space 

habitat diversification and wildlife 

projects 

Improve Bankside as flagship 

community park and play area 

Prepare landscape design and management 

proposals 

Submit applications once open spaces laid out and 

management plan in place 

Extend Dell-ve into Nature project to March 2013 

and expand across Eastfield 

2013 - 2015 SBC / K2 

Regeneration 

2015 - 2027 SBC / K2 

Regeneration 


EPC / SBC 

Develop project outline and funding opportunities 2012 - 2014 Groundwork / 

EPC 

Beech Walk park 2012 Groundwork 

Eastway Playing Fields 2013 Groundwork 

School grounds 2013 - 2015 Groundwork / 

Schools 

Identify additional sites 2015 - 2022 Groundwork 

Develop improvement scheme 2012 - 2013 Groundwork 

Enhance Loders Green as natural 

community green space 

Develop improvement scheme with existing Friends 

group, including potential for natural play 


EPC 

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Improve green 

spaces, parks and 

play areas 

Provide new parks and play areas 

as part of development at Middle 

Deepdale 

Reinstate as green space 

redundant play areas once 

equipment becomes defunct 

New park and play area around new school and 2013 - 2015 K2 Regeneration 

extra care facilities 

Enable use of new school grounds out of school 

hours 

2013 - 2022 Sanctuary / 

NYCC / Schools 

New park and play area around Manham Hill / 

Westway 


Shire Croft 2012 - 2014 SBC 

Harvest Way 2015 - 2017 SBC 

Improve local 

environment and 

streetscape 

Retain areas previously identified 

for housing as green space 

Carry out interim landscape 

improvements to housing sites 

awaiting development 

Develop package of landscape and 

environmental improvements 

Gouldings Close 2012 SBC 

Westway / Ryefield Road 2012 SBC 

Manham Hill Garages 2012 - 2013 Groundwork / 

YCH 

Ridgeway former play area 2012 - 2013 Groundwork / 

YCH 

Beech Walk garages 2012 - 2013 Groundwork / 

YCH 

Renovate High Street planters 2012 Groundwork / 

SBC / EPC 

Improve Eastway / Westway roundabout with beefriendly 

2012 Incredible Edible 

wildflower scheme 

/ SBC 

Street art on bus shelters, Dell electric box and 2012 - 2013 Groundwork / 

Community Centre 

EPC 

Corner plots project to offer land to adjacent 2014 - 2015 Groundwork / 

households and provide small scale environmental 

EPC 

enhancements 

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Improve local 

environment and 

streetscape 

Improve Mere and 

Oliver’s Mount area 

Develop a green 

and sustainable 

tree-scape around 

Eastfield Parish 

Improve estate 

environmental 

maintenance 

Improve recycling 

levels 

Develop distinct 

identity 

Develop package of landscape and 

environmental improvements 

Develop leisure, recreation and 

development proposals 

Develop Eastfield Parish Tree 

Strategy as green lung for 

neighbourhood 

Develop more local control, 

innovation, flexibility and 

partnership working 

Deliver package of recycling 

proposals 

Develop range of themes and 

styles for different neighbourhoods 

and landscapes throughout 


Identify other streetscape projects 2015 - 2022 Groundwork / 

EPC 

Draft planning brief 2012 - 2013 SBC 

Market site for development and secure 

2013 - 2014 SBC 

development partner 

Implement scheme 2014 - 2018 SBC 

Develop strategy outline and planting and 

management proposals 

Develop pilot project with Yorkshire Coast Homes 

and Groundwork 


EPC 


YCH / Sanctuary 

/ Accent / EPC 

2012 - 2013 SBC 

Include provision for central recycling site in town 

centre redevelopment brief 

Trial multi-material recycling litter bins at Beech 2013 SBC 

Walk, High Street and Bankside 

Include glass in blue bin collection 2014 - 2015 SBC 

Develop landscape and street furniture palettes 2012 - 2013 SBC 

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Encourage food 

growing and provide 

sufficient allotments 

Improve provision of 

and access to sports 

facilities 

Identify need and develop phased 

programme of provision and 

education 

Provide, maintain and improve all 

weather pitches / ball courts 

Maintain and improve access to 

Pindar skate park 

Provide, maintain and improve 

outdoor playing fields 

Provide fitness trail and outdoor 

gym 

Carry out review of allotment provision and need 2012 - 2013 SBC / EPC 

Develop new allotment sites 2013 - 2016 SBC / EPC 

Develop allotments as part of extra care facility and 

wider development at Middle Deepdale 

2013 - 2014 Sanctuary / K2 

Regeneration 

Develop food growing education projects and other 2014 - 2022 SBC/ EPC 

allotment sites 

Improve Bankside ball court 2013 - 2014 SBC 

Provide new ball court as part of new school in 2012 - 2014 K2 Regeneration 

development at Middle Deepdale and encourage 

community use out of hours 

Resurface Pindar Leisure Centre all weather pitch 2013 - 2016 SBC 

to 3G standard 

Encourage longer opening times and young 2012 - 2022 Pindar School/ 

people’s involvement in management 

SBC 

Carry out Scarborough Playing Pitch Review and 2012 - 2013 SBC 

adopt strategy 

Implement improvements from Playing Pitch 2014 - 2019 SBC 

Strategy 

Provide new informal playing field at Dale Edge as 2015 - 2010 K2 Regeneration 

part of new development at Middle Deepdale 

Encourage community use of school playing fields 2012 - 2022 SBC/ Schools 

out of hours 

Develop proposals for fitness trail in Dell and new 2013 - 2015 SBC / K2 

open spaces in development at Middle Deepdale 

Regeneration 

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Improve provision of 

and access to sports 

facilities 

Encourage healthy 

living 

Improve access to 

a range of health 

facilities and services 

Sustain Pindar Leisure Centre 

Support local sports clubs 

Develop range of healthy lifestyle 

projects 

Develop plans for a large medical 

centre and/or additional centre 

Develop plans for inclusive 

pharmacy 

Develop plans to provide additional 

health services 

Secure future as satellite site for south 

2015 - 2016 SBC 

Scarborough 

Promote use of leisure centre and reduce barriers 

to access 

2012 - 2024 SBC 

Provide support and development for existing and 2012 - 2024 SBC 

new local clubs 

Work with local partners to develop range of 2012 - 2014 SBC 

schemes 

Review existing health centre services and location 2012 - 2015 NYCC / SBC / 

Keepmoat 

Include pharmaceutical services in future plans 2012 - 2015 NYCC / SBC / 

Keepmoat 

Review access to all health services and include 2012 - 2015 NYCC / SBC / 

new services in developments were appropriate 

Keepmoat 

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5.1.7 Transport 

Improve local road 

network and traffic 

flow 

Improve public 

transport 

Develop communitybased 

transport 

solutions 

Alleviate parking and 

congestion problems 


Construct new link road through 

Middle Deepdale between A64 and 

A165 

Improve bus services and facilities 

Improve rail services and facilities 

Develop community-based 

transport projects 

Develop phased programme of 

parking and traffic calming projects 

and identify funding opportunities 

Improve local cycle routes and 

provision for cycling 

Construct road and bridge across Dell 2014 - 2017 NYCC / SBC / 

K2 Regeneration 

Review service provision for Parish through Middle 

Deepdale traffic assessments, including potential 

alteration of Coastliner and 128 routes to include 

Manham Hill 

Carry out access improvements at Seamer train 

station 

Undertake feasibility study to expand / relocate 

Seamer train station 

Investigate potential for projects and links with Diala-ride 

Identify priority areas and consult with local 

residents 

Improve bridleway along Dell valley to Oliver’s 

Mount 

Improve cycleway between Manham Hill and The 

Mere 

Include good provision for cycling in the 

development at Middle Deepdale, including shared 

space 

2012 - 2013 NYCC / SBC / 


2012 - 2013 Network Rail / 

SBC / NYCC 

2012 - 2014 Network Rail / 

NYCC / SBC / 


2013 - 2014 SBC / NYCC / 

EPC 


/ EPC 

2013 - 2015 SBC / NYCC 

/ EPC / 

Groundwork 

2014 - 2016 SBC / NYCC / 

EPC / Keepmoat 

2012 - 2024 SBC / NYCC 

/ EPC / K2 

Regeneration 

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Develop good quality network of 

footpaths in and around Eastfield 

Promote walking and provide 

accessible information 

Develop footpath network plan as part of 


2012 - 2014 SBC / NYCC 

/ EPC / K2 

Regeneration 

Publish “Walks from the Dell” leaflets 2012 SBC / NYCC 

/ EPC / K2 

Regeneration 

Develop other walking information 2013 - 2015 EPC / 

Groundwork 

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6 Delivering the vision and sustaining the success 

The action plan set out in the preceding pages is a hugely ambitious 

and long term vision that will require a great deal of hard work and 

commitment to realise. This commitment will be required not only from 

all the organisations that have signed up to supporting the plan but also 

from the residents who make up the community of Eastfield. Everybody 

has a role to play in the delivery of the New Eastfield Action Plan. 

The New Eastfield Steering Group, which was established to steer the 

development of this plan, will continue as the body that oversees its 

delivery and monitors its success. All local partner organisations and 

residents are represented in this group and it provides an excellent 

vehicle for joined up working and local involvement. 

The group will be supported by the senior management of its member 

organisations as well as the North Yorkshire Coast Community 

Partnership and the Middle Deepdale Strategic Board. This level of 

support will be essential in order to secure the appropriate commitment 

and funding to make the Action Plan achievable. 

Although competition for funding is increasingly strong and sources are 

limited, the presence of this Action Plan, as a comprehensive and well 

supported vision for Eastfield, will strengthen the opportunities for 

securing funding. 

It is also important that this Action Plan is flexible and adaptable to 

changing circumstances over time and this will be part of the 

on-going monitoring and review. The Steering Group will meet quarterly 

to monitor progress and an annual update will be presented every July. 

This update will detail progress on each of the Action Plan projects, any 

changes to existing projects, and include new projects and ideas as 

they arise. 

Therefore your continued support and interest in the future of New 

Eastfield is appreciated and essential to the success. 

Many of the projects within the Action Plan can be delivered within 

existing resources and budgets through changes in ways of working, 

innovation and new partnerships. However, many also require significant 

investment, much of which will need to come from external sources 

such as the Lottery and private investment. The Steering Group will be 

proactive in seeking this funding and will ensure that existing resources, 

including investment from the development at Middle Deepdale, is 

wherever possible used as match funding to lever in the maximum 

possible investment from external sources. 

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The New Eastfield Action Plan is a partnership of local 

residents and partner organisations. 

For more information please contact: 

Groundwork North Yorkshire 

Town Hall, St Nicholas Street, Scarborough YO11 2HG 

Tel: 01723 232320 

northyorkshire@groundwork.org.uk 

www.groundwork.org.uk/nyorkshire 

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Groundwork North Yorkshire is a company limited by guarantee and 

registered in England, company number 4331238 and is a registered 

charity, charity number 1094878. 

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