Tees Valley Care and Health Innovation Zone

The proposals will transform and breathe new life into 110 hectares of brownfield land and bring benefits for the whole of Stockton-on-Tees and the wider Tees Valley. The zone has the opportunity to regenerate the key sites and drive economic growth.

Thousands of jobs could be delivered at the site, driving innovation and delivering skills that the care and health sector needs to succeed. It will also help to reduce health inequalities in the Borough and Tees Valley.

Vision

The proposed vision has four aims:

• breathe new life into Teesdale Business Park and ensure the site's 50 hectares are fully utilised, creating a buzzing and dynamic environment which Teesdale has always promised but has not yet fully delivered
• bring forward the regeneration of the Tees Marshalling Yards, a 60 hectare site for both employment, housing and other uses
• grow all aspects of the health, public-health and social care sector, and their supply chains, in Teesdale and the Marshalling Yards and make the zone a recognised UK cluster
• the new Care and Health Innovation Zone with Stockton Town Centre, to unlock the potential of the scheme and boost connectivity through transport and active travel links

Partnerships

The vision has been developed in partnership, and core partners have identified the following workstreams to drive forward shared ambitions:

• master planning and infrastructure
• health and social care integrated clinical facilities and capital delivery
• innovation and research and development
• commercial and business growth
• education and skills

Along with Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, partners include:

• Teesside University
• Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust
• North Tees NHS Trust
• Education Training Collective (Stockton Riverside College)
• Tees Valley Combined Authority