Delivering the Urban Renaissance in Scarborough will require considerable effort on behalf of the Town Team and Borough Council. Ensuring that the momentum of the past year is not lost, as approval and building processes begin, will be critical to the success of the Renaissance. Of extremely high importance is the delivery mechanism. As Scarborough Borough Council is not a large Unitary authority, its ability to be the client in implementing projects is (by its own account) questionable. As has been identified by the Council, there is a lack of personnel coupled with the inability to own the risk associated with the scale of building projects outlined in the Framework. New partnerships with the private sector and with land owners will be needed to kickstart change. Continuing help from consultants will be needed to prepare designs, to carry out traffic studies and architectural work.

An urban Regeneration Company as such, may not be accessible, but the Town Team need to lead on the specific role of proactively pushing forward the renaissance agenda. A special vehicle of some kind is needed or a special committee or team, to create the additional capacity required. This can be a private company. However in our experience a better track is to have a partnered arrangement. With a proportion of public ownership the quality level can be better monitored. Another advantage of this is that there can be a coupling of sites, ensuring that portions of prime real estate do not become a cash cow for developers alone. An example would be that the Quay Street site could be offered at a reduced price if the developer were willing to invest in an area of lesser attraction such as the vacant site on Friars Way.

The long term benefit to Scarborough should be the aim of any Urban Regeneration vehicle. The culture of bending over backwards to accommodate any developer that is willing to invest in Scarborough needs to end. Quality must be pursued over short-term gains.