People in Middlesbrough are being invited to help shape plans for a new neighbourhood around Middlehaven’s Old Town Hall, with proposals for the first phase including 462 homes and new shared green spaces.
Capital&Centric and Middlesbrough Council have published their latest thinking for land around the historic building. The idea is to turn currently underused sites into a residential community linked to the schools, college, sports facilities and digital and creative businesses already based in Middlehaven.
The first phase would include houses and low-rise build-to-rent apartments, alongside shared gardens, play streets, green pedestrian routes and community spaces. The proposals also envisage cafés and restaurants as the neighbourhood develops.
Rather than presenting a finished scheme, the development team is asking local people to comment while the plans are still taking shape. A public drop-in will be held at TigerIvy on Albert Road on Thursday 10 September from 4pm to 7pm. There is no need to book.
Visitors will be able to see the emerging plans, meet the team and say what they like, what they would change and what they think the neighbourhood needs. Feedback will be considered before a potential later this year.
Capital&Centric development director Dan White said the ambition is to connect the different parts of Middlehaven into a neighbourhood where education, work, sport and homes sit within walking distance of one another.
Councillor Theo Furness, Middlesbrough Council’s for economic development, said local views would be important as the proposals develop.
The plans remain at stage, so the 462 homes and other elements are proposals rather than approved development.
: Capital&Centric, 1 September 2026. Read the original announcement and consultation details.