The Courts, Shildon
We are working hard alongside you and our construction partner Mears to give you the homes you love in a place you want to live.
Latest news
The centres of Spruce and Laurel Courts are now complete. The ‘T junction’ highway between Spruce and Laurel has received its final tarmac coating and residents are able to gain access to their parking bays.
Work commenced in our final Court, Aspen in September which will be completed in December.
Works to the main highways into all Courts will commence in December to finish before Christmas with further landscaping works taking place early next year.
Your Community Liaison officer, Sarah is available from Monday to Friday to answer any questions and support you through any issues you may encounter and will keep you up to date as work progresses
For further updates, follow our Jubilee Fields Regeneration Facebook page.
Meet the team
You will have a dedicated team on hand to answer any questions you might have about the project at the Courts.
Rent enquiries
If you are interested in renting a home at the Courts, you will need to register for Durham Key Options in order to apply.
We have started letting homes as they become available with large numbers of bids per home, so please remember you need to be on DKO to be considered.
What we've done so far
- Completed centres of Spruce and Laurel Court
- Completed render and cladding on all homes
- Fitted new loft insulation to 31 homes and topped up loft insulation in an additional four homes
- Installed a further 35 homes with solar panels and batteries. Over a 12-month period solar installation will produce an average of 2,190Kwh of energy per year helping to reduce energy bills and our carbon footprint
- Installed new triple glazing
- Constructed two new roads, one between Laurel and Aspen Court, and one between Spruce and Laurel Court
- Constructed driveways in Spruce, Laurel and Aspen Court
- Installed new wooden garden fences
- Installed metal fencing to homes alongside paving and turf
- Removed the site compound so that it can act as a temporary parking area for residents
What to expect in 2024?
We will be finalising the work program now the utility companies have completed their work, as well as:
- Starting work on transforming the centre of Laurel, Aspen and Spruce Court
- Completing new highways and paths
- Completing extensive landscaping including the provision of new gardens
- Completing parking and new visitor parking bays
- Continuing to let homes
- Completing whole scheme in December 2024
The Courts recycling project
As part of our joint commitment with Mears to reducing carbon emissions, looking after our planet and helping you to save money we aim to recycle and reuse as much of our waste as possible.
In our first phase, we recycled the equivalent of 4 large, fitted kitchens, 2 skips worth of waste and the equivalent of 2 large elephants in weight.
Whilst in our second phase, we have tried to recycle as much of the fencing as we can and where possible offered this to residents.
In 2024, we will recycle all the tarmac and bricks we remove from the centre of the courts by breaking it up into rubble for the subbase before we put on the new tarmac.
You can keep up to date on the project on the Jubilee Fields Regeneration Facebook page.
Mears PLC are the chosen contractors to carry out the regeneration programme for the Courts. They operate across the country and are responsible for the upkeep of 750,000 Social Housing Homes.
We intend to complete the works in December 2024.
Mears have a dedicated Customer Liaison Officer, Sarah Barron who will keep all residents up to date before works commence. There is also our Courts Facebook page which you can use to stay up to date. Ourselves and Mears will be producing a regular newsletter.
Contact Sarah Barron, our Customer Liaison officer or use our Facebook page which will keep you up to date with what’s going on at The Courts.