Gateway, the regeneration agency set up to revive Hull's housing market, and its lead development partner Keepmoat have commissioned a team of consultants lead by Llewelyn Davies Yeang to produce a '2020 vision' for life in one of the city's most run down areas.

The regeneration of Newington and St. Andrew's, one of Gateway's priority areas in Hull, is already gaining pace with hundreds of homes being refurbished and final demolition work at the first development site at Woodcock Street underway, in order to make room for new homes.

Llewelyn Davies Yeang, a leading consultant whose signature is the design and delivery of green buildings and sustainable master plans, is now working with Gateway and Keepmoat to develop the master plan by autumn 2008. It is hoped that Hull City Council will then adopt this by the start of 2009.

Masterplanning activity now underway includes a series of community events where Gateway is setting out a range of ideas, including new small parks, a green 'lung' stretching all the way through Newington & St Andrew's to the Humber river front and facilities for sport, recreation, education and training.

Reaching far beyond housing, it is hoped that these ideas will spark debate and encourage the community to come up with its '2020 vision' for life in Hull's Newington and St. Andrew's district.

The final cost of the regeneration will depend on the master plan, but is likely to run into hundreds of millions of pounds. Keepmoat alone is expected to deliver an estimated £100m investment in this area of Hull over the next ten years.

David Carmichael, procurement director, Keepmoat, said: "By incorporating new homes and complementary facilities into the heart of this exciting regeneration scheme, we can help breathe new life into the neighbourhood. As well as continuing to find out what residents would like to be built, we will be able to show examples of how high quality new developments can help take communities into a positive future."