Getting Building Fund (GBF)

The Getting Building fund (GBF) was a £900 million COVID-19 recovery fund, aimed at stimulating economic growth by investing in ‘shovel ready’ projects. 

Project details

Portfolio: Economy

Funding amount: £47 million

Delivery partner: North East LEP

This fund supports the following projects in the North East:

Project nameProject locationFunding amountStatus
 Tyne Dock Enterprise ParkSouth Tyneside£3,000,000Complete
 Battleship WharfNorthumberland£1250,000In progress
 Sunderland Smart City InfrastructureSunderland£4,500,000In progress
 Hillthorn Enterprise Zone Energy Infrastructure worksSunderland£2,500,000In progress
 Bedlington Town Centre regenerationNorthumberland£2,000,000In progress
 InTEGReL Community Energy VillageGateshead£1,860,000In progress
 Robotics and Autonomous Systems Test SiteNorthumberland£3,000,000In progress
 Swans Energy ParkNorth Tyneside£1,500,000In progress
 Northumberland Energy ParkNorthumberland£3,984,090Complete
 NETPark phase 3 unitsCounty Durham £960,000Complete
 City Centre Transformation Phase 2Newcastle£5,950,000Complete


 

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