1. IntroductionThis report has benefited from advice, guidance and review of best practice community collaboration in planning the regeneration of Castle Vale. In the context of the new urban regeneration programme, it is therefore important to examine the factors which brought about the success of the Castle Vale regeneration program and the challenges faced in the hope of informing future regeneration policies in the city ​​of Birmingham or above and beyond.1.1. Background - Subject Site • Brief information on the location of Castle Vale: -- Castle Vale is located between Erdington, Minworth and Castle Bromwich, approximately 9 km north-east of Birmingham city center (google maps).Figure 1 . Subject site - Castle Vale (google map) - Accessible via 67 bus from Priory Queensway, Birmingham city center (nxbus).Figure 2. 67 bus timetable to and from Castle Vale (nxbus)• History of Castle Vale: -- Castle Vale was built between 1964 and 1969 to accommodate 20,000 people (Mornement, 2005). At first, the estate consisted of 34 towers as well as a mixture of cottages and houses. This area was initially redeveloped throughout the 1960s to provide housing for people who had to be rehoused following the clearance of slums in Birmingham city centre. In the 70s and 80s, Castle Vale experienced a serious decline in all aspects of a good neighborhood - because of the economy. and social status as well as living environment.- The stigmatization of the B35 postal code caused a high unemployment rate, which stood at 26% (Mornement, 2005).- There were also high rates of crime and of infant mortality (Kennedy, 2014). - Liv...... middle of article ...... regeneration: a case study of Castle Vale”, International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, 31(9), pp.451 – 458.• Google Map, https://maps.google.co.uk/, accessed April 28, 2014. • nxbus, https://nxbus.co.uk, accessed April 28, 2014. • Mornement, A. (2005) No Longer Notorious: The Revival of Castle Vale, 1993-2005, Castle Vale Housing Action Trust• Kennedy A. (2014) Castle Vale Housing Action Trust: Lessons in Regenerating Communities Lecture, University of Birmingham.• Coatham, V. and Martinali L. (2010) The role of community organizations in sustaining community regeneration: assessing the development and contribution of Castle Vale Community Regeneration Services (CVCRS), International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 30(1/2), 84 – 101. • Wind-Cowie M. (2010) Civic Streets: The Big Society In Action, Demos, London.