At this point, the name "Swilly" became a derogatory term for any economically deprived residents of Plymouth, and efforts were made initially to apply the name Swilly only to the council estate and later to get rid of the name altogether. Regeneration In the 1970s, the name was changed to North Prospect and the area has since seen some urban regeneration. North Prospect consists in many residential streets connected with North Prospect Road where the local shops are located. Its name is still synonymous with economic depression and petty crime in Devon and Cornwall, though the widespread use of ASBOs and a new police station have gone some way to treat the minority who continue to foster the area's negative reputation. Recent redevelopment In March 2006, Plymouth City Council announced that it was considering replacing the oldest housing stock on the estate with new housing. An intensive building survey found a good proportion of the houses to suffer from untreatable damp and significant structural problems. A consensus continues to grow that it would be cheaper to replace, rather than simply patch-up, a great many houses on the estate. An investment of over £30 million is needed to improve the estate's housing stock and any large-scale re-development is likely to take many years and much public consultation. In autumn 2010 Plymouth Community Homes (PCH) selected Barratt Homes as the development partner to redevelop the estate. Barratt Homes demolished the majority of the existing houses and redeveloped the area by building 574 new 'modern energy efficient' homes. In addition to new homes Barratts constructed a community hub named Beacon Community Hub which includes a shop, library (which is run by Plymouth City Council), North Prospect's Sure Start nursery, office space and flats. It also hosts North Prospect Community Choir which launched in November 2016. The hub was completed and opened in early 2014. The overall redevelopment scheme has provided local residents with affordable private homes which buyers were able to take advantage of the government's controversial Help to Buy scheme. A number of the new homes were also made available to Plymouth Community Homes tenants. The scheme is due to be completed in May 2017 and has been selected for numerous awards including the RICS 'Regeneration project of The Year (South West & Wales) Award 2013'. References Suburbs of Plymouth, Devon Housing estates in England