On 23 June 2023 Cabinet considered a report titled ‘Clacton Civic Quarter Levelling Up Fund (LUF) Bid, Dovercourt Town Centre Improvement Corridor Capital Regeneration Project (CRP) Bid’. As part of that report, Cabinet delegated authority to the Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth, Regeneration and Tourism in consultation with the Corporate Director Place and Economy, Section 151 and Monitoring Officers to approve the Heads of Terms for the various agreements.
Approval of the Heads of Terms was agreed by the Portfolio Holder on 2 January 2023.
The June report also authorised the Corporate Director Place and Economy to approve the final terms and conditions of the agreements in consultation with the Section 151 and Monitoring Officer.
This transfer of funds will allow delivery of the ECC owned projects as set out in the Clacton Civic Quarter Levelling Up Fund project, and the Dovercourt Town Centre Improvement Corridor Capital Regeneration Project. These projects are as follows:
•Clacton Hub
•Kingsway Public Realm Improvements
•Harwich Library
The funding agreements between TDC and ECC mirror the respective Memorandums of Understanding TDC have entered into with DLUHC as Lead Authority for the delivery of each of the LUF and CRP projects.

To approve the final terms and conditions of the agreements for the respective agreements between Tendring District Council (TDC) and Essex County Council (ECC), to enable the transfer of funds to support the delivery of ECC’s Clacton Civic Quarter Levelling Up Fund project, and the Dovercourt Town Centre Improvement Corridor Capital Regeneration Project in consultation with the Corporate Director (Place and Economy), Section 151 Officer and Monitoring Officer.

Option 1 -
Not approving the funding agreements.
If the funding agreements are not approved, transfer of funds between Tendring District Council and Essex County Council will not be possible, and ECC will not be able to deliver their projects as agreed in the respective Memorandums of Understanding with DLUHC.