Decision details
Decision Maker: Leader of the Council and Corporate Finance & Governance Portfolio Holder
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Decision:
To endorse the principle of submitting two
Tendring District Council led town centre bids;
To approve allocating the entirety of the funding set aside by the
Council for Town Centre Levelling Up (£2.295m) to support the
bids, should it be needed once the financial cases are
complete;
Following consultation with the Section 151 Officer, to approve and
authorise the submission of both Tendring District Council led
Levelling Up Fund final bids to the Government by its deadline of 6
July 2022; and
To support the submission of the Essex County Council led transport
bid.
Reasons for the decision:
Both bids, if successful, will allow TDC to
implement improvements to support Town Centre economies in the
district.
The projects proposed in the Clacton bid allow for joined up
provision of public services in a convenient town centre location
for residents, whilst also being easily accessible from Clacton
station. There will also be an offer of housing, and start-up
business units with flexible use.
The projects proposed in the Harwich and Dovercourt bid would
revitalise the area around the station and create a new public
space to create a better gateway to the town and seafront, with an
improved transport interchange. The proposals for the High Street
and Kingsway will encourage footfall and dwell time, with the
amendments to the library allowing Adult Community Learning to
establish a presence in the area.
Email has also been received from the Section 151 officer in
support of the bids.
Alternative options considered:
Do nothing: Tendring District Council would
not submit any bids to the Levelling Up Fund
Submit one bid only: just the Clacton bid, or the Harwich and
Dovercourt bid.
It would be possible to focus on one bid to seek to ensure that it
could be of the highest quality. However, we have the opportunity
to submit a bid for both areas and the support of additional
resource from Essex County Council and from external consultants
has facilitated this work. As a result we have put in bids for both
areas.
Publication date: 28/06/2022
Date of decision: 28/06/2022
Effective from: 06/07/2022
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