Purpose

On Friday 17th March 2023 Cabinet endorsed
Tendring District Council (TDC)'s acceptance of £19.96m
through the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) for the Clacton Civic
Quarter.
Announced in the Spring Budget 2023, Dovercourt was awarded
£6.7m through the Capital Regeneration Project (CRP1) scheme
from Government.
In March and June 2023, the S151 officer signed Memoranda of
Understanding for the LUF and CRP1 funding programmes from DLUHC
(link and link), enabling the delivery of the Clacton Civic Quarter
and Dovercourt Town Centre programmes, including projects in
partnership with Essex County Council.
In September 2025, as previously reported to Cabinet, MHCLG wrote
to TDC to advise that the LUF and CRP1 programmes were being
simplified under the new banner of the Local Regeneration Fund, to
reduce the administrative burden on local
authorities and maximise freedom and flexibility.
In February 2026, a new MoU was received for the Local Regeneration
Fund, including an extension to the funding envelope to March 2028
(previously confirmed) and a relaxed monitoring & evaluation
reporting approach. A two week timescale was allowed for signing
the revised MoU, expiring Friday 6 March 2026.

Content

To approve the S151 Officer to sign the Local
Regeneration Fund Memorandum of Understanding for the Clacton Civic
Quarter and Dovercourt Town Centre programmes

Alternative options considered

Not applicable — the MoU ends March 2028
prior to LGR