Government asked to hand over millions of pounds for projects to transform Grimsby and Cleethorpes
North East Lincolnshire Council's put in three bids from the Levelling Up fund
A bid's been made to the Government for millions of pounds of funding which'd be used to transform Cleethorpes and Grimsby Town Centre.
Three applications have been put in - for nearly 20 million pound each.
North East Lincolnshire Council say it'd use the cash to improve public transport as well as make improvements to Market Place, Sea Road and Pier Gardens in Cleethorpes.
Supporting the bids, Council leader Cllr Philip Jackson, who has Portfolio Holder responsibility for regeneration, said:
“Our ambition is real, and matches that of the people of this borough who have engaged in the process over the years and helped us shape the future of our towns.
“However, we must wait for the Government’s decision on these later in the year,” Cllr Jackson continued. “There will no doubt be a lot of authorities submitting bids – indeed in the first round, there were more than 300 bids, and just over 100 awards. It’s a competitive process, and one which we’re not guaranteed anything, but we’ve done our best to put forward great cases as to why money should come here and support these projects.”
The authority is allowed to submit one bid for each constituency – one for Cleethorpes and one for Grimsby, with another ringfenced for transport projects. The constituency bids have to be approved by the MPs, with letters of support submitted with the bids.
The following bids have been submitted:
A constituency bid of £18.5m for Cleethorpes which will incorporate schemes identified in the Cleethorpes’ Masterplan as important strategic development locations, and deliverable within the timescales. The area of focus is Market Place, Sea Road and Pier Gardens.
A constituency bid of up to £20m for Grimsby. This would be used to carry out work to bring leisure activities to the town centre alongside the previously announced cinema development.
A transport specific bid of up to £20m for the development of a transportation hub in Grimsby Town Centre alongside the provision of a fleet of zero emission buses and associated infrastructure.
Cllr Jackson continued:
“Through these bids, we have put forward ways in which we can make real, positive change that will benefit our town centre economy in Grimsby and our local and visitor economy in Cleethorpes for years to come.
“We now look forward to what we hope will be a successful bidding round and we can move forward with the projects.”