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In September 2019, the Ministry of Housing, communities & Local Government (MHCLG) invited places to develop proposals for a Town Deal, as part of the £3.6 billion Towns Fund. In partnership with the Tilbury Towns Fund Board, a Town Investment Plan (TIP) was submitted to MHCLG in July 2021. The TIP reflected the local priorities and was co-designed with local businesses and communities. The plan presented a vision for the town and described how it will be achieved. The plan was the basis in which the Town Deal funding from MHCLG was obtained.
Following the submission of the Tilbury Town Investment Plan (TIP) in July 2021, On 2nd December 2021, Department of Levelling up Housing and Communities (DLUHC), which is now MHCLG had written to the council and the Board Chair to advise success of funding to the value of £22.8 million to develop Tilbury Town Deal projects as outlined in the Towns Investment Plan (TIP):
- Improve the Hub: Tilbury Station Gateway
- Develop the Heart: Civic Square
- Create the Heart: Youth Zone
- Develop the Heritage
Within the MHCLG correspondence, the Heads of Terms (HoT) was outlined. The HoT acted as a Memorandum of understanding for the development and delivery of Tilbury Town investment Plan and project proposals. The HoT lists the process, governance, and assurance of the funding agreement. This included a list of agreed projects and the requirement of the submission of business cases for each project.
To secure the Town Deal, the Full Business Cases for the shortlisted projects were developed and submitted to DLUHC in July 2022.
In March 2023, the Tilbury Town Deal grant was confirmed.