A total of £2.1bn is being allocated in round two of what the government calls ‘levelling up’ funding – but the councils will need to get a move on to make sure they spend the money before the offer expires.
The 111 projects include the proposed Eden Project North visitor attraction in Morecambe, a new train service in Cornwall and Cardiff City Council’s Crossrail phase one project, each of which gets £50m of Treasury funds.
Other projects getting more than £40m include a new university campus in Blackpool, enhancements to Peterborough railway station and Dover port access road improvements.
Nearly £27m is going towards a new roll-on, roll-off ferry for Fair Isle in the Shetland Islands.
Overall, £672m is going on improving transport links, £821m to kick-start community regeneration and £594m to restore local heritage sites.
The round two allocations follow the £1.7bn granted to 105 projects from round one of the levelling up fund in 2021. Government has also confirmed there will be a further round of the funding.
Other projects among the 111 to benefit include:
- £20m to regenerate Accrington town centre, which will see the renovation of Accrington Market Hall
- £18m for a revamp of Cleethorpes seafront
- £20m towards the construction of the £210m Willenhall Garden City in Walsall
- £17m to refurbish Leek town centre
- £5.1m to build new female changing rooms in 20 rugby clubs across Northern Ireland.
However, there is a slight catch: the money must be spent by March 2025 or they don’t get it. This puts pressure on local authorities to press ahead with their projects.
“The deadline for spending the money of March 2025 is a challenging one – particularly as inflation has soared in the interim,” said Arcadis UK cities director Peter Hogg, who has advised local authorities on their bid strategies. “Authorities will need to rapidly move projects through the design phases, complete any land acquisition, secure planning approvals, appoint contractors and move into delivery – no mean feat, especially with no shortage of competing priorities for local government time and resources."
Arcadis is one of the myriad consultants to benefit from the reported £27m that councils have spent on outsourcing help to prepare their funding bids,
“At Arcadis we’ve supported 40 levelling up fund applications in rounds 1 and 2 with a success rate of 90% to date," Peter Hogg said. "This experience tells us that wise local authorities will now urgently look at projects and delivery structures to make sure they are still deliverable and work hard and smart with trusted partners to get projects over the line.”
Richard Sterling, national head of land and development at construction contractor Willmott Dixon, had additional advice for the winning bidders. “The clock is ticking,” he said. “The project the funding is allocated for needs to be complete by March 2025, otherwise the money could go straight back to Whitehall.
“It's worth being flexible with procurement. Getting returns to open tenders can be challenging in the current climate. Be aware of contractor capacity when working on procurement: many local authorities who won funding did so in areas with historically less construction projects, where the capacity of some regional and national contractors may be reduced in a particular geographic location.
“As such, it could be advisable to consider going through a well-established framework. Doing so will reduce the time on the procurement process by several months, meaning contractors will be in a better position to deliver on projects against the tight timeline. Consider also that many winning bids could be mixed-use, and frameworks will allow for cross-industry expertise on these areas.”
The full list (from www.gov.uk)
| Legal name of lead applicant organisation | Bid Name | Region | Bid Value | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | Barnsley Futures (Barnsley Central) | Yorkshire & Humber | £10,243,422 | Over £10m will go on a new outdoor activity park in Barnsley, as well as revamping a youth centre in the town. This money will also be spent on a new music facility for young people and will help further develop Barnsley Civic arts centre. |
| Kirklees Council | Batley Town Centre | Yorkshire & Humber | £12,003,148 | £12m will be handed to Batley to help regenerate the town centre. These improvements include pedestrianisation of Commercial Street, improvements to Market Place, providing better access around the town centre, and restoring the JBM Building for public use, supporting enterprise and access to jobs. |
| North East Lincolnshire Council | Cleethorpes Masterplan | Yorkshire & Humber | £18,412,039 | North East Lincolnshire will be awarded over £18m for a regeneration of Cleethorpes seafront. This includes rejuvenating Cleethorpes' historic market square and regenerating Pier Gardens. |
| North Lincolnshire Borough Council | Barton Principal Town Regeneration Project | Yorkshire & Humber | £19,703,042 | Barton will receive almost £20m for transport improvements around the town. The changes include improvements to the A1077 to alleviate congestion in the town centre, 14km of new cycle lanes, and mass improvements to the railway station including new cycle parking, an extension of the car park, and bus shelter upgrades. |
| Richmondshire District Council | Catterick Garrison Town Centre Regeneration project | Yorkshire & Humber | £19,008,679 | Richmondshire will receive £19m to transform Catterick Garrison town centre. This includes new routes for walking and cycling, a new town square, and a new community facility that will host new businesses and a community kitchen. |
| West Yorkshire Combined Authority | West Yorkshire Levelling Up - Bus Enhancement Package | Yorkshire & Humber | £41,248,832 | An investment of over £41m for West Yorkshire will deliver improvements to bus services in the region. Improvements include safer and more accessible bus stops and bus stations, and better highways to improve journey times. |
| Borough of Telford and Wrekin | Broadening Aspirations through Education and Culture | West Midlands (England) | £20,000,000 | £20m will remodel the Palace Theatre in Telford to deliver a rich cultural programme for local people as well as improve the Sixth Form College to encourage more young people into higher education. |
| Herefordshire Council | Hereford City Transport Package | West Midlands (England) | £19,990,449 | Hereford will receive £19.9m to boost local people’s use of public transport with better cycle lanes, improved station facilities and new safety measures for pedestrians. |
| Malvern Hills District Council | Malvern Theatres | West Midlands (England) | £19,941,040 | An outdoor theatre and new studio spaces will level up access to the arts in Malvern with a £19.9m funding injection. |
| Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | Haden Hill Leisure Centre | West Midlands (England) | £20,000,000 | A new leisure centre in Rowley Regis will replace the old Haden Hill Leisure Centre. |
| Shropshire Council | Smithfield Riverside Redevelopment Programme and Transforming Movement and Public Spaces in Shrewsbury | West Midlands (England) | £18,701,269 | £18.7m will accelerate the regeneration of brownfield land into a new waterside development in Shrewsbury. |
| Staffordshire County Council | Investing in Mid-Staffordshire's Major Road Network | West Midlands (England) | £19,836,184 | £19.8m will kickstart major road works in Staffordshire, including the A38 and A511, to unlock housing and improve bus lanes and journey times. |
| Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | Regeneration of Leek Town Centre | West Midlands (England) | £17,110,892 | Modernise Leek’s Victorian market halls, upgrade the local library, museum and exhibition space, and build a new swimming pool. |
| Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | Willenhall Garden City | West Midlands (England) | £20,000,000 | £20m will kickstart the delivery of over 500 new homes connecting local people in Willenhall to jobs, parks and new rail station. This is part of the area’s £210m regeneration plans. |
| Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | HiVE | Wales | £9,360,000 | A new engineering campus for 600 young people will be built using £9m funding. It will offer the next generation of engineers a programme of apprenticeships and industry placements in the area. |
| Bridgend County Borough Council | Grand Pavilion Porthcawl - A Landmark Legacy | Wales | £17,998,316 | £18m to transform the Grand Pavilion in Porthcawl, which has deteriorated after years of piecemeal refurbishments. |
| Caerphilly County Borough Council | Caerphilly Leisure & Wellbeing Hub | Wales | £20,000,000 | Building a leisure centre in Caerphilly, including a new gym and swimming pool. |
| Cardiff Council | Cardiff Crossrail Phase 1 | Wales | £50,000,000 | £50m for Crossrail Cardiff. This will help deliver a new line between Cardiff Bay and Cardiff Central Station, improving travel for thousands of people who travel daily between the stations. |
| City and County of Swansea | Lower Swansea Valley: Regenerating through the Vivian Legacy | Wales | £20,000,000 | £20m will restore and regenerate three industry heritage sites in the Lower Swansea Valley. This includes the Morfa Copperworks and will create new shops, restaurants and market places, and a major upgrade to Swansea Museum. |
| Conwy County Borough Council | Conwy Coast to Valley Transport Connectivity | Wales | £18,620,484 | A safe and direct cycle route will be created between Llandudno Junction and Betws y Coed via the Conwy Valley with an £18.6m grant. The scheme will also include measures to mitigate against flooding. |
| Denbighshire County Council | Protecting Ruthin's Unique Heritage, Wellbeing & Rural Communities. | Wales | £10,955,908 | Denbighshire will receive £11m to restore historic monuments in Ruthin, including St Peter’s Church and the town square. |
| Gwynedd Council | Llewyrch o'r Llechi: future prosperity from our industrial past | Wales | £18,830,189 | In Gwynedd, £18.8m will upgrade walking and cycling routes for the National Slate Museum and the Neuadd Ogwen arts centre. |
| Isle of Anglesey County Council | Holyhead: A culture and heritage driven transformation | Wales | £17,047,505 | There is £17m for building new walkways and cycle paths to bring people closer together in Holyhead and enable visitors and local people to explore the sites of St Cybi’s Church and the Roman Fort. |
| Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | Vale of Neath Heritage Corridor Visitor Attractor | Wales | £17,755,359 | £17.8m will restore the historic estate in the Vale of Neath and build new walkways and cycle paths. |
| Torfaen County Borough Council | Pontypool Cultural Hub & Cafe Quarter | Wales | £7,607,805 | The £7.6m Pontypool Cultural Hub project in Torfaen will transform derelict buildings into a cultural centre with a new restaurant to boost the night-time economy. |
| BCP Council | BCP Coastal Communities Infrastructure | South West (England) | £18,159,731 | £18.2m for a transformation project that will revitalise the Bournemouth and Poole seafront with better, modernised facilities along the promenade, as well as building a community water sports hub |
| Bristol City Council | Transforming Filwood Broadway | South West (England) | £14,536,470 | £14.5m in Bristol for a project to provide new high quality housing, community and business space at Filwood Broadway and investment in the community centre and outdoor recreation areas |
| Cornwall Council | Mid Cornwall Metro | South West (England) | £49,995,000 | Nearly £50m to create a direct train service linking Newquay, St Austell, Truro, and Falmouth alongside better walking and cycling access to stations |
| Devon County Council | Destination Exmouth | South West (England) | £15,765,899 | Almost £16m for projects that will extend Dinan Way and improve the Exmouth Gateway transport hub, along with delivering better cycling routes and footpaths, to help reduce congestion and improve journey times |
| Dorset Council | Weymouth Waterside Regeneration | South West (England) | £19,468,083 | £19m for enabling works at Weymouth harbour side, to pave the way for nearly 400 new homes and a new leisure-led waterfront complex |
| North Somerset Council | "If not now, when"Levelling Up bid for the future of Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset | South West (England) | £19,979,570 | Nearly £20m to transform Weston-super-Mare, with new visitor attractions at heritage sites to encourage tourism and improvements to the town centre with better retail opportunities for local businesses |
| Sedgemoor District Council | Somerset Training Academy for Health & Social Care | South West (England) | £19,715,940 | In Somerset, £19.7m will repurpose a former hospital in Bridgwater and an empty public building in Minehead to create a new academy training up vital health and social care staff |
| Torridge District Council | Appledore Clean Maritime Innovation Centre | South West (England) | £15,587,980 | £15.6m for the Appledore Clean Maritime Innovation Centre in North Devon which will research green technology and work with local universities and private companies to bring investment and directly create nearly 100 high skilled jobs |
| West Devon Borough Council | West Devon Transport Hub | South West (England) | £13,455,000 | In Devon, there will be £13.5m for a new railway station on the eastern edge of Okehampton - the West Devon Transport Hub - complete with cycle facilities and EV charging points. |
| Canterbury City Council | Connected Canterbury: Unlocking the Tales of England | South East (England) | £19,905,911 | £19.9m to reopen Canterbury Castle, improve historic sites including Clock Tower Square and Poor Priests’ Hospital, build better green spaces and create new walking and cycling routes. |
| Dover District Council | Dover Beacon | South East (England) | £18,121,647 | A project to build on brownfield land in Dover will receive over £18m for a new campus offering training opportunities in creative and digital industries, unlocking new job opportunities for the region. |
| Kent County Council | Dover Access Improvements | South East (England) | £45,000,000 | £45m for Dover to improve the flow of traffic from the UK to the EU, with more border control points and a new exit route to help the port operate more efficiently and reduce congestion on local roads. |
| Reading Borough Council | Culture and Community at Minster Quarter | South East (England) | £19,164,000 | £19.1m to transform the Hexagon Theatre and build a new library in Reading. |
| Rother District Council | Bexhill; Culture, Community and Skills | South East (England) | £19,192,000 | More than £19m for the regeneration of Bexhill with improved access to the De La Warr Pavilion as well as the creation of a community hub in the heart of Sidley. |
| Rushmoor Borough Council | Farnborough Leisure and Cultural Hub | South East (England) | £20,000,000 | A leisure centre, library and cultural space in Farnborough. |
| Slough Borough Council | Destination Farnham Road | South East (England) | £9,292,149 | £9.2m to transform the Farnham Road (A355) to better serve pedestrians, cyclists and drivers with faster access for buses to improve journey times. |
| Southampton City Council | Southampton City of Opportunity: Inclusive Access to Sport | South East (England) | £20,000,000 | £20m to upgrade the athletics centre and create a new sports pitch at the Outdoor Sports Centre in Southampton. |
| Swale Borough Council | Sheerness Revival | South East (England) | £20,000,000 | £20m to transform Sheerness town centre by turning the Beachfields seafront into a community hotspot including a new café, outdoor gym, soft play and adventure golf areas. Funding will also expand the further education college and make space for new offices and studios for local small businesses. |
| The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe | Folkestone - A Brighter Future | South East (England) | £19,791,819 | An overhaul of Folkstone’s town centre with improved shopping areas, an upgraded bus station and a new public green space. |
| Aberdeenshire Council | Cultural Tides: North Sea Connections in Aberdeenshire | Scotland | £20,000,000 | In Aberdeenshire, £20m will transform Peterhead’s disused Arbuthnot House into a new museum, library and cultural hub, while the popular marine aquarium in Macduff will be modernised and expanded. |
| Dumfries and Galloway Council | Reactivating Galloway | Scotland | £17,698,660 | Almost £18m will help Dumfries and Galloway turn redundant spaces and buildings into new cultural and leisure opportunities. |
| Dundee City Council | Green Transport Hub & Spokes | Scotland | £14,400,000 | In Dundee, £14m will go towards redeveloping a dated multi-storey car park into a sustainable transport hub, creating 350 electrical vehicle charging points, car share spaces, and an e-bike hire scheme. |
| East Ayrshire Council | Cultural Kilmarnock | Scotland | £20,000,000 | There is £20m to fund the refurbishment of 163-year-old Palace Theatre and Grand Hall, and a new park near the town square in Kilmarnock. |
| East Lothian Council | Former Cockenzie Power Station Site Remediation and Preparation Works | Scotland | £11,267,841 | In East Lothian, nearly £11.3m of funding will help free up land at a former coal fired power station for future, green regeneration. |
| Fife Council | River Leven Regeneration, Glenrothes and Central Fife | Scotland | £19,410,000 | More than £19.4m to accelerate the regeneration of Riverside Park in Fife and improve access to the River Leven with new walking routes. |
| Inverclyde Council | Greenock Central | Scotland | £19,390,000 | Nearly £20m will help demolish and reroute the A78 dual carriageway to reconnect and transform Greenock town centre with public squares and green spaces. |
| North Lanarkshire Council | Delivering on Cumbernauld's Town Vision | Scotland | £9,225,000 | In Cumbernauld, more than £9m will support the demolition and regeneration of two failing shopping centres and a vacant office block. |
| Shetland Islands Council | Fair Isle Ferry Infrastructure Project | Scotland | £26,762,313 | Nearly £27m has been guaranteed for a new roll-on, roll-off ferry for Fair Isle. The service is a lifeline for the island, supporting its residents, visitors and supply chains, and without its replacement the community will become further isolated. |
| Stirling Council | Stirling Forthside Redevelopment | Scotland | £19,052,300 | In Stirling, more than £19m will go towards the regeneration of the Forthside area, helping to create 1,000 new jobs. |
| Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council | F.E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio Extension and Alterations | Northern Ireland | £3,573,604 | £3.5m to support the expansion and upgrade of the F.E. McWilliam Gallery and Studio in Banbridge. |
| Bangor Marine Limited | Marine Gardens Public Realm project | Northern Ireland | £9,829,424 | The city of Bangor will undergo a £9.8m transformation to create new waterfront gardens with spaces for events and activities, as well as helping to unlock the wider regeneration of the area |
| Belfast City Council | Northern Ireland Last Picturehouse: An Arts Centre for Belfast | Northern Ireland | £4,094,000 | Belfast’s art-deco Strand Picturehouse will be rescued with £4m to fund urgent works, preserving and showcasing Northern Ireland’s cinema heritage, creating a multi-functional arts space for East Belfast. |
| BELFAST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED | Belfast International Airport Decarbonisation Project | Northern Ireland | £2,327,928 | Belfast International Airport will receive £2.3m to purchase electric buses and deliver new sustainable fuel sources These changes will have significant benefits for both international travellers and local people with better air quality and reduced noise. |
| Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council | Ballycastle Leisure Centre | Northern Ireland | £8,142,850 | The community of Ballycastle can look forward to the development of a new leisure centre. |
| Fermanagh & Omagh District Council | Lakeland | Northern Ireland | £20,000,000 | A leisure and wellbeing centre will be created in Enniskillen with £20m as part of a new development called ‘Lakeland’, which will provide leisure and recreation facilities incorporating the surrounding park, waterside, and Lough Erne |
| Mid and East Antrim Council | Carnfunnock Country Park | Northern Ireland | £6,100,018 | Over £6m to re-invigorate the 191-acre Carnfunnock Country Park with an upgraded visitor centre and sporting facilities. |
| Mid Ulster District Council | Maghera Regeneration Project | Northern Ireland | £9,058,971 | Maghera is set to benefit from new green space and recreational facilities thanks to a £9m grant. The money will also go towards transforming the former Maghera High School into a new industrial park to boost local business. |
| Newry Mourne and Down District Council | Camlough Lake Recreation Centre | Northern Ireland | £2,820,555 | A leisure and recreation centre at Camlough Lake will be built with £2.8m, along with improved parking facilities and picnic areas and better walking and driving routes. |
| The Ulster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union | Club Capital Improvement Project | Northern Ireland | £5,125,023 | Grants include a £5.1m boost for 20 local rugby clubs, including new female changing rooms to help increase women’s participation in sport across Northern Ireland. |
| Allerdale Borough Council | Workington Gateway | North West (England) | £9,586,777 | Almost £10m will drive improvements along Workington’s highways and cycle routes to better connect the town to the Port, improving access for local workers. |
| Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | Blackburn Growth Axis Transport Package (Southeast) | North West (England) | £20,000,000 | £20m invested in Blackburn’s infrastructure to tackle congestion. |
| Blackpool Borough Council | Multiversity | North West (England) | £40,000,000 | A new carbon neutral university campus in Blackpool, with a £40m investment, placing the Talbot Gateway at the forefront of Artificial Intelligence and robotics learning |
| Cheshire West and Chester Council | Transforming Ellesmere Port Town Centre | North West (England) | £13,378,478 | Over £13m will build new cycle links and walkways in Ellesmere Port and upgrade the market hall with a new children’s play area and a Changing Places toilets to enable people with disabilities to live more independent lives in the community |
| Copeland Borough Council | Industrial Solutions Hub (iSH) Enterprise Campus | North West (England) | £20,000,000 | In Copeland £20m funding will drive industrial development, helping grow emerging industries in the area. |
| Cumbria County Council | Energy Coast Resilient Routes | North West (England) | £17,826,697 | Close to £18m in Cumbria will upgrade 30 km of the highway network and repair 21 bridges which serve communities along the Irish Sea coast. |
| Hyndburn Borough Council | The Accrington Acre: Our Heritage-Led Town Centre | North West (England) | £20,000,000 | Accrington’s Town Square will get a new lease of life with £20m funding to bring several buildings back into use, including the historic Market Hall which will be transformed into a food hall. |
| Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | Halewood Leisure and Connectivity Improvements | North West (England) | £15,356,140 | Over £15m to improve transport, sporting and leisure facilities for Halewood as they expand their District Centre and grow the local economy. |
| Lancashire County Council | Levelling Up East Lancashire: Creating opportunities through greener, safer and healthier travel | North West (England) | £49,602,741 | Almost £50m for three projects to greener, safer travel for local people |
| Lancaster City Council | Eden Project North | North West (England) | £50,000,000 | £50m to transform Morecambe’s seafront and draw new visitors to the seaside resort. |
| Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | Green Technology and Innovation Network | North West (England) | £20,000,000 | Oldham receives a £20m boost in its ambition to become a destination for green businesses by creating new spaces for green businesses and a new Learning Centre offering vocational courses to strengthen environmental skills. |
| Preston City Council | Active Preston: Transforming Our Community Infrastructure | North West (England) | £20,000,000 | £20m will regenerate Preston’s parks. |
| St Helens Borough Council | Earlestown: Regeneration through Culture, Community and Heritage | North West (England) | £20,000,000 | A £20m boost for Earlestown’s historic market square to reimagine the derelict Town Hall as a new hub and workspace. |
| Trafford Borough Council | The Redevelopment of Partington Sports Village | North West (England) | £18,276,313 | In Trafford, Partington Sports Village will be redeveloped with £18m funding. |
| Wigan Council | Haigh Hall | North West (England) | £20,000,000 | £20m to restore Haigh Hall, which has stood for 900 years. |
| Hartlepool Borough Council | Catalysing Hartlepool's Screen Industries Production Village | North East (England) | £16,453,891 | A new Production Village for Hartlepool with over £16m, providing new jobs and opportunities in the creative industries and boosting the local economy. |
| North East Combined Authority | Transport Decarbonisation in the North East | North East (England) | £19,597,261 | £19.5m of funding will deliver a fleet of 52 electric buses, 26 rapid chargers and 92 electric vehicle chargers across the North East in a huge boost for the region’s zero-carbon economy. |
| Northumberland County Council | Northumberland Sustainable Transport Access to Jobs | North East (England) | £14,712,547 | Between Hexham and Bedlington, almost £15m will build cycling and pedestrian lanes. |
| Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | Connecting People and Place | North East (England) | £19,999,859 | £20m investment in the Newham Grange highway scheme will unlock 800 homes in Middlesbrough, while new pedestrian and cycle tracks will better connect Guisborough town centre to Teesworks and the North York Moors National Park. |
| Tees Valley Combined Authority | Tees Valley: Connecting our most deprived communities to opportunity through active travel | North East (England) | £17,784,924 | Almost £18m funding will deliver over 15km of new cycling and walking routes across the Tees Valley. |
| The Borough Council of Gateshead | Transforming the visitor economy; Gateshead Quays and The Sage, an Arena Conference and Exhibition Centre | North East (England) | £20,000,000 | £20m to help build a new arena, Exhibition Centre, hotels, bars, restaurants and walkways at Gateshead Quays. |
| Greater London Authority | Transforming Colindale and Leyton for all | London | £43,166,006 | £43m to make Leyton and Colindale Underground stations step-free. |
| London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 'Up the Heathway' - Dagenham Heathway LUF Application | London | £10,883,068 | Barking and Dagenham will receive £10m to deliver 316 new homes, protect 241 jobs, and reduce crime through improvements to public spaces |
| London Borough of Camden | A Healthy & Connected Neighbourhood: improving the physical and community infrastructure across Gospel Oak, Haverstock, and Kentish Town South | London | £7,744,517 | London Borough of Camden to receive £7m for cycling and walking infrastructure and improved step-free access in green spaces |
| London Borough of Hackney | Releasing the potential of Hackney Central | London | £19,045,400 | £19m for renovating public spaces in Hackney Central, such as the Town Hall Square, as well as new creative workspace and upgrades to the Hackney Central Library. |
| London Borough of Haringey | Selby Centre Urban Village - Phase 1 | London | £20,000,000 | Funds to help revitalise the Selby Centre in North Tottenham from a 1970s secondary school building to a community hub. |
| London Borough of Lewisham | Lewisham 2025: Unlocking the economic and civic potential of our town centre | London | £19,061,696 | Over £19m of levelling up funding will revitalise Lewisham’s marketplace, create a flagship Culture and Business Hub, and connect the town with better, safer walking and cycling routes. |
| London Borough of Sutton | Belmont Rail Frequency Improvement | London | £14,121,979 | Over £14m will double the frequency of trains to Belmont, where we will see Europe’s leading oncology district grow in the coming years |
| London Borough of Waltham Forest | Walthamstow Culture for All | London | £17,244,008 | Over £17m in levelling up funding will restore and reimagine underused buildings in Walthamstow to offer new cultural and educational opportunities. |
| Ashfield District Council | Science Discovery Centre and Planetarium | East Midlands (England) | £3,100,000 | In Sutton-In-Ashfield, £3.1m will help transform a Victorian underground reservoir into a science discovery centre and state-of-the-art planetarium. |
| Bassetlaw District Council | Levelling Up Worksop Town Centre | East Midlands (England) | £17,968,565 | Almost £18m to transform Worksop Town Centre, funding will create a new leisure facility with ten pin bowling and soft play. The works will also create a new towpath link along Chesterfield canal. |
| Boston Borough Council | The Rosegarth Square Masterplan | East Midlands (England) | £14,846,596 | £14m will be given to The Rosegarth Square Masterplan to create a new urban park in the heart of Boston to boost resident's health and wellbeing |
| Broxtowe Borough Council | Kimberley Means Business | East Midlands (England) | £16,539,214 | £16.5m to make town centre improvements in Kimberley, including transforming the Bennerley Viaduct, creating step-free access to the viaduct and boosting the cycle path network in the region. |
| City of Lincoln Council | Lincoln Western Growth Corridor (WGC) - Eastern Transport Access Scheme | East Midlands (England) | £20,000,000 | £20m to build two bridges in Lincoln to run across the East Midlands Railway track. The Western Growth Corridor will include 3200 homes and space for retail and other businesses |
| Derby City Council | Assemble (Learning Theatre) | East Midlands (England) | £20,000,000 | £20m towards a new ‘Learning Theatre’ to be built in Derby city centre, allowing the university students to work and perform at the former Assembly Rooms. |
| Derbyshire Dales District Council | Ashbourne Reborn | East Midlands (England) | £13,373,509 | £13.3m for the Ashbourne Reborn project in the Derbyshire Dales to transform the town centre. |
| East Lindsey District Council | Lincolnshire Wolds Culture and Heritage Programme | East Midlands (England) | £8,091,774 | In East Lindsey, £8m will save three of the Lincolnshire Wolds’ most at-risk heritage and cultural sites. This includes Alford Manor House, a Grade II listed building, which will be brought back to life as part of a community visitor complex, and Alford’s only remaining windmill, which will be brought back into commercial use as part of a community complex. |
| Mansfield District Council | Mansfield Connect | East Midlands (England) | £20,000,000 | £20m will transform the disused Mansfield department store Beales into office space and a civic hub |
| Rutland County Council | Rural Innovation in Place – Levelling Up Proposition for Rutland and Melton | East Midlands (England) | £22,950,690 | £22m for a new outdoor food market and event space in Melton Mowbray and updating of the Rutland County Museum in Rutland to create a digital visitor experience. |
| South Holland District Council | The South Holland Health and Wellbeing Hub | East Midlands (England) | £20,000,000 | The £20m will build a new swimming pool, a floodlit football pitch and multi-use games area. |
| Borough of Broxbourne Council | Waltham Cross Renaissance | East | £14,316,988 | A skatepark and outdoor gym and sports pavilion will be built in Broxbourne, including a new running track. |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | Peterborough Station Enhancements and Connectivity | East | £47,850,000 | Nearly £48m to build a new entrance and footbridge for Peterborough train station, creating a new gateway to the city centre. |
| Colchester Borough Council | Co-Creation: A Contemporary Colchester City Centre | East | £19,663,063 | Reimagining Colchester’s cycle routes with £20m, creating a direct traffic-free route into Colchester Castle and Colchester Park. |
| Great Yarmouth Borough Council | Great Yarmouth Riverside Gateway | East | £20,000,000 | Regenerating the North Quay in Great Yarmouth, investing £20m to improve pedestrian and cycle links. |
| Harlow District Council | The Harlow Arts and Cultural Quarter | East | £19,999,265 | In Harlow, almost £20m will create a new music and arts venue by combining the Playhouse Theatre, Gibberd Gallery and the Library to house a new music school and space for the creative industries |
| Norfolk County Council | Kings Lynn Sustainable Transport and Regeneration Scheme (Kings Lynn STARS project) | East | £24,115,860 | Building new bus and cycle routes in Kings Lynn, providing £24m for new connections to the city centre, while preserving the heritage of the 15th Century South Gate. |
| Tendring District Council | Clacton Civic Quarter | East | £19,958,224 | Almost £20m to deliver 28 new affordable homes in Tendring, breathing new life into a derelict brownfield site with a new library and adult learning space led by the University of Essex. Centre for Coastal Communities. |
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