Maldon District Council has submitted plans for £2,277,153 worth of investment from the government's Levelling Up agenda, to "benefit residents, visitors, and businesses alike".

Additionally, the Council has submitted a £1 million investment plan for the government-allocated UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

The Council says investment from the Levelling Up Round 2 fund will be used to revitalise 'under-utilised assets' owned by the Council, for cultural, educational, and commercial purposes. It will also 'increase connectivity' between Promenade Park and the High Street via Hythe Quay.

The bid, called 'Maldon Historic Waterfront Revival Programme', will focus on the Council's approved 'Maldon and Heybridge Central Area Masterplan (CAMP) 2017 - project 4 Hythe Quay'.

Furthermore, the Council wants to improve the land side surface of Hythe Quay, "to create a sympathetically rejuvenated public space, safely segregating vehicles and pedestrians, while retaining the working quayside as a visitor destination".

Although it is important for Lead Local Authorities to submit an investment plan reflecting the area's needs before it can be signed off by the government, the fund is an allocation and not a competitive bid process.

Councillor Penny Channer, Leader of Maldon District Council, said "If successful, both the Levelling Up Round 2 Bid and our UKSPF investment plan will give the Council an opportunity to deliver a range of projects across the district for the benefit of our residents, visitors and businesses alike.

"We look forward to hearing the outcome of both submissions later this year."

If successful, the project will need to be delivered by end of March 2025.

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The fund will run from this year, once the investment plan has been approved, until end of March 2025.