£20m Government Funding for Harlow

Garden Town partners, Harlow Council, will receive £20m over the next ten years from Government as part of the new Plan for Neighbourhoods scheme.

And to celebrate the funding announcement, Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution, Jim McMahon MP, visited the town yesterday, meeting Chris Vince MP, Cllr Dan Swords and Harlow Council MD, James Gardner, to see the planned regeneration and development of the local area in person.

The Minister commended Harlow Council for its work to regenerate and develop the area and was highly impressed by the comprehensive approach to rebuild the whole Town Centre and boost economic growth, which the funding is intended to further enable.

Funding is expected to be released from April 2025, with delivery investment starting in 2026, while a neighbourhood board will be setup to identify specific projects.

The Government’s Plan for Neighbourhoods scheme aims to revitalise local areas by creating thriving places, stronger communities and empowering local leaders.

Commenting on the visit, the Leader of the Council and HGGT Chair, Cllr Dan Swords said: “I would like to thank the Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution, Jim McMahon MP, for taking the time to come to Harlow and find out more about what is happening in our town and what we are delivering to renew our neighbourhoods, rebuild our town and secure investment for Harlow’s future.

“In recent years, the council has successfully secured over £70m in government funding, and much more in private sector investment, which is enabling us to deliver our missions for the town.

“We welcome the additional £20m in Government funding through the Plan for Neighbourhoods which has now been confirmed and means we can do even more to transform our town.

“We look forward to working with the Government and our partners to target this funding at the right places and projects to further restore pride in Harlow and improve people’s lives.

“I am very pleased that the Minister was impressed with the work we, as a council, are doing to transform our town for a generation.”