URL: https://moderngov.middlesbrough.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=469

Decision Maker: Executive

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Purpose: The purpose of the report was to seek approval for the Council to enter into an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) governing the operation of the Tees Valley Investment Zone - Middlesbrough Site and associated programme.  

Content: The purpose of the report was to seek approval for the Council to enter into an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) governing the operation of the Tees Valley Investment Zone - Middlesbrough Site and associated programme.     ORDERED that Executive:   1.    Approves the reinvestment of additional business rates income due to the Council, generated from growth within the Tees Valley Investment Zone - Middlesbrough Site, only in meeting the needs of the Priority Sectors. This approval was subject to assurances, required from TVCA, around the decision-making processes for projects the TVCA was responsible for. 2.    Delegates authority to the s151 Officer to finalise and authorise the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA)   AGREED that Executive notes the Council’s engagement in delivering the Tees Valley Investment Zone programme.

Date of Decision: November 12, 2025