HARTLEPOOL Development Corporation is set to be axed after only three years.
Both Hartlepool – and its sister Middlesbrough Development Corporation – were originally set up to boost town centre regeneration.
The decision – which is expected to be taken by the Tees Valley Combined Authority’s Cabinet on Friday – follows a review earlier this year.
Teesside Mayor Ben Houchen said one of the primary reasons for the change was that regional mayors were expected to be given stronger planning powers which would allow them to give upfront planning permission for specific developments in defined areas
