Decision details

To inform Cabinet of the receipt of recent Section 106 developer
contributions and to seek approval for the allocation of those contributions to projects in line with the individual Section 106 agreements.
 

RESOLVED to:

1.     Approve the indicative 2025-26 scheme list in Appendix 3 of the report based on the anticipated funding allocation from DfT. This would provide forward visibility to members and communities and enable design to commence to ensure early design and delivery of this programme;

2.     Acknowledge that confirmation of DfT Capital Funding Settlement was delayed and approve the reporting of this at a later date once the Capital Highway Maintenance Block Grant and Integrated Transport Block Grant was confirmed by DfT following the Government’s autumn 2024 spending review;

3.     Authorise the delegation of authority to the Director for Highways, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Highways, Assets and Transport, to accept the award and programme delivery of any additional monies received from the DfT for spend within the 2024/25 financial year, with retrospective authority to receipt the funds to be reported to Cabinet at a future meeting;

4.     Authorise delegation to the Director for Highways to approve any changes to the programme within the tolerance of the overall budget; and

5.     Grant permission to officers to procure all necessary goods/services required to deliver projects in the programme, in accordance with the Council’s procurement protocols.