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This report summarises the proposed 2024/25 capital programme and a provisional programme for 2025/26 to 2028/29. The Committee’s approval is sought for the programme to be submitted to Council in February 2024.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved (6 for, 1 abstention) to:

(1)      submit the capital programme for 2024/25 as identified in section 3 of the report to the Council for approval on 13 February 2024;

(2)      note the provisional forecast of schemes for the capital programme for 2025/26 to 2028/29;

(3)      note that schemes subject to external funding from Disabled Facilities Grants will only proceed once funding has been received.

The Committee received a report summarising the proposed 2024/25 capital programme and a provisional programme for 2025/26 to 2028/29, and seeking the Committee’s approval for the programme to be submitted to Council in February 2024.

The Committee Considered the following matters:

a)            External Funding. Following a question from a Member, The Head of Property and Regeneration explained that due to the Council having a limited pot in the Capital Programme, there is a strong focus on securing external sources of funding, with a section of the Council dedicated to investigating and pursuing such opportunities.

b)            Bourne Hall Maintenance: The Head of Property and Regeneration explained that external sources were being investigated in order to secure funding for Bourne Hall, including a decarbonisation fund from the Government. He explained that in order to facilitate that funding, potential projects to improve the insulation of Bourne Hall were being investigated.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved (6 for, 1 abstention) to:

(1)      submit the capital programme for 2024/25 as identified in section 3 of the report to the Council for approval on 13 February 2024;

(2)      note the provisional forecast of schemes for the capital programme for 2025/26 to 2028/29;

(3)      note that schemes subject to external funding from Disabled Facilities Grants will only proceed once funding has been received.