Decision details

Four Year Capital Programme 2026-30 and Capital Strategy 2026/27

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report sets out the Council's 4 year capital programme and requests approval for setting the budget and any variations to the capital programme.

Decision:

  1. To approve the four-year General Fund Capital Programme budget of £135.5m for the period 2026/27-2029/30 detailed in Appendix 1.

 

2.    To approve rolling programmes included within this four-year Strategy. These are perennial capital investments required across the Borough to keep items of public infrastructure in good working condition.

 

Programme

4-Year Budget £m

Corporate Planned Maintenance

12.4

Footways and Carriageways

7.5

Column Replacement

1.4

Total

21.3

 

3.    To delegate approval of the detailed programmes for use of the rolling programmes, in recommendation 2, to the relevant SLT Director in consultation with the Executive Director, Finance and Corporate Services and the relevant Lead Cabinet Member.

 

  1. To approve the four-year Housing (HRA) Capital Programme of £318.8m for the period 2026/27-2029/30 as set out in Appendix 1.

 

  1. To approve the Capital Strategy 2026/27, as set out in the report.

 

  1. To approve the annual Minimum Revenue Provision policy statement for 2026/27.

 

Report author: Andre Mark

Publication date: 10/02/2026

Date of decision: 09/02/2026

Decided at meeting: 09/02/2026 - Cabinet

Effective from: 14/02/2026

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