Decision details

Capital Reserves for Drainage Infrastructure

Decision Maker: Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Highway Construction and Repair

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Request for release of Further Capital Drainage Funding

Decisions:

The Chair introduced the item to the meeting.

 

The Chair reiterated the commitment made by the Council in the Budget for gully repairs and noted that all gullies had been cleansed in the previous year. It would significantly improve drainage, particularly in the winter months given the periods of flooding over the last 12 months.

 

The Chair thanked officers for their work and agreed to the recommendations in the report.

 

RESOLVED to:

 

a)    Approve the release of £1.7 million to the capital drainage Cat 467 budget in 26/27, and £2.3 million in 27/28 to enable the alignment of resources within the Annual Plan and Contractors Plan for those years against the allocated budget

 

 

Report author: Daren Mizen

Publication date: 16/07/2026

Date of decision: 16/07/2026

Decided at meeting: 16/07/2026 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Highway Construction and Repair

Effective from: 22/07/2026

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