Issue - meetings
Capital Reserves for Drainage Infrastructure
Meeting: 16/07/2026 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Highway Construction and Repair (Item 9)
9 Capital Reserves for Drainage Infrastructure 
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Cabinet
Member: Highways Construction and Repair
Forward
Plan Ref: 2026/164
Key
Decision
Contact:
Daron
Mizen, Operational Manager – Highway Schemes (Daron.Mizen@oxfordshire.gov.uk)
Report by Director of Environment and Highways (CMDHCR5).
A request for the release of further Capital Drainage
funding.
The Cabinet Member is
RECOMMENDED 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
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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