That approval be given to the 2026/27 Highways Capital Programme set out in Appendix A of the report, to enable delivery of the approved schemes during the 2026/27 financial year.
That the funding position for 2026/27, including the use of external grant funding and Council borrowing as set out paragraph 3.2 and in detail in Appendix B be noted.
That authority be delegated to Service Director for Highways and Streetscene, in consultation with the Service Director for Legal, Governance and Commissioning and the Director of Finance to negotiate, agree, and enter into the terms of any applicable funding agreements (and associated documentation) and any other contract and ancillary matters to enable individual projects and schemes to proceed.
That authority be delegated to the Service Director for Highways and Streetscene, in consultation with the Director of Finance, to make minor amendments to the approved programme during the financial year.
It be noted that minor amendments are defined as:
· Changes to individual scheme scope, cost or timing not exceeding £250,000 or 10% of the scheme value (whichever is lower); and
· Substitutions between schemes within the overall approved programme budget.