Bromley Council has re-phased £8.6 million in capital projects to future financial years, following a review of its capital programme. The decision was made public during the Executive, Resources and Contracts Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee meeting on 15 September 2025.
The re-phasing, part of the first quarter monitoring exercise, reflects revised estimates of when expenditure is likely to be incurred. According to the Capital Programme Monitoring - Quarter 1 2025/26 report, a total of £8,581,000 has been moved from the 2025/26 budget into future years. Further details on the progress of these schemes can be found in Appendix B of the report.
Completed or no longer required schemes have also been removed from the capital programme, resulting in a £1,416,000 reduction. This was determined as part of the first quarter monitoring exercise. These schemes include:
- RAAC Survey and Works (£1,403,000)
- Western Gateway Scheme (£7,000)
- Dilapidations and charges (£6,000)
The RAAC (Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) Survey and Works scheme was removed because the review identified it as complete or no longer required.
The Western Gateway Scheme was also removed from the capital program as part of this review.
Conversely, overspends totaling £17,000 were identified on existing schemes:
- Oracle HR Payroll Software (£14,000)
- OPR Churchill Theatre (£3,000)
The Capital Programme Monitoring - Quarter 1 2025/26 report mentions these overspends, stating that they are being reprofiled into 2025/26 for mitigation from future year/s budgets.
The Portfolio Holder was asked to note and acknowledge the current position in respect of capital schemes.