Decision details

The Director of Resources and Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report asking Committee to consider the future capital programme for this Committee, covering the period 2025/26 to 2026/30.

For this Committee there were originally nine schemes approved for the financial years 2025/26 to 2028/29, totalling £1,822,000.

It was noted that the Disabled Facilities Grants scheme is fully funded by Central Government each year. The 2025/26 to 2028/29 Disabled Facilities Grants budgets had been set at indicative amounts which were equal to the current year’s funding from Central Government. Should the Central Government funding in any year be higher or lower than budgeted for, then the scheme budget will be adjusted accordingly.

Two new capital bids had been submitted for 2028/29 for Committee to consider, which totalled £443,000.  It was noted that £393,000 of this increase relates to the Disabled Facilities Grants scheme bids, which are expected to be fully funded by Central Government each year. Therefore, the net increase requiring funding for these bids, after this government funding, is £50,000.

The Chairman proposed an amendment to the recommendation, to include additional schemes to the capital programmes, namely:

-        A sum of £1million to provide further improvements to Clitheroe market.

-        A sum of £1million to be allocated to provide for additional affordable housing in the Ribble Valley.

-        Encourage the maximum usage of all available funds for Disabled Facilities Grants.

It was further proposed that the spending on all the approved schemes for the period 2025/26 to 2029/30 should take place between 2025/26 – 2027/28.

The proposals were seconded by Councillor T Austin.

Members debated the proposal and Councillor M Graveston was granted permission to speak on the item. 

A vote was taken on this as the substantive motion, and it was

RESOLVED THAT COMMITTEE:

1.     Approve the future capital programme for this Committee’s services for onward recommendation to Policy and Finance Committee for the period 2025/26 to 2029/30, based on the proposals included in the report, along with the addition of the following proposals:

-        A bid of £1million to be submitted to Policy & Finance Committee to provide further improvements to Clitheroe market

-        A bid of £1million to be submitted to Policy & Finance Committee for additional affordable housing in the Ribble Valley.

2.     Approve the spending on all approved funds and the Landlord Tenant Grants for the period 25/26 to 29/30 between 25/26 and 27/28, and encourage the maximum usage of all available funds for Disabled Facilities Grants within the same time frame.