Decision details

The Director of Resources & Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report updating Committee of progress on the Council’s approved 2024/25 capital programme for the period to the end of July 2024.

At the end of July 2024 £1,181,022 had been spent or committed. This was 14.9% of the approved overall capital programme budget for all Committees of £7,939,060.

A summary of progress on the sixty schemes in the capital programme at the end of July 2024 was as follows:

• Six schemes were fully complete
• Thirty schemes were on track and would be completed in-year
• Fourteen schemes had missed some key targets but were expected to be completed in-year 
• Seven schemes were unlikely be completed in-year
• Two schemes were unable to be started or were no longer required in-year.

Further details on the operational progress of each of these schemes was provided in the report.

In a reference from Health and Housing Committee, it was explained that approval was sought for virement of £4,630 between the Temporary Housing Scheme and the Clitheroe Affordable Housing Scheme. The virement would allow works to be completed on a property that had been used as emergency temporary accommodation but was now vacant, in preparation to handover as an affordable rental unit. Estimates for the works indicated a total cost of £13,000 which was greater than the available budget of £8,370.  Health and Housing Committee had approved the proposal to vire £4,630 of budget from the Temporary Housing Scheme (TEMPH) as it had been identified that the remaining costs under that scheme would leave an underspend.

It was raised at the meeting that a further reference from Community Committee sought approval to bring forward the capital budget for the replacement of the JCB Loadall from 2025-2026 to this financial year 2024-2025. The existing Loadall was in poor condition and cracks had been identified in the hydraulic lift during annual inspection. To repair the Loadall would take around six months, due to the nature of the repair and current workload of the supplier, and the costs were yet unknown. A budget of £135,000 was allocated in the 2025-2026 financial year to replace the existing Loadall therefore Community Committee supported the proposal that the budget be brought forward to 2024-2025 financial year, so a replacement may be purchased as soon as possible.

Councillor K Horkin entered the meeting during the report.

RESOLVED THAT COMMITTEE:

1. Approve the virement for £4,360 between the Temporary Housing Scheme and the Clitheroe Affordable Housing Scheme, as requested by Health and Housing Committee.

2. Approve that £135,000 be brought forward from the 2025/26 capital programme to the 2024/25 capital programme to enable the purchase of a replacement JCB Loadall, as requested by Community Committee.