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This report provides an update on Local Implementation Plan (LIP) funding arrangements for the three-year period 2025/26 – 2027/28 along with details on the programme of transport schemes and measures approved by Transport for London (TfL) to be implemented by the Council up to 31 March 2028.

Cabinet RESOLVED:

(1)        To note the LIP funding position and programme delivery arrangements for the three-year period 2025/26 – 2027/28.

(2)        To approve the LIP Delivery Plan for 2025/26 – 2027/28 and programme delivery arrangements detailed within the report and:

(a)        Give approval for to the Head of Healthy Streets & Parking to deliver this programme of schemes and initiatives using the allocated budgets and resources available.

(b)        Authorise the Head of Healthy Streets & Parking to undertake any necessary statutory and non-statutory consultations in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Realm & Enforcement, and to consider any objections or representations regarding the proposed schemes.

(c)         Delegate authority to the Head of Healthy Streets & Parking in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Realm and Enforcement, as appropriate, to make the decision on whether to deliver the proposed schemes following consideration of the objections and representations in the consultation process. If, in the opinion of the Head of Healthy Streets & Parking that significant objections are raised, they be authorised to refer such objections to Cabinet for further consideration on whether to deliver the proposed schemes.

(d)        Authorise the Head of Healthy Streets & Parking, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Realm and Enforcement, to amend scheme allocations where necessary (e.g. pending the outcome of detailed design and consultation) within the overall LIP budget, and in accordance with the Council’s financial regulations.

(e)        Authorise the Head of Healthy Streets & Parking to deliver schemes that receive any additional in-year grant funding as approved by Transport for London, or another funding body, or funded by the Council, subject to the outcome of consultation, and to brief the Cabinet Member for Public Realm and Enforcement, as appropriate

Eligible for call-in: Yes

Deadline for submission of call-in: 6pm on Tuesday 27 May 25

Councillor Krupa Sheth (Cabinet Member for Public Realm & Enforcement) introduced a report from the Corporate Director Neighbourhoods and Regeneration providing an update on Local Implementation Plan (LIP) funding arrangements for the three-year period 2025/26 – 2027/28 along with details on the programme of transport schemes and measures approved by Transport for London (TfL) to be implemented by the Council up to 31 March 2028.

In presenting the report, Cabinet were advised of the focus within the update on how the Council was working, in partnership with Transport for London (TfL), to deliver a programme of investment in transport schemes over the next three year period covered within the Local Implementation Plan (LIP) designed to meet the Council’s objective in seeking to ensure the borough was clean, green and safe for everyone.  As part of this approach, members were advised of the way in which the LIP Delivery Plan supported prioritisation in the delivery of public realm and enhancement of transport infrastructure initiatives with the Council having been allocated £1.5m in funding for 2025-26 and further funding for subsequent years to be confirmed in due course.  In terms of the additional funding allocated, this had been focussed around the delivery of initiatives to address congestion, air quality and road safety in a way that would also support the Council in meeting its existing commitments towards tackling the climate emergency and working to address wider health and social inequalities across the borough.

Members were advised that the process adopted towards the prioritisation of individual schemes included within the Delivery Plan had been based on an evidence-led data approach supported by stakeholder consultation and engagement to ensure those schemes being delivered were the ones that mattered most to residents and would have a long lasting impact that could be delivered at pace.  This included expansion of the Safer Corridors and Neighbourhoods programme, new bus lanes, additional cycling schemes and training opportunities along with more parking bays and hangars to keep the public realm safe and tidy with the proposals also linked to the development of wider objectives seeking to encourage more active modes of travel, reduce pressure on the boroughs roads, cut emissions, and make Brent a healthier place to live and work.

In welcoming the report and additional funding provision identified members commended the focus on investment impacting on green infrastructure and in encouraging more active modes of travel across the borough (including the cycling network) along with the associated benefits identified in relation to social value and road safety as well as ongoing provision of the Safer School Streets programme.

In recognising the positive impact arising from the measures prioritised within the LIP Delivery Plan in relation to transport and travel infrastructure alongside wider connectivity and social inclusion issues across the borough, Cabinet RESOLVED:

(1)        To note the LIP funding position and programme delivery arrangements for the three-year period 2025/26 – 2027/28.

(2)        To approve the LIP Delivery Plan for 2025/26 – 2027/28 and programme delivery arrangements detailed  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8