Capital Outturn 2025/26
July 17, 2026 City Mayor (Individual Decision) (Cabinet member) Approved View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
The City Mayor approved the carry-forward of £28m for schemes with slipped spend and £2.5m of unspent provisions into 2026/27. The City Mayor also approved £595k for laptops, £250k for Record Office maintenance, £541k for Corporate Estate work, and £224k for Council Housing Insulation.
The Assistant City Mayor for Environment and Transport approved the implementation of a 20mph Zone in the Herrick Primary School Area and the advertisement of the associated Speed Limit Order and traffic calming measures. The Assistant City Mayor for Environment and Transport approved the implementation of a 20mph Zone in the Mellor Area and the advertisement of the associated Speed Limit Order.
The City Mayor approved the freehold disposal of 52-58 Oxford Street to National Grid Electricity Distribution for £2m. The City Barrister and Head of Standards will prepare and execute all necessary documentation, and the Director of Estates and Building Services Division will agree the detailed terms.
Full council record
Decision
To approve:
The carry-forward of resources into 2026/27 for schemes where spend has slipped (£28m).
The provisions that remain unspent as shown at Appendix C and approve these to be carried forward (£2.5m).
That across a number of schemes, £540k has been saved following completion of schemes below budget, of this, £185k will go back to corporate resources and will be available for future capital programmes.
To approve the following additions to the programme:
- £595k for the purchase of laptops, to be funded from the cost of technology reserve, see Appendix A, CRS, para 2.1.
- £250k for essential building maintenance at the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland (ROLLR), financed by prudential borrowing, see Appendix A, TCII, para 2.1.
- £541k to the Corporate Estate work programme, to be financed from earmarked reserves set aside to support capital maintenance and reinvestment in the Haymarket Shopping Centre, see Appendix B, para 3.14.
- £224k to the Council Housing Insulation work programme, financed from HRA reserves, see Appendix B, para 3.24.
Reasons for the decision
The City Mayor and Overview Select Committee receive a report on the forecast capital budget position regularly throughout the year, as well as this outturn report at the end of the year. Recommendations arising from this are often included within the report.
Supporting Documents
Details
| Reference | Call-ins0 |
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Effective from | 25 Jul 2026 |
| Lead officer | Amy Oliver |
| Subject to call-in | Yes |