Royal Victoria Docks Bridge - Executive Response

September 16, 2025 Cabinet (Cabinet collective) Key decision Approved View on council website

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Summary

...to note the Overview & Scrutiny Committee's recommendations regarding the Royal Victoria Docks Bridge, acknowledge the Executive's response, and revoke the prior decision from June 4th, 2024, with a new financial allocation recommendation for the bridge to be presented at the same meeting.

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Purpose

This paper sets out the Executives response to
Overview & Scrutiny Committee’s call-in of the Cabinet
decision on 24th of July 2024 relating to the Royal Victoria Docks
Bridge.
 
It responds to Oveview & Scrutiny comments. A subsequent paper
at the same Cabinet report will then make new recommendations
regarding the Royal Victoria Docks Bridge

Decision

For the reasons set out in this report and its
appendices, Cabinet RESOLVED to Agree:
 
 
i) 
To Note the recommendations referred for reconsideration from
Overview & Scrutiny Committee’s call-in of the Cabinet
decision on 24th of July 2024 relating to the Royal Victoria Docks
Bridge; 
 
ii) 
To Note the Executive’s Response to the recommendations made
by Overview and Scrutiny as set out in this report;
 
iii) 
That following revoking of the decision made at Cabinet on the 4th
of June 2024, the mayor and Cabinet will then be recommended to
approve an alternative financial allocation towards the costs of
the RVDB in a separate agenda item at the September 2025 Cabinet
meeting. 
 
Alternatives
considered
 
Not applicable

Related Meeting

Cabinet - Tuesday 16th September 2025 10.30 a.m. on September 16, 2025

Supporting Documents

without tracked comments - RVD Bridge_Executive Response to Scrutiny 160925_FINAL.pdf
Appendix 1_Royal Victoria Docks Bridge CAbinet Report 4th June 2024.pdf
Appendix 2_OSC RESOLUTIONS NOTICE 24 JULY 2024 260724 1000.pdf

Details

OutcomeDecision approved
Decision date16 Sep 2025