Approval of CRSTS funding draw down to support delivery of MetroWest Phase 2
August 7, 2026 Executive Director of Transport (Officer) 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 Executive Director of Transport approved the draw down of £30.43m of CRSTS capital funding and £1.2m of CRSTS revenue funding for MetroWest Phase 2, and reprofiled Investment Fund capital spend. The Chief Executive Officer approved the reprofiling of Economic Development Funding into future financial years.
Full council record
Decision
That the Executive Director of Transport:
1) Approves the draw down of the remaining £30.43m of allocated City Regions Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) capital funding to the MetroWest Phase 2 programme and reprofile the spend as shown below:
Pre 2025
2025/2026
2026/2027
2027/2028
2028/2029
Total
CRSTS Capital
CRSTS Capital
CRSTS Capital
CRSTS Capital
CRSTS Capital
CRSTS Capital
Current
£0
£4,500,000
£0
£30,073,308
£356,692
£34,930,000
Proposed
£0
£14,776,794
£20,153,206
£0
£0
£34,930,000
2) Approve the draw down of the programme’s full allocation of £1.2m of CRSTS Capacity and Capability revenue funding, to enable an operational agreement to be signed with Great Western Railway.
3) To reprofile allocated Investment Fund capital spend as shown below:
Pre 2025
2025/2026
2026/2027
2027/2028
2028/2029
Total
IF Capital
IF Capital
IF Capital
IF Capital
IF Capital
IF Capital
Current
£5,825,000
£0
£3,417,000
£662,000
£0
£9,904,000
Proposed
£4,596,895
£0
£0
£5,307,105
£0
£9,904,000
That the Chief Executive Officer:
4) Approves the reprofile of allocated Economic Development Funding (EDF) into future financial years as shown below:
Current profile:
Pre 2025
2025/2026
2026/2027
2027/2028
2028/2029
Total
EDF
EDF
EDF
EDF
EDF
EDF
BCC
3,162,000
£6,032,000
£0
£0
£0
£9,194,000
SGC
£11,857,000
£22,620,000
£0
£0
£0
£34,477,000
NSC
£686,000
£1,309,000
£0
£0
£0
£1,995,000
Revised profile:
Pre 2025
2025/2026
2026/2027
2027/2028
2028/2029
Total
EDF
EDF
EDF
EDF
EDF
EDF
BCC
3,162,000
0
£1,699,513
£3,553,494
£778,993
£9,194,000
SGC
£7,203,517
0
£6,373,452
£13,457,788
£7,442,243
£34,477,000
NSC
£686,000
0
£368,776
£813,150
£127,073
£1,995,000
Supporting Documents
Details
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 7 Aug 2026 |