Councillor Colin Smith
Email: Colin.Smith@bromley.gov.uk
Council: Bromley
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
57 meetings · Page 1 of 12
Special Meeting, Executive - Friday 12 December 2025 10.30 am
The Bromley Council Executive met to discuss and approve a proposal to utilise £27.633m of funding from the Local Authority Housing Fund 4 (LAHF4) for the Chipperfield Road development. The council agreed to add the Chipperfield Road Site to the Capital Programme, submit the Chipperfield scheme to the LAHF4 programme, and proceed with various procurement actions, including the appointment of a Multi-Disciplinary Design Team. The Executive also authorised a public consultation on the designs and submission of a planning application.
Council - Monday 8 December 2025 7.00 pm
The Bromley Council meeting on 8 December 2025 was scheduled to cover a range of topics, including the Council Tax Support Scheme, treasury management performance, corporate governance, committee appointments and motions. There was also an opportunity for councillors and members of the public to ask questions.
Executive - Wednesday 26 November 2025 7.00 pm
At a meeting of the Bromley Council Executive, councillors agreed to maintain the existing Council Tax Support Scheme for 2026/27, noted a projected net overspend on services of £16.672m, and approved a five-year extension to the Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) Library Service Contract. They also authorised the appropriation of land at Castlecombe Youth Centre Car Park for housing and agreed on a procurement strategy for education capital works.
Executive - Wednesday 15 October 2025 7.00 pm
The Bromley Council Executive met to discuss contract awards and service provisions, including approving contracts for the Bellegrove Housing Development and facilities management at the Churchill Court [^1] Civic Centre. The council also agreed in principle to extend the contract for parks management and grounds maintenance services with idverde, and approved the procurement of a new parking contract in collaboration with the London Borough of Bexley.
Decisions from Meetings
230 decisions · Page 14 of 46
TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION ACQUISITION PROGRAMME
From: Executive - Wednesday 25 June 2025 7.00 pm - June 25, 2025
...to address the rising costs and demand for temporary accommodation, a leasehold model for acquiring up to 300 units was approved, a dedicated programme board was created, authority was delegated to the Director of Housing, Planning, Property and Regeneration for acquisitions with demonstrable financial benefits, and £1 million was allocated for transaction costs.
For Determination
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
From: Executive - Wednesday 25 June 2025 7.00 pm - June 25, 2025
...to approve the declarations of interest made by Councillors Bennett and Lymer.
Recommendations Approved
REPLACEMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING CONTROL CASE MANAGEMENT IT SYSTEMS
From: Executive - Wednesday 25 June 2025 7.00 pm - June 25, 2025
...to draw down an additional £630,050 from the Council's Technology Fund to cover increased costs associated with the replacement of Planning and Building Control case management IT systems.
For Determination
Summary
Meetings Attended: 57
Average per Month: 2.5
Decisions Recorded: 230