Councillor Nicholas Bennett J.P.
Email: nicholas@nicholasbennett.org.uk
Council: Bromley
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
74 meetings · Page 1 of 15
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.
General Purposes and Licensing Committee - Wednesday 12 November 2025 7.00 pm
The General Purposes and Licensing Committee of Bromley Council is scheduled to meet on 12 November 2025. The agenda includes the annual complaints report, the teacher pay policy, arrangements for the 2026 local council elections, and a draft member induction programme. Also on the agenda is the Code of Corporate Governance, appointment to the Rights of Way Sub-Committee, the work programme, and minutes from previous Licensing Sub-Committee meetings.
Licensing Sub-Committee - Wednesday 29 October 2025 10.00 am
The Licensing Sub-Committee of Bromley Council scheduled a meeting to discuss an application to licence premises for massage or other special treatments. Councillors Nicholas Bennett J.P., Portfolio Holder for Transport, Highways & Road Safety, Councillor Kira Gabbert, Chairman, Children, Education & Families PDS Committee, and Councillor Christine Harris, Vice-Chairman, Plans Sub-Committee No. 1, were listed as the attendees. The meeting was scheduled to take place at Bromley Civic Centre.
Decisions from Meetings
239 decisions · Page 31 of 48
COUNCIL TAX SUPPORT SCHEME FROM 2025/26
From: Executive - Wednesday 22 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 22, 2025
...to implement a Council Tax Support scheme from 2025/26 that restricts entitlement for working-age claimants to 50% of their Council Tax liability, simplifies the scheme, and recommends increasing the Discretionary Hardship Fund to £260k per annum.
Recommendations Approved
PART 2: APPROPRIATION FOR PLANNING PURPOSES IN RELATION TO PROPERTY AT BECKENHAM CAR PARK AND PROPERTY AT MANORFIELDS AND APPROVAL OF A TENDER FOR THE BECKENHAM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT REPORT
From: Executive - Wednesday 22 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 22, 2025
For Determination
WEST WICKHAM ENABLING WORKS PHASE 2
From: Executive - Wednesday 22 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 22, 2025
...to approve a £580,578.32 variation to the Development Management Agreement with Alliance Leisure Services for enabling works at West Wickham Leisure Centre.
For Determination
CONNECT TO WORK PROGRAMME
From: Executive - Wednesday 22 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 22, 2025
...to accept and spend a DWP grant estimated at £1.14m per annum over five years for the Connect to Work programme, including recruiting a lead officer and delegating grant funding allocation to the Director of Housing, Planning, and Regeneration.
For Determination
BROMLEY HOMES FOR BROMLEY RESIDENTS - ACQUISITION PROGRAMME
From: Executive - Wednesday 22 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 22, 2025
...to approve a £22.05m capital program, including accepting up to £10m in GLA acquisition funding, to acquire properties for Bromley residents, with delegated authority for property purchases, legal documentation, and procurement services, subject to Secretary of State direction regarding housing revenue account management.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 74
Average per Month: 3.2
Decisions Recorded: 239