Yvonne Bear - Councillor for Bromley (St Mary Cray)

Councillor Yvonne Bear

Conservative St Mary Cray Portfolio Holder for Renewal, Recreation & Housing

Email: Yvonne.Bear@bromley.gov.uk

Council: Bromley

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Development Control Committee (Guest) Renewal, Recreation and Housing Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee (ex-Officio) Bromley Economic Partnership (Chairman) Executive (Committee Member) Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Chief Executive Annual Review Panel (Committee Member) Executive, Resources and Contracts Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee (ex-Officio)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

72 meetings · Page 1 of 15

Executive Committee Member

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.

December 12, 2025
Renewal, Recreation and Housing Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee ex-Officio

Special Meeting, Renewal, Recreation and Housing Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 11 December 2025 6.00 pm

The Renewal, Recreation and Housing Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss a proposal to submit the Chipperfield Road scheme to the Local Authority Housing Fund 4 programme (LAHF). The committee agreed to support the recommendations outlined in report HPR2025/058, which aims to deliver permanent measures to reduce the burdens and cost pressures of temporary accommodation. The proposals include building 123 affordable homes and a new gymnastics centre for the Bromley Valley Gymnastics Club (BVGC).

December 11, 2025
Council Committee Member

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.

December 08, 2025
Executive Committee Member

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.

November 26, 2025
Executive, Resources and Contracts Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee ex-Officio

Executive, Resources and Contracts Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 24 November 2025 7.00 pm

The Executive, Resources and Contracts Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Insurance Fund, treasury management, capital programme monitoring, a new payment management system, Biggin Hill Airport, Section 106 agreements[^1] and the corporate contract register. The committee supported recommendations for the Insurance Fund, treasury management, capital programme monitoring and the payment management system. They also noted the Biggin Hill Airport update, the Section 106 agreements update and the corporate contract register.

November 24, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSING FUND - ROUND 4

From: Special Meeting, Executive - Friday 12 December 2025 10.30 am - December 12, 2025

...to add the Chipperfield Road Site to the Capital Programme, approve the submission of the Chipperfield scheme to the Local Authority Housing Fund 4 programme, accept an estimated £27.633m in funding for the scheme, approve the addition of Chipperfield Road to the Capital Programme at a value of £71.417m, approve the submission and acceptance of other grants, approve procurement actions for a Multi-Disciplinary Design Team and the main Chipperfield Road Works contract, agree to public consultation and submission of a Planning Application, note the foregoing of an estimated Capital receipt of circa £5m, authorise the appropriation for planning purposes of the land surplus to operational need at the Chipperfield Road site, delegate authority to the Director of Corporate Services to sign and execute all legal documentation relating to the appropriation for Planning purposes, approve the cost of the planned appointment of two FTE Project Managers, and note that the scheme will be progressed subject to a Secretary of State Direction regarding the Housing Revenue Account.

Recommendations Approved

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

From: Special Meeting, Executive - Friday 12 December 2025 10.30 am - December 12, 2025

...to note the apology for absence from Cllr Will Rowlands.

Recommendations Approved

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

From: Special Meeting, Executive - Friday 12 December 2025 10.30 am - December 12, 2025

...to approve the recommendations, noting that there were no declarations of interest.

Recommendations Approved

COUNCIL TAX SUPPORT/REDUCTION SCHEME

From: Executive - Wednesday 26 November 2025 7.00 pm - November 26, 2025

...to maintain the existing Council Tax Support Scheme in 2026/27 and recommend it to the Council.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 72

Average per Month: 3.1

Decisions Recorded: 246