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.

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Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday 20 November 2025 1.30 pm

The Health and Wellbeing Board of Bromley Council was scheduled to discuss winter preparedness, vaccinations, health protection, HIV, joint commissioning and community resuscitation at its meeting on 20 November 2025. The board was also scheduled to review its work programme and discuss matters arising from previous meetings.

November 20, 2025
Renewal, Recreation and Housing Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee ex-Officio

Renewal, Recreation and Housing Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 18 November 2025 7.00 pm

The Renewal, Recreation and Housing Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee were scheduled to meet to discuss budget monitoring, capital programme monitoring, housing delivery, the future of the library service, planning enforcement actions, and the council's contracts register. The meeting was also scheduled to include an update from Councillor Yvonne Bear, Portfolio Holder for Renewal, Recreation & Housing, and a review of the Housing, Planning and Regeneration Portfolio Plan.

November 18, 2025
Renewal, Recreation and Housing Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee ex-Officio

Special Meeting, Renewal, Recreation and Housing Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 15 October 2025 6.00 pm

The Renewal, Recreation and Housing Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Bellegrove Housing Development, focusing on the award of the construction contract. The committee agreed to support the recommendations outlined in the Bellegrove Housing Development - Award of Works Contract Part 1 Public Report, which included approving the award of the main construction contract and delegating authority to the Director of Housing, Planning, Property and Regeneration to handle grant funding and legal documentation. A portion of the meeting was closed to the public to discuss financial details related to the contract.

October 15, 2025
Executive Committee Member

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.

October 15, 2025
Bromley Economic Partnership Chairman

Bromley Economic Partnership - Tuesday 14 October 2025 4.00 pm

The Bromley Economic Partnership met on Tuesday 14 October 2025 to discuss the Bromley Accelerator Programme, the Local Plan, the Bromley Works/Connect to Work scheme, and to receive an update from the Economic Development Service. The meeting also included partner updates and a discussion of any other business.

October 14, 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