Capital Investment Programme – 2025/26 to 2029/30                                                                                                                      Appendix 5

The full Capital Strategy which outlines the council’s investment priorities and principles will be published within the final Budget Report papers to Cabinet for their meeting of 13 February 2025. Further detail regarding the Council’s capital investment priorities is available in the Medium Term Financial Strategy (Appendix 4).

The below tables outline the 5-year Capital Investment Programme for 2025/26 to 2029/30.

All approved projects over the 5-year period have already been presented to and approved by Cabinet. All unapproved items (including rolling investment programmes) will be presented to Cabinet for approval once details are confirmed and business cases finalised.

 

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Capital Investment Programme

2025/26

2026/27

2027/28

2028/29

2029/30

 

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approved Schemes

 

 

 

 

 

Families, Children & Wellbeing

10,262

1,419

-

-

-

City Operations

55,328

14,345

6,810

5,123

2,540

Homes & Adult Social Care - HRA

45,275

-

-

-

-

Homes & Adult Social Care

6,898

500

500

500

500

Corporate Support Functions

14,968

532

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identified Schemes Not Yet approved

 

 

 

 

 

Families, Children & Wellbeing

4,700

4,650

4,600

4,600

4,600

City Operations

33,442

23,610

9,924

12,487

6,550

Homes & Adult Social Care - HRA

65,823

169,075

88,287

56,749

54,731

Homes & Adult Social Care

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

Corporate Support Functions

8,750

8,750

6,750

6,750

3,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

246,946

224,381

118,371

87,709

74,171

Funded by:

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowing

129,703

164,858

77,727

49,700

41,286

Government Grants (non ringfenced)

18,446

13,731

8,900

8,900

8,900

Government Grants (ringfenced)

52,816

9,074

2,530

2,282

2,180

External Contributions

1,358

3,270

2,050

467

-

Capital Receipts

25,768

15,170

8,550

7,404

2,500

Capital Reserves

222

-

-

-

-

Specific Reserves

1,560

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

Direct Revenue Funding

625

500

500

500

500

Revenue contribution to capital (HRA self financing)

16,449

16,778

17,114

17,456

17,805

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Funding

246,946

224,381

118,371

87,709

74,171

 

 

Year 1 Budget

Year 2 Budget

Year 3 Budget

Year 4 Budget

Year 5 Budget

Families, Children & Wellbeing

2025/26

2026/27

2027/28

2028/29

2029/30

 

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approved Schemes

 

 

 

 

 

Brighton Youth Centre

495

-

-

-

-

New Pupil Places (Basic Need)

6,375

-

-

-

-

Universal Free School Meals

192

-

-

-

-

High Needs Provision Capital

3,000

1,419

-

-

-

Childcare Expansion Capital Grant

200

-

-

-

-

Identified Schemes Not Yet approved

 

 

 

 

 

Education Capital Maintenance Grant

3,700

3,650

3,600

3,600

3,600

Devolved Formula Capital Grant

500

500

500

500

500

Structural Maintenance Contribution

500

500

500

500

500

Total Families, Children & Wellbeing

14,962

6,069

4,600

4,600

4,600

 

 

Year 1 Budget

Year 2 Budget

Year 3 Budget

Year 4 Budget

Year 5 Budget

City Operations

2025/26

2026/27

2027/28

2028/29

2029/30

 

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approved Schemes

 

 

 

 

 

Redevelopment of King Alfred Swimming Pool

52

-

-

-

-

Madeira Terraces Regeneration - Project Support

9,650

492

-

-

-

Madeira Terraces Crowd Funding Contribution

460

-

-

-

-

Madeira Terraces Bequest Funding

-

30

-

-

-

King Alfred Leisure Centre Regeneration Project

2,423

-

-

-

-

Public Conveniences

905

-

-

-

-

On-Street and Communal Bin Infrastructure

500

250

250

-

-

Hollingdean Depot Office Accommodation

2,188

-

-

-

-

NZF - Improving WEEE recycling

9

-

-

-

-

NZF - Improving the Communal Bin System

588

-

-

-

-

Weekly Food Waste Collections Capital Grant

2,444

-

-

-

-

Procurement of Vehicles

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

Integrated Transport Schemes (LTP)

300

-

-

-

-

Bridge Strengthening and Assessment

781

781

-

-

-

Street Lighting Maintenance (LTP)

900

-

-

-

-

Major Projects (LTP)

39

-

-

-

-

Valley Gardens Phase 3 (LTP)

7,544

2,557

-

-

-

Hove Station Footbridge

500

-

-

-

-

Covered Cycle Racks

55

-

-

-

-

Safer Streets Fund Streetlighting

18

-

-

-

-

Seafront Heritage Lighting Renewal Programme

591

-

-

-

-

Active Emergency Travel Fund - Tranche 3

1,000

-

-

-

-

Bus Service Improvement Scheme

3,220

-

-

-

-

NZF - Determining Emission Category Citywide Vehicle Fleet

30

30

-

-

-

Active Emergency Travel Fund - Tranche 4

3,064

-

-

-

-

Safer Road Fund Round 3 - A2010 Brighton

300

-

-

-

-

Elm Grove / Queens Park Road

400

-

-

-

-

Zebra 2 - Zero Emissions Buses

3,448

-

-

-

-

Traffic Signal Obsolescence Grant

59

-

-

-

-

CCTV Expansion & Upgrade

150

150

150

-

-

Middle Street SuDs in Schools

330

-

-

-

-

Downland Initiative Programme

10

-

-

-

-

Pavilion and Mess Room Refurbishment Programme

110

109

950

1,400

-

Stanmer Pond Restoration & Access Improvement

-

76

-

-

-

Parks and Open Spaces Investment

1,050

650

1,420

-

-

NZF - Electrical Infrastructure at City Parks Fleet

92

-

-

-

-

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery Works

1,023

-

-

-

-

Royal Pavilion Estate Development (Phase 2 Gardens)

1,255

3,700

500

183

-

Seafront Railings Upgrade

170

-

-

-

-

Prince Regent Capital Works

600

-

-

-

-

Withdean Sports Complex Swimming Pool

100

-

-

-

-

Moulsecoomb Community Leisure Centre 3G Pitch

750

-

-

-

-

Stanley Deason Leisure Centre – All Weather Pitch

450

-

-

-

-

Brighton Centre Essential Maintenance

1,000

1,000

-

-

-

IT&D FIT Programme

400

100

-

-

-

IT Equipment for Members

40

40

40

40

40

Laptop Refresh 2023-25

1,000

250

-

-

-

IT&D Data Program

100

-

-

-

-

IT&D Projects

400

250

-

-

-

Customer Digital

2,330

1,380

1,000

1,000

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identified Schemes Not Yet approved

 

 

 

 

 

New England House - City Deal

9,618

-

-

-

-

Strategic Investment Fund

250

250

250

250

250

Local Transport Plan - Capital Grant

4,500

4,500

4,500

4,500

4,500

Pothole Action Fund - Capital Grant

500

500

500

500

500

Incentive Funding - Highways Capital Grant

300

300

300

300

300

Enhanced LTP grant

1,300

-

-

-

-

Marina to River Adur Coast Protection Works

10,400

8,000

-

-

-

A27 Junction Improvements

3,515

2,800

3,374

5,937

-

Royal Pavilion Estate Development (Phase 3 Museum)

-

4,000

-

-

-

Withdean Sports Complex Swimming Pool (Unapproved)

2,349

3,000

-

-

-

Local Area Network Hardware Refresh

450

-

-

-

-

IT&D Data Programme

260

260

-

-

-

IT&D Fund

-

-

1,000

1,000

1,000

Total City Operations

88,770

37,955

16,734

17,610

9,090

 

 

Year 1 Budget

Year 2 Budget

Year 3 Budget

Year 4 Budget

Year 5 Budget

Homes & Adult Social Care - HRA

2025/26

2026/27

2027/28

2028/29

2029/30

 

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approved Schemes

 

 

 

 

 

Feasibility & Design - Housing Investment

(27)

-

-

-

-

Windlesham Close

2,715

-

-

-

-

Doors

962

-

-

-

-

Solar PV City Wide

(800)

-

-

-

-

Fire Safety

1,500

-

-

-

-

New Build Refurbishment (Converting Spaces in Existing Buildings)

392

-

-

-

-

Structural Repairs

13,604

-

-

-

-

External Decorations & Repairs

250

-

-

-

-

House Purchase Scheme

3,129

-

-

-

-

Housing Joint Venture Purchase

(1,818)

-

-

-

-

Extended Home Purchase Scheme

2,179

-

-

-

-

Palace Place Redevelopment

2,119

-

-

-

-

Frederick Street

80

-

-

-

-

Rotherfield Crescent

963

-

-

-

-

Eastergate Road

5,886

-

-

-

-

Kubic Apartments

35

-

-

-

-

EICR Compliance Programme

(1,521)

-

-

-

-

Hollingbury Library

2,988

-

-

-

-

Portslade Village Centre

12,639

-

-

-

-

Identified Schemes Not Yet approved

 

 

 

 

 

HRA Capital Investment Programme 2025-26

65,823

-

-

-

-

HRA Capital Investment Programme 2026-27

-

169,075

-

-

-

HRA Capital Investment Programme 2027-28

-

-

88,287

-

-

HRA Capital Investment Programme 2028-29

-

-

-

56,749

-

HRA Capital Investment Programme 2029-30

-

-

-

-

54,731

Total Homes & Adult Social Care - HRA

111,098

169,075

88,287

56,749

54,731

 

 

Year 1 Budget

Year 2 Budget

Year 3 Budget

Year 4 Budget

Year 5 Budget

Homes & Adult Social Care

2025/26

2026/27

2027/28

2028/29

2029/30

 

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approved Schemes

 

 

 

 

 

Knoll House Building Works

5,776

-

-

-

-

LDV On-Going Costs - Community Homes (B&HSCH)

500

500

500

500

500

Travellers Site Fund

502

-

-

-

-

Housing IT Strategy

120

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identified Schemes Not Yet approved

 

 

 

 

 

Better Care Funding - Capital Grant

500

500

500

500

500

Disabled Facilities Grant (Better Care Funding) - Capital Grant

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

Total Homes & Adult Social Care - GF

8,398

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

 

 

Year 1 Budget

Year 2 Budget

Year 3 Budget

Year 4 Budget

Year 5 Budget

Corporate Support Functions

2025/26

2026/27

2027/28

2028/29

2029/30

 

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approved Schemes

 

 

 

 

 

Statutory DDA Access Works Fund

35

-

-

-

-

Corporate Fire Risk Assessments

70

-

-

-

-

Legionella Works

25

-

-

-

-

Madeira Terrace Structural Repairs

75

-

-

-

-

Solar Panels Corporate Buildings

358

-

-

-

-

Cemeteries Structural Works

65

-

-

-

-

Workstyles Phase 4

416

-

-

-

-

Building Security

13

-

-

-

-

Moulsecoomb Hub and Housing – Workstyles 4

11,313

-

-

-

-

NZP - Schools Energy Efficiency Reinvestment fund

325

-

-

-

-

NZP - Water Efficiency Fund

20

-

-

-

-

NZP - Carbon Reduction Measures to Operational Buildings

1,500

532

-

-

-

Hove Town Hall PMB

189

-

-

-

-

Imperial Arcade PMB

39

-

-

-

-

Mile Oak Community Centre PMB

120

-

-

-

-

Historic Madeira Lift PMB

50

-

-

-

-

Corporate Landlord Essential works

150

-

-

-

-

Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) System

50

-

-

-

-

Access Improvements to Corporate Buildings

155

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identified Schemes Not Yet approved

 

 

 

 

 

Managing Staff Changes (Restructure / Redundancy)

1,250

1,250

500

500

-

Modernisation Enablers

1,150

1,150

1,000

1,000

-

Invest to Save (4-year plans)

2,600

2,600

1,500

1,500

-

Asset Management Fund

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

Planned Maintenance of operational buildings

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

Planned Maintenance - Social Services Buildings

500

500

500

500

500

Commercial Asset Investment Fund (CAIF)

750

750

750

750

750

 

 

-

-

-

 

Total Corporate Support Functions

23,718

9,282

6,750

6,750

3,750