New Capital Project Approval Request

Directorate:

City Services

Unit:

Transport

Project Title:

Brighton Surface Water Management

Total Project Cost (All Years) £:

£300,000

Purpose, Benefits & Risks:

The Local Flood Risk management team have been successful in an application to the Environment Agency (EA) for £0.300m worth of grant funding to cover a feasibility study into Citywide Surface Water management systems. After a Procurement exercise the work has been awarded to Haskoning DHV UK Ltd and a £0.270m purchase order has been raised on the Flood Risk revenue code. The Review will make up part of applications to Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the EA for further funding to build new assets to manage surface water in the city, and £0.030m surplus funding from the original £0.300m will be used to support that.

Capital Expenditure Profile (£’000):

Funding Source (see guidance below)

2024/25

2025/26

2026/27

2027/28

2028/29

Total All Years

Environment Agency – Flood & Coastal Risk Management grant

75

225

300

Total Estimated Costs & Fees

75

225

300

Financial Implications:

There will be further applications for spending and funding for this so there is a requirement for this to be on the capital programme. The funding will come from a combination of DEFRA and EA applications, however it is all work for the same assets. Therefore the request is for one Capital project code to cover this, which will be updated as and when new funding is made available

The first £0.300m is the Flood and Coastal Risk Management Capital Grant, it will be paid over in instalments, of £0.075m every 3 months, the expenditure on the PO should mirror the payments which creates the spend profile above.

­New Capital Project Approval Request

Directorate:

City Services

Unit:

Property & Design

Project Title:

PSDS – Peter Gladwin Primary School – Decarbonisation

Total Project Cost (All Years) £:

£386,352.00

Purpose, Benefits & Risks:

Match funding received from Salix Finance for the decarbonisation of the heating system at Peter Gladwin Primary School. The funding bid encompassed the installation of air source heat pumps, hot water cylinder, emitters, distribution pipework along with the replacement of fluorescent lighting with LED equivalent. This project was prioritized due to recurring failures in the heaters, which raised health and safety concerns regarding the consistent delivery of heating, as well as hot and cold water. Since their renewal was necessary, we opted for a decarbonized heating solution rather than a like-for-like replacement. The alternative would have limited opportunities for future upgrades for the next 20 years.

Capital Expenditure Profile (£’000):

Funding Source (see guidance below)

2024/25

2025/26

2026/27

2027/28

2028/29

Total All Years

Grant - 2024/25 Education Capital Maintenance

266

266

Contribution - Salix Finance (2025-26)

120

120

Total Estimated Costs & Fees

386

386

Financial Implications:

The cost will be covered by a government-provided education capital grant and contributions from Salix Finance. Future expenses will remain consistent with current system maintenance costs, funded through school contributions via the Service to Schools agreement. There will be no revenue implications, as repairs—up to a certain amount—will be managed by the school.