The Director of Finance, Investments and Commercial approved the receipt of £100,000 from The Crown Estate to support the Working with Nature: The Severn Estuary project on 23/07/2026.

The Director of Operations, in consultation with Unitary Authority Directors, allocated £5,737,021 to Skills Bootcamps, approved the 26/27 delivery plan, and approved policy changes on 15/05/2026. This included allocating £4,700,000 for programme delivery and £1,037,021 for management costs.

The Director of Strategy approved the 2026/27 Visit West Implementation Plan and agreed a £550,000 grant allocation to Visit West on 09/06/2026.

The Head of Housing and Strategic Planning awarded a £74,970 contract to LDA Design for a strategic vision and delivery plan for the North Somerset Growth Gateway on 12/06/2026.

The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority Committee noted the Overview and Scrutiny Committee Annual Report 2025/26 on 05/06/2026.

The West of England Combined Authority Committee delegated authority to the Director of Place to approve the Full Business Case for the Distribution Hub, allocated £5m to create a Nature Recovery Fund, and noted the intended receipt of £868,500 for Local Remediation Acceleration Plans and £200k from Homes England on 05/06/2026. They also delegated authority to the Executive Director of Transport to enter into a grant funding agreement with First Bus and delegated oversight of ZTEC funding.

The CEO awarded a £6,764,379 contract to Network Rail for Henbury Station detailed design and further design work on the Henbury line upgrade on 26/05/2026.

The Mayor submitted a formal proposal to expand the West of England Combined Authority to incorporate North Somerset Council on 29/06/2026.

The Executive Director of Transport approved the Full Business Case for Bath City Centre Phase 2 and awarded £376,800 of CRSTS capital funding to Bath and North East Somerset Council on 26/06/2026.