Kate Lymer - Councillor for Bromley (Bickley & Sundridge)

Councillor Kate Lymer

Conservative Bickley & Sundridge Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Children, Education and Families

Email: Kate.Lymer@bromley.gov.uk

Council: Bromley

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Development Control Committee (Committee Member) Executive (Vice-Chairman, Vice-Chair, in the Chair) Plans Sub-Committee No. 1 Children, Education and Families Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee (ex-Officio) Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Adult Care and Health Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee Executive, Resources and Contracts Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee (ex-Officio) Chief Executive Annual Review Panel (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

64 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Executive Vice-Chairman

Special Meeting, Executive - Friday 12 December 2025 10.30 am

The Bromley Council Executive is scheduled to meet to discuss a proposal to use £27.6m of funding from the Local Authority Housing Fund 4 (LAHF4) grant programme to support permanent measures to reduce the cost pressures of temporary accommodation. The meeting will also cover the addition of the Chipperfield Road Site to the Capital Programme, and the submission of the Chipperfield scheme to the Local Authority Housing Fund 4 programme.

December 12, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Monday 8 December 2025 7.00 pm

The Council of the London Borough of Bromley is scheduled to meet to discuss the Council Tax Support Scheme, treasury management performance, and the code of corporate governance. They will also consider committee appointments and motions, as well as address questions from the public and council members. The meeting will begin with prayers.

December 08, 2025
Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education Committee Member

to 3rd November 2025, Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education - Wednesday 3 December 2025 6.00 pm

December 03, 2025
Development Control Committee Committee Member

Development Control Committee - Thursday 27 November 2025 7.30 pm

The Bromley Council Development Control Committee met on 27 November 2025, and approved the recommendation to grant planning permission for the redevelopment of the West Wickham Leisure Centre subject to a legal agreement. The committee also noted updates on planning appeals, councillor planning application call-ins, planning enforcement actions, and HPR planning KPIs[^2].

November 27, 2025
Executive Vice-Chair, in the Chair

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

Decisions from Meetings

266 decisions · Page 36 of 54

BROMLEY NORTH HOUSING PROJECT UPDATE AND AWARD OF WORKS CONTRACT

From: Executive - Wednesday 22 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 22, 2025

...to approve a £6.2m supplementary capital estimate for the Bromley North Housing Project, revise the scheme's financing, note further recommendations regarding the works contract award, approve a tenure change for Block 02 to affordable housing, and note that the scheme's progression is subject to a Secretary of State Direction regarding the Housing Revenue Account.

For Determination

HOMES FOR UKRAINE

From: Executive - Wednesday 22 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 22, 2025

...to note the contents of the report regarding current activities under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

Recommendations Approved

TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS HELD ON 27 NOVEMBER 2024 AND 9 DECEMBER 2024

From: Executive - Wednesday 22 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 22, 2025

...to confirm the minutes of the meetings held on 27 November 2024 and 9 December 2024.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 64

Average per Month: 2.8

Decisions Recorded: 266