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)

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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 Bromley Council meeting on 8 December 2025 was scheduled to cover a range of topics, including the Council Tax Support Scheme, treasury management performance, corporate governance, committee appointments and motions. There was also an opportunity for councillors and members of the public to ask questions.

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 38 of 54

PART 1: BECKENHAM PUBLIC HALLS, BROMLEY ROAD, BECKENHAM BR3 5JE - FREEHOLD DISPOSAL

From: Special Meeting, Executive - Monday 9 December 2024 5.00 pm - December 09, 2024

...to authorize the acceptance of Offer C for the freehold disposal of Beckenham Public Halls, delegate authority to finalize the sale terms, serve a break notice to terminate the lease with MyTime Active, and authorize legal agreements related to the disposal.

Recommendations Approved

PART 2: BECKENHAM PUBLIC HALLS, BROMLEY ROAD, BECKENHAM BR3 5JE - FREEHOLD DISPOSAL

From: Special Meeting, Executive - Monday 9 December 2024 5.00 pm - December 09, 2024

...to approve the recommendations set out in Part 1 regarding the freehold disposal of Beckenham Public Halls, Bromley Road, Beckenham BR3 5JE.

Recommendations Approved

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

From: Special Meeting, Executive - Monday 9 December 2024 5.00 pm - December 09, 2024

...to approve the recommendations, noting there were no declarations of interest.

Recommendations Approved

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

From: Special Meeting, Executive - Monday 9 December 2024 5.00 pm - December 09, 2024

...to approve the recommendations, noting there were no apologies for absence.

Recommendations Approved

CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER ISSUES REFERRED FROM THE EXECUTIVE, RESOURCES AND CONTRACTS POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

From: Executive - Wednesday 27 November 2024 7.00 pm - November 27, 2024

...to approve the recommendations referred from the Executive, Resources and Contracts Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 64

Average per Month: 2.8

Decisions Recorded: 266