Councillor Nicholas Bennett J.P.
Email: nicholas@nicholasbennett.org.uk
Council: Bromley
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
74 meetings · Page 1 of 15
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.
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.
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.
General Purposes and Licensing Committee - Wednesday 12 November 2025 7.00 pm
The General Purposes and Licensing Committee of Bromley Council is scheduled to meet on 12 November 2025. The agenda includes the annual complaints report, the teacher pay policy, arrangements for the 2026 local council elections, and a draft member induction programme. Also on the agenda is the Code of Corporate Governance, appointment to the Rights of Way Sub-Committee, the work programme, and minutes from previous Licensing Sub-Committee meetings.
Licensing Sub-Committee - Wednesday 29 October 2025 10.00 am
The Licensing Sub-Committee of Bromley Council scheduled a meeting to discuss an application to licence premises for massage or other special treatments. Councillors Nicholas Bennett J.P., Portfolio Holder for Transport, Highways & Road Safety, Councillor Kira Gabbert, Chairman, Children, Education & Families PDS Committee, and Councillor Christine Harris, Vice-Chairman, Plans Sub-Committee No. 1, were listed as the attendees. The meeting was scheduled to take place at Bromley Civic Centre.
Decisions from Meetings
236 decisions · Page 31 of 48
CONNECT TO WORK PROGRAMME
From: Executive - Wednesday 22 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 22, 2025
...to accept and spend a DWP grant estimated at £1.14m per annum over five years for the Connect to Work programme, including recruiting a lead officer and delegating grant funding allocation to the Director of Housing, Planning, and Regeneration.
For Determination
BROMLEY HOMES FOR BROMLEY RESIDENTS - ACQUISITION PROGRAMME
From: Executive - Wednesday 22 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 22, 2025
...to approve a £22.05m capital program, including accepting up to £10m in GLA acquisition funding, to acquire properties for Bromley residents, with delegated authority for property purchases, legal documentation, and procurement services, subject to Secretary of State direction regarding housing revenue account management.
Recommendations Approved
APPROPRIATION FOR PLANNING PURPOSES IN RELATION TO PROPERTY AT BECKENHAM CAR PARK AND PROPERTY AT MANORFIELDS AND APPROVAL OF A TENDER FOR THE BECKENHAM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PART 1 (PUBLIC) REPORT
From: Executive - Wednesday 22 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 22, 2025
...to authorize the appropriation of land at Beckenham car park and Manorfields for planning purposes, approve proceeding to procurement for a design & build works contract at Beckenham, and delegate authority for related actions including compensation agreements, legal documentation, and procurement strategy approval, subject to a Secretary of State Direction regarding housing revenue account considerations.
Recommendations Approved
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTITUTE MEMBERS
From: Development Control Committee - Thursday 12 December 2024 7.30 pm - December 12, 2024
...to note the apologies for absence from Councillors Keith Onslow, Tony McPartlan, Shaun Slator, and Peter Dean, and to note the substitute members Councillors Kira Gabbert, Nicholas Bennett J.P., and Josh King.
Recommendations Approved
SECTION 106 AGREEMENTS: UPDATE
From: Development Control Committee - Thursday 12 December 2024 7.30 pm - December 12, 2024
... to note the update on Section 106 Agreements.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 74
Average per Month: 3.2
Decisions Recorded: 236