Yvonne Bear - Councillor for Bromley (St Mary Cray)

Councillor Yvonne Bear

Conservative St Mary Cray Portfolio Holder for Renewal, Recreation & Housing

Email: Yvonne.Bear@bromley.gov.uk

Council: Bromley

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Development Control Committee (Guest) Renewal, Recreation and Housing Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee (ex-Officio) Bromley Economic Partnership (Chairman) Executive (Committee Member) Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Chief Executive Annual Review Panel (Committee Member) Executive, Resources and Contracts Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee (ex-Officio)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

72 meetings · Page 1 of 15

Executive Committee Member

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
Renewal, Recreation and Housing Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee ex-Officio

Special Meeting, Renewal, Recreation and Housing Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 11 December 2025 6.00 pm

The Renewal, Recreation and Housing Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee are scheduled to meet to discuss a proposal to use funding from the Local Authority Housing Fund to support a housing development on Chipperfield Road. The committee will also discuss the addition of the Chipperfield Road site to the Capital Programme.

December 11, 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
Executive Committee Member

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
Executive, Resources and Contracts Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee ex-Officio

Executive, Resources and Contracts Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 24 November 2025 7.00 pm

The Executive, Resources and Contracts Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Insurance Fund, treasury management, capital programme monitoring, a new payment management system, Biggin Hill Airport, Section 106 agreements[^1] and the corporate contract register. The committee supported recommendations for the Insurance Fund, treasury management, capital programme monitoring and the payment management system. They also noted the Biggin Hill Airport update, the Section 106 agreements update and the corporate contract register.

November 24, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

243 decisions · Page 35 of 49

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

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

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

HOMELESSNESS AND ROUGH SLEEPING STRATEGY 2025-2030

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

...to authorize an 8-week public consultation on the draft Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025-2030, after which a finalized strategy and action plan will be presented to the Executive for approval.

For Determination

BUDGET MONITORING 2024/25

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

...to note the latest financial position, including a projected net overspend of £22,259k, a reduction to the General Fund balance of £19,897k, full year cost pressures of £26.051m, to agree to release funding from the 2024/25 central contingency, and to identify issues for Portfolio Holders to address.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 72

Average per Month: 3.1

Decisions Recorded: 243