Issue details

Four Year Highway Capital Maintenance Programme

Allocation of DFT, S106 and corporate borrowing to enable Plymouth Highways to deliver on our statutory duty under the Highways Act 1980 - to maintain their local road network in a safe and usable condition, inspect the network regularly, respond to safety issues (with urgent repairs where necessary) and manage maintenance in a way consistent with national guidelines and standards. DFT / Corporate Governance embedded in delivery.

In addition, the installation of Hostile Vehicle Mitigation for the City Centre is included within the proposal.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure;

Decision status: For Determination

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 29/01/2026

Open/Exempt: Open;

Decision due: Before 31 March 2026 by Leader of the Council

Comment: Councillor Tudor Evans OBE (Leader of the Council)

Lead member: Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Transport

Lead director: Strategic Director for Growth

Department: Growth

Contact: Phil Bellamy, Head of Plymouth Highways Email: phil.bellamy@plymouth.gov.uk.

Making Representations: Please contact glenn.caplin-grey@plymouth.gov.uk if you would like to make representations. Any non-confidential document(s) may be obtained from the officer contact by email or from Plymouth City Council, Council House, Plymouth, PL1 2AA.

Information to be considered by the decision makers: Decision Sheet, EIA, CIA, Highway Maintenance Business Case and any other relevant documentation.

Is this decision due to be taken in private? (Yes/No): No.

Reasons for private decison: N/A