Appendix 3: Capital Programme 2026/27 to 2029/30 - Council funded schemes - Economy, Environment and Communities
Economy, Environment and Education: Council funded schemes
| Description | 2026/27 (£) | 2027/28 (£) | 2028/29 (£) | 2029/30 (£) | Total (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funding to support essential works including health and safety, and other projects that cannot be programmed at the start of the year. - 1: Asbestos removal - the authority is required by legislation to manage asbestos within its properties and to remove to comply with health & safety legislation. 2: Statutory testing of gas and electrical systems in buildings. 3: Control of Legionella - statutory requirement to test all water systems and undertake upgrades and improvements as required. 4: Fire Risk Assessment - statutory requirement to ensure compliance with health & safety. 5: Demolition of redundant buildings to provide saleable assets and increase market value of sites. 6: General repair & maintenance of buildings, historic buildings, aiding relocations. 7: Self-insured property damage – insurance excess. 8: Risk Management - unforeseeable events. | 2,163,848 | 2,260,429 | 2,361,909 | 2,468,560 | 9,254,746 |
| Traffic Signals Infrastructure - The council has a statutory duty to maintain all its traffic signal infrastructure. This programme of planned pedestrian crossing replacements will ensure the safe and efficient movement of pedestrians across the borough (Traffic Management Act 2004). Also supports delivery of the council’s carbon reduction targets. | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 800,000 |
| Capitalisation of reactive highways maintenance - Pothole funding | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 800,000 |
| Highways Maintenance Programme – As a Highway Authority the Council has a legal responsibility to maintain the highway network. Failure to do so inevitably leads to a deterioration of our roads, increasing the likelihood of accidents and would ultimately expose the Council to increased risk of third party claims. |
1,300,000 | 1,800,000 | 1,800,000 | 1,800,000 | 6,700,000 |
| Promotion of community health and safety - Ongoing funding of road safety schemes, to address local community concerns, which fail to achieve the strategic priorities associated with the Local Transport Plan funding in terms of casualty reduction. The delivery of these local schemes improves local quality of life and safety creating safer communities. | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 480,000 |
| Capitalisation of library book fund | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 480,000 |
| Health Through Warmth - Tackling fuel poverty - To help provide a safety net for those who cannot access other funding sources and is available as a loan charged on the individuals’ property that is repaid upon sale or relevant transfer of their home. For this sum per year, it could offer 28 new boiler systems and 25 boiler repairs. Also helps secure continued investment from external agencies in tackling fuel poverty and excess winter deaths in the borough. | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 300,000 |
| Temporary accommodation capital maintenance | 599,424 | 572,581 | 199,792 | 0 | 1,371,797 |
| Memorial safety management in cemeteries - The continued inspection and making safe of memorials in Walsall cemeteries and to discharge the council’s duty of care within the cemeteries. | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 80,000 |
| Street lighting inspections - Capitalisation of electrical inspections of street lighting | 35,793 | 63,091 | 0 | 0 | 98,884 |
| Future High Streets Fund - To invest in Walsall to deliver a much-needed boost to our high street at this challenging time (external funding announced by MHCLG). The works include the refurbishment of the Saddlers Centre including the transformation of the public realm area from the centre to the bus station with additional works to the train station concourse. This will be part of the transformative investment in Walsall Town Centre around the rail and bus stations | 11,643,825 | 5,253,759 | 1,549,801 | 0 | 18,447,385 |
| Development team structure - The development team structure is currently a team leader and 4 officers. Capitalising posts will enable further capacity to be introduced to the team to support delivery of the pipeline | 327,649 | 327,649 | 327,649 | 327,649 | 1,310,596 |
| Other schemes carried forward from previous years requiring completion - Saddlers - car park surfacing works, electric vehicle charging, changing places and toilets plus further capital works to units during/post connected gateway scheme | 150,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150,000 |
| Capitalisation of wheeled bin stock - linked to revenue savings option. | 265,000 | 260,000 | 260,000 | 260,000 | 1,045,000 |
| Hatherton Road multi storey car park (Business case required) - Demolition of car park due to structural instability | 0 | 0 | 5,000,000 | 0 | 5,000,000 |
| Hostile vehicle mitigation (Business case required) - Physical measures such as bollards, barriers, and controlled access points designed to protect people and property | 0 | 240,000 | 0 | 0 | 240,000 |
| CCTV - Enforcement - Additional CCTV cameras installed to deter fly-tipping and antisocial behaviour, and to monitor hotspot areas | 107,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 0 | 122,500 |
| Total Economy, Environment and Communities | 17,328,039 | 11,520,009 | 12,241,651 | 5,591,209 | 46,680,908 |