Issue - meetings

  Report HPR2023/033

The report provided a summary of the proposal submitted to the Strategic Investment Fund and sought authority for progressing the project.  It also sought funding to maximise the economic benefits of the proposal.

In response to a question from a Member, the Head of Economic Development explained that whilst this particular proposal focused on extending dark fibre provision, the overall improvement to the Borough’s broadband infrastructure was likely to make Bromley more attractive to private sector investment and this could help address remaining pockets of poor internet connectivity.

RESOLVED: That Council’s Executive be recommended to:

1)  Subject to a successful bid outcome, progress the use of up to £1m funding from the Strategic Investment Fund to deploy dark fibre using the communications provider procured by the Greater London Authority via the Transport for London framework; and,

2)  Approve a new one-off capital budget of £48,600 funded from the Local Authority’s Growth Fund earmarked reserve for connecting three new CCTV camera sites and one existing dark fibre network extension.