Place Committee work programme v96 Mar 2026

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This report sets out the Place Scrutiny Committee's work programme, covering current scrutiny reviews, potential future reviews, reference and working groups, and items due at future meetings. p1p2p6p14p33

The programme also lists potential future scrutiny topics, including footway and pavement maintenance, climate change, local speed limit policy, the Queensway Gateway Road project in Hastings, and how scrutiny is applied to major projects. p8p9p10p11p12p13

It also records reference and working groups already established for devolution and local government reorganisation, the Local Transport Plan, and the corporate asset management strategy, and a further group being explored for the Exceat Bridge replacement project. p16p17p19p21

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• p1Place Scrutiny Committee – Work Programme
• p2Current Scrutiny Reviews Title of Review
• p6Initial Scoping Reviews Subject area for initial scoping
• p8Suggested Topic Detail Footway (Pavement) Maintenance
• p9This topic was discussed as part of the Scrutiny Review of Pothole Management and the Review Board has suggested that the Committee may wish to carry out a scrutiny review on this topic. Some of the issues regarding additional investment in pavement maintenance may be similar to those examined as part of the pothole review. Scoping may also explore verge cutting policy due to the impact on footway maintenance.
• p10Climate Change The Committee has agreed to consider scoping a review to examine the Council’s countywide work on climate change, which could look at countywide actions and how the Council works with other organisations (e.g. District and Borough councils) on this issue.
• p11Local Speed Limit Policy – Part 2 Part 2 of the Scrutiny Review of Local Speed Limit Policy including: the work undertaken to review speed limits, their funding and cost; the role of speed limits in the context of the LTP4; the LTP4 prioritisation process and available resources; and the policy framework and budget allocation for 20mph limits and zones of other local authorities and the approaches they have taken to 20mph limits.
• p12Queensway Gateway Road The Committee have agreed to explore a scrutiny review to examine the construction of the Queensway Gateway Road in Hastings, to focus on issues since the point at which the Council took on responsibility for the completion of the scheme. Timing subject to the completion of works.
• p13Scrutiny of major projects A potential review topic to explore, understand and take forward learning of the role that scrutiny can play in the evaluation and assessment of major schemes and projects taking place in the county.
• p14Scrutiny Reference and Working Groups Reference Group Title
• p16The Committee has established a Reference Group, together with members of the People Scrutiny Committee, to provide scrutiny input into the work related to Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). Membership of the Reference Group consists of all Place Scrutiny Committee members and People Scrutiny Committee members Cllr Cross, Cllr Geary, and Cllr Howell.
• p17TBC Exceat Bridge Reference Group The committee is currently exploring the establishment of a Reference Group to scrutinise and provide input to the planning and oversight of the bridge replacement project before and during construction. Membership of the Reference Group consists of Cllr Murphy, Cllr Redstone (Chair), Cllr Stephen Shing, and Cllr Wright.
• p19The Committee has established a Working Group to provide scrutiny input into the update of the corporate Asset Management Strategy. Future work subject to LGR developments. Membership of the Working Group consists of Cllr Hilton, Cllr Hollidge, Cllr Lunn, Cllr Murphy (Chair) and Cllr Redstone.
• p21The Committee established a Reference Group to provide input into the development of the revised Local Transport Plan (LTP4) which was adopted by the Council in October 2024. The Committee agreed to re-form the Reference Group as relevant support documents and strategies of LTP4 were developed. Membership of the Reference Group consists of Cllr Beaver, Cllr Collier, Cllr Hilton, Cllr Hollidge, Cllr Lunn, Cllr Redstone (Chair), Cllr Shing and Cllr Tutt.
• p33To be agreed Future Committee Agenda Items