Highway Maintenance Incentive Funding 2025/26

Committee report · Lead Member for Transport and Environment · Mon 8 Sep 2025 · East Sussex County Council

What it recommends

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“Note the information provided in the report regarding highway maintenance grants.”
“Approve the draft East Sussex County Council Incentive Fund Report to the Department for Transport at Appendix 1.”

What the meeting decided

The minutes record: Agreed. “RESOLVED to: (1) Note the information provided in the report regarding highway maintenance grants; and (2) Approve the draft East Sussex County Council Incentive Fund Report to the Department for Transport at Appendix 1 of the report. REASONS 13.3 In order to achieve maximum Government funding for highway maintenance, the Council will need to demonstrate that it meets certain best practice criteria and share this with the Department for Transport.” minutes ↗

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Officers recommended that the Lead Member for Transport and Environment approve a draft report to the Department for Transport about East Sussex County Council's spending on highway maintenance. p4 p7

The council was allocated £15,430,000 in baseline Highway Maintenance Block funding for 2025/26, plus an additional £5,570,000 in 'uplift' funding. p9

A quarter of the uplift funding, worth £1,392,500, depends on the council showing the Department for Transport it meets certain best-practice criteria. p9

If the criteria are not met, the council could lose up to £1,392,500 of the funding. p15

The draft report had already been signed off by the council's section 151 officer. p18

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p4Purpose: To seek approval of a draft report to the Department for Transport answering questions regarding spending on highway maintenance.
p72) Approve the draft East Sussex County Council Incentive Fund Report to the Department for Transport at Appendix 1.
p9East Sussex County Council has been allocated £15,430,000 as baseline funding plus an additional £5,570,000 ‘uplift’ funding. 1.2. However, the uplift includes a new ‘incentive’ element: 25% of the additional funding for 2025/26 will be contingent on demonstrating to the Department for Transport (DfT) that the County Council is complying with certain criteria aimed at driving best practice and continual improvement in highway maintenance. For East Sussex County Council, 25% of the additional funding is £1,392,500.
p15Financial implications 2.3. Officers are confident that the County Council’s approach will meet the criteria and allow the County Council to achieve maximum funding. However, if the County Council fails to do so, then up to £ 1,392,500 of potential funding could be lost.
p182.6. The Council’s s151 officer has approved the draft report at Appendix 1. 3. Conclusion and reasons for recommendations

Places and organisations it names

East Sussex County Council

Other papers for this meeting

Lead Member for Transport and Environment agenda · Committee agenda
Appendix 1, Lead Member for Transport and Environment · Committee report
Appendix 1, Lead Member for Transport and Environment · Committee report
Appendix 1, Lead Member for Transport and Environment · Committee report
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Appendix 2, Lead Member for Transport and Environment · Committee report
Appendix 3, Lead Member for Transport and Environment · Committee report
Appendix 4, Lead Member for Transport and Environment · Committee report
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