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Our Place and Environment: Local Area Bus Grant (LABG) 2026/27

 

 

Meeting: 25/02/2026 - Transportation Advisory Group (Item 9.)

9. Our Place and Environment: Local Authority Bus Grant (LABG) 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 474 KB

The council has been awarded £5.64m Local Authority Bus Grant (LABG) by the Department for Transport (DfT) for 2026/27 to continue delivery of the Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP).

The purpose of this paper is to seek council approval to accept and invest the grant, which is a combination of both capital and revenue funding. 

A proportion of the revenue element of the grant has been allocated to support a revised subsidised bus service network in accordance with the 4 February 2026 Subsidised Bus Services Review Cabinet report.

Note: this report should be read in conjunction with the Local Transport Consolidated Funding Programme 2026/27 Cabinet report.