Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: February 24, 2026

Purpose:

Content: That Cabinet recommends to Full Council at its meeting on 5 March 2026 that:   i. the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the 2026/27 financial year, in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 as amended by the Localism Act 2011:   1.         £57,909,340    being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for items set out in Section 31A(2)(a) to (f) of the Act, as the District Council’s gross expenditure for 2026/27);   2.         £37,209,230    being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3)(a) to (d) of the Act, as the District Council’s gross income for 2026/27); and   3.         £20,700,110    being the amount by which the aggregate at (b)(i) above exceeds the aggregate at (b)(ii) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act, as its Net Budget Requirement for the year;   ii. the figures shown as i.1. and i.3. above to be increased only by the amount of Parish Precepts for 2026/27;   iii. the budget amounts included in the report be the Council’s budget for 2026/27; and   iv. the fees and charges shown in Appendices C1-C23 be implemented with effect from 1 April 2026.