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Eastbourne Borough Council Cabinet - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 6.00 pm

December 10, 2025 Eastbourne Borough Council Cabinet View on council website Watch video of meeting

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  • ...that the Eastbourne Borough Council Cabinet of Lewes and Eastbourne approved the Eastbourne Seafront Strategy 2050 as the guiding framework for future seafront regeneration and investment, endorsed the phased Deliverables Plan, delegated authority to officers to progress Phase 1 deliverables, and established the Seafront Programming Working Group to oversee delivery, governance, and community engagement.

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  • ...to note the forecast outturn position for 2025/26 and associated risks, delegate authority for budget virements to the Director of Finance and Performance in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finances, Resources and Community Wealth Building, review the Council’s current savings plan, and refer to appendices for detailed capital programme monitoring and a glossary of terms, all in relation to the Revenue and Capital Financial Monitoring Report Quarter 2 2025/26.

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  • ...to agree on a provisional Council Tax Base of 36,685.2 for 2026/27, delegate final determination of the Council Tax Base and net yield from Business Rate income for 2026/27 to the Chief Finance Officer in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finances, Resources and Community Wealth Building.

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  • Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme
    Recommend Forward to Council

    ...to adopt the 2025/26 Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme as the 2026/27 scheme, subject to budget changes and welfare benefit uprating, delegate authority to the Assistant Director Revenues and Benefits to implement and amend the scheme, and allocate £200k to support financially vulnerable claimants from April 2026.

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  • Interim Medium Term Financial Strategy
    Recommendations Approved

    ...to note the updated Medium Term Financial Strategy forecasts, the requirement to continue with efficiency savings, the forecast £1.543m savings needed to balance the 2026/27 budget, and the planned annual review of earmarked reserves.

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  • ...to note the progress and performance against the Council’s Corporate Plan priority actions, performance indicators, and targets for Quarter 2 of 2025/26, as detailed in the Portfolio Progress and Performance Report.

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  • ... to approve the Eastbourne Economic Strategy and Action Plan (2025-2035).

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  • ...to recognize the positive outcome of a C2 grading from a social housing regulator inspection, approve a plan to achieve a C1 grade, note housing service performance, endorse a housing partnership strategy, and authorize the Director of Housing to award repairs and maintenance contracts effective April 2026.

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Attendees

Profile image for Councillor Stephen Holt
Councillor Stephen Holt Leader of the Council • Liberal Democrats • Devonshire
Profile image for Councillor Peter Diplock
Councillor Peter Diplock Deputy Leader and Cabinet member • Liberal Democrats • Old Town
Profile image for Councillor Kathy Ballard
Councillor Kathy Ballard Cabinet member • Liberal Democrats • Upperton
Profile image for Councillor Daniel Butcher
Councillor Daniel Butcher Cabinet Member • Liberal Democrats • St Anthonys
Profile image for Councillor Jim Murray
Councillor Jim Murray Cabinet member • Liberal Democrats • Hampden Park
Profile image for Councillor Colin Swansborough
Councillor Colin Swansborough Cabinet member • Liberal Democrats • Hampden Park
Profile image for Councillor Jenny Williams
Councillor Jenny Williams Cabinet member • Liberal Democrats • St Anthonys
Profile image for Councillor Candy Vaughan
Councillor Candy Vaughan Cabinet member • Liberal Democrats • Langney

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Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet 10th-Dec-2025 18.00 Eastbourne Borough Council Cabinet.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack 10th-Dec-2025 18.00 Eastbourne Borough Council Cabinet.pdf

Additional Documents

Minutes of Previous Meeting.pdf
Housing Services Performance Compliance and Outlook mid-year.pdf
Housing Services Performance Compliance and Outlook mid-year Appendices 1-3.pdf
Eastbourne Economic Strategy and Action Plan 2025-2035.pdf
Housing Services Performance Compliance and Outlook mid-year Appendix 4 Web version.pdf
Eastbourne Economic Strategy and Action Plan - Appendix 1.pdf
Eastbourne Economic Strategy Evidence Base Report - Appendix 2.pdf
Eastbourne Economic Strategy Consultation Summary Report - Appendix 3.pdf
Eastbourne Seafront Strategy Adoption and Implementation report.pdf
Eastbourne Seafront Strategy Adoption and Implementation - Appendix 1.pdf
Eastbourne Seafront Strategy Adoption and Implementation - Appendix 3 - Web Version.pdf
Eastbourne Seafront Strategy Adoption and Implementation - Appendix 2 - Web Version.pdf
Revenue and Capital Financial Monitoring Report Q2 2025-26.pdf
Corporate Performance - Quarter 2 - 2025-26.pdf
Corporate Performance - Quarter 2 - 2025-26 - Appendix 1.pdf
Revenue and Capital Financial Monitoring - Appendix 1.pdf
Revenue and Capital Financial Monitoring - Appendix 2 - Glossary.pdf
Interim Medium Term Financial Strategy report.pdf
Interim Medium Term Financial Strategy - Appendix 1.pdf
Interim Medium Term Financial Strategy - Appendix 2 - Capital Programme.pdf
Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme.pdf
Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme - Appendix 1.pdf
Council Tax Base and Non-Domestic Rates Income for 202627.pdf
Interim Medium Term Financial Strategy - Appendix 3 Reserves.pdf
Council Tax Base and Non-Domestic Rates Income for 202627- Appendix 1.pdf
Decisions 10th-Dec-2025 18.00 Eastbourne Borough Council Cabinet.pdf
Council Tax Base Non Domestic Rates Income 2026-27 Final.pdf