Decision details

COUNCIL TAX RESOLUTION 2024/25

Decision Maker: Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

RESOLVED: That Council:

 

(1)           Noted that at its meeting on 29 January 2024 the Council Tax Setting Committee confirmed the amount 50,562.60 as its Council Tax base for the year 2024/2025 in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations).

 

a)    50,562.60 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Regulations, as its Council Tax base for the year.

 

b)     

Parish/Town

Council Tax Base

Parish/Town

Council Tax Base

Ashwell

911.30

Knebworth

2,018.80

Barkway

421.20

Lilley

175.00

Barley

330.30

Offley

612.40

Bygrave

133.00

Pirton

699.20

Caldecote and Newnham

54.90

Preston

226.90

Clothall

82.20

Radwell

57.90

Codicote

1,663.10

Reed

165.80

Graveley

173.40

Royston

6,823.60

Great Ashby

2,017.40

Rushden and Wallington

207.40

Hinxworth

162.50

St Ippolyts

936.00

Holwell

158.20

St Pauls Walden

582.80

Ickleford

905.60

Sandon

242.90

Kelshall

79.10

Therfield

266.00

Kimpton

1,059.20

Weston

438.20

Kings Walden

425.00

Wymondley

427.60

 

 

 

 

 

Being the amounts calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Regulations, as the amounts of its Council Tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.

 

c)     That it be noted that at this meeting on the 29 February 2024 the Council has calculated the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2024/25 (excluding Parish precepts) as £13,146,782. As detailed in 2.2 (e) below the sum of special items is £1,476,117 and hence the total Council Tax requirement (including Parish precepts) is £14,622,899.

 

(2)           That the following amounts were calculated by the Council for 2024/2025 in accordance with Sections 31A, 31B and 34 to 36 of the Local Government and Finance Act 1992 (the Act):-

 

a)

£79,013,921

being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2)(a) to (f) of the Act.

 

b)

£64,391,022

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.

 

c)

£14,622,899

being the amount by which the aggregate at (a) above exceeds the aggregate at (b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act, as its Council Tax requirement for the year.

 

d)

£289.20

being the amount at (c) above divided by the amount at 2.1(a) above calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31B(1) as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year.

 

e)

£1,476,117

being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.

 

f)

£260.01

 

being the amount at (d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at (e) above by the amount at 2.1(a) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no special item relates.

 

g)       

 

Parish/Town

Basic

Parish Precept

Total

£

£

£

Ashwell

260.01

121.43

381.44

Barkway

260.01

98.28

358.29

Barley

260.01

96.88

356.89

Bygrave

260.01

60.87

320.88

Caldecote and Newnham

260.01

45.54

305.55

Clothall

260.01

22.85

282.86

Codicote

260.01

65.50

325.51

Graveley

260.01

58.34

318.35

Great Ashby

260.01

22.80

282.81

Hinxworth

260.01

67.05

327.06

Holwell

260.01

74.95

334.96

Ickleford

260.01

63.49

323.50

Kelshall

260.01

36.25

296.26

Kimpton

260.01

81.71

341.72

Kings Walden

260.01

84.42

344.43

Knebworth

260.01

95.28

355.29

Lilley

260.01

95.40

355.41

Offley

260.01

66.51

326.52

Pirton

260.01

88.89

348.90

Preston

260.01

68.71

328.72

Radwell

260.01

24.18

284.19

Reed

260.01

49.87

309.88

Royston

260.01

59.22

319.23

Rushden and Wallington

260.01

23.00

283.01

St Ippolyts

260.01

36.08

296.09

St Pauls Walden

260.01

82.56

342.57

Sandon

260.01

37.05

297.06

Therfield

260.01

25.19

285.20

Weston

260.01

50.21

310.22

Wymondley

260.01

101.38

361.39

 

 

being the amounts given by adding to the amount at 2.2(f) above the amounts of the special item or items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council's area mentioned above divided in each case by the amount at 2.1(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(3) of the Act, as the basic amounts of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.

 

h)       

Valuation Bands

Parish/Town

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Ashwell

254.30

296.68

339.05

381.44

466.20

550.97

635.74

762.88

Baldock

173.34

202.23

231.12

260.01

317.79

375.57

433.35

520.02

Barkway

238.87

278.67

318.48

358.29

437.91

517.53

597.16

716.58

Barley

237.93

277.58

317.23

356.89

436.20

515.51

594.82

713.78

Bygrave

213.93

249.57

285.22

320.88

392.19

463.49

534.81

641.76

Caldecote and Newnham

203.71

237.65

271.60

305.55

373.45

441.35

509.26

611.10

Clothall

188.58

220.00

251.43

282.86

345.72

408.57

471.44

565.72

Codicote

217.01

253.18

289.34

325.51

397.84

470.18

542.52

651.02

Graveley

212.24

247.61

282.97

318.35

389.09

459.84

530.59

636.70

Great Ashby

188.55

219.96

251.38

282.81

345.66

408.50

471.36

565.62

Hexton

173.34

202.23

231.12

260.01

317.79

375.57

433.35

520.02

Hinxworth

218.05

254.38

290.72

327.06

399.74

472.42

545.11

654.12

Hitchin

173.34

202.23

231.12

260.01

317.79

375.57

433.35

520.02

Holwell

223.31

260.53

297.74

334.96

409.39

483.83

558.27

669.92

Ickleford

215.67

251.61

287.55

323.50

395.39

467.28

539.17

647.00

Kelshall

197.51

230.43

263.34

296.26

362.09

427.93

493.77

592.52

Kimpton

227.82

265.78

303.75

341.72

417.66

493.59

569.54

683.44

Kings Walden

229.63

267.89

306.16

344.43

420.97

497.51

574.06

688.86

Knebworth

236.87

276.34

315.81

355.29

434.24

513.19

592.16

710.58

Langley

173.34

202.23

231.12

260.01

317.79

375.57

433.35

520.02

Letchworth

173.34

202.23

231.12

260.01

317.79

375.57

433.35

520.02

Lilley

236.95

276.43

315.92

355.41

434.39

513.37

592.36

710.82

Nuthampstead

173.34

202.23

231.12

260.01

317.79

375.57

433.35

520.02

Offley

217.69

253.96

290.24

326.52

399.08

471.64

544.21

653.04

Pirton

232.61

271.37

310.13

348.90

426.43

503.96

581.51

697.80

Preston

219.15

255.67

292.19

328.72

401.77

474.82

547.87

657.44

Radwell

189.47

221.04

252.61

284.19

347.34

410.49

473.66

568.38

Reed

206.59

241.02

275.44

309.88

378.74

447.60

516.47

619.76

Royston

212.83

248.29

283.76

319.23

390.17

461.11

532.06

638.46

Rushden and Wallington

188.68

220.12

251.56

283.01

345.90

408.79

471.69

566.02

St Ippolyts

197.40

230.29

263.19

296.09

361.89

427.68

493.49

592.18

St Pauls Walden

228.39

266.44

304.50

342.57

418.70

494.82

570.96

685.14

Sandon

198.05

231.05

264.05

297.06

363.07

429.08

495.11

594.12

Therfield

190.14

221.82

253.51

285.20

348.58

411.95

475.34

570.40

Weston

206.82

241.28

275.75

310.22

379.16

448.09

517.04

620.44

Wymondley

240.93

281.08

321.23

361.39

441.70

522.01

602.32

722.78

 

being the amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 2.2(f) and 2.2(g) above by the number which, in the proportion set out in Section 5(1) of the Act, is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation band D, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 36(l) of the Act, as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands.

 

(3)           Noted that for 2024/2025 Hertfordshire County Council and the Hertfordshire Police & Crime Commissioner has stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Act, for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:-

 

           

Valuation Bands

 

Precepting Authority

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

 

 

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

 

Hertfordshire County Council

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COUNTY PRECEPT

961.58

1,121.84

1,282.11

1,442.37

1,762.90

2,083.42

2,403.95

2,884.74

 

SOCIAL CARE PRECEPT

162.25

189.30

216.34

243.38

297.46

351.55

405.63

486.76

 

Total Hertfordshire County Council

1,123.83

1,311.14

1,498.45

1,685.75

2,060.36

2,434.97

2,809.58

3,371.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hertfordshire Police &

Crime Commissioner

167.33

195.22

223.11

251.00

306.78

362.56

418.33

502.00

 

(4)           Having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 2.2(h) and 2.3 above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby set out the following provisional amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for 2024/2025 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:-

 

List of parishes and tax at different bands (County, Care, Police, District and Parish)

 

 

 

Valuation Bands

Parish/Town

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

 

 

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

 

Ashwell

1,545.46

1,803.04

2,060.61

2,318.19

2,833.34

3,348.50

3,863.65

4,636.38

 

Baldock

1,464.50

1,708.59

1,952.68

2,196.76

2,684.93

3,173.10

3,661.26

4,393.52

 

Barkway

1,530.03

1,785.03

2,040.04

2,295.04

2,805.05

3,315.06

3,825.07

4,590.08

 

Barley

1,529.09

1,783.94

2,038.79

2,293.64

2,803.34

3,313.04

3,822.73

4,587.28

 

Bygrave

1,505.09

1,755.93

2,006.78

2,257.63

2,759.33

3,261.02

3,762.72

4,515.26

 

Caldecote and Newnham

1,494.87

1,744.01

1,993.16

2,242.30

2,740.59

3,238.88

3,737.17

4,484.60

 

Clothall

1,479.74

1,726.36

1,972.99

2,219.61

2,712.86

3,206.10

3,699.35

4,439.22

 

Codicote

1,508.17

1,759.54

2,010.90

2,262.26

2,764.98

3,267.71

3,770.43

4,524.52

 

Graveley

1,503.40

1,753.97

2,004.53

2,255.10

2,756.23

3,257.37

3,758.50

4,510.20

 

Great Ashby

1,479.71

1,726.32

1,972.94

2,219.56

2,712.80

3,206.03

3,699.27

4,439.12

 

Hexton

1,464.50

1,708.59

1,952.68

2,196.76

2,684.93

3,173.10

3,661.26

4,393.52

 

Hinxworth

1,509.21

1,760.74

2,012.28

2,263.81

2,766.88

3,269.95

3,773.02

4,527.62

 

Hitchin

1,464.50

1,708.59

1,952.68

2,196.76

2,684.93

3,173.10

3,661.26

4,393.52

 

Holwell

1,514.47

1,766.89

2,019.30

2,271.71

2,776.53

3,281.36

3,786.18

4,543.42

 

Ickleford

1,506.83

1,757.97

2,009.11

2,260.25

2,762.53

3,264.81

3,767.08

4,520.50

 

Kelshall

1,488.67

1,736.79

1,984.90

2,233.01

2,729.23

3,225.46

3,721.68

4,466.02

 

Kimpton

1,518.98

1,772.14

2,025.31

2,278.47

2,784.80

3,291.12

3,797.45

4,556.94

 

Kings Walden

1,520.79

1,774.25

2,027.72

2,281.18

2,788.11

3,295.04

3,801.97

4,562.36

 

Knebworth

1,528.03

1,782.70

2,037.37

2,292.04

2,801.38

3,310.72

3,820.07

4,584.08

 

Langley

1,464.50

1,708.59

1,952.68

2,196.76

2,684.93

3,173.10

3,661.26

4,393.52

 

Letchworth

1,464.50

1,708.59

1,952.68

2,196.76

2,684.93

3,173.10

3,661.26

4,393.52

 

Lilley

1,528.11

1,782.79

2,037.48

2,292.16

2,801.53

3,310.90

3,820.27

4,584.32

 

Nuthampstead

1,464.50

1,708.59

1,952.68

2,196.76

2,684.93

3,173.10

3,661.26

4,393.52

 

Offley

1,508.85

1,760.32

2,011.80

2,263.27

2,766.22

3,269.17

3,772.12

4,526.54

 

Pirton

1,523.77

1,777.73

2,031.69

2,285.65

2,793.57

3,301.49

3,809.42

4,571.30

 

Preston

1,510.31

1,762.03

2,013.75

2,265.47

2,768.91

3,272.35

3,775.78

4,530.94

 

Radwell

1,480.63

1,727.40

1,974.17

2,220.94

2,714.48

3,208.02

3,701.57

4,441.88

 

Reed

1,497.75

1,747.38

1,997.00

2,246.63

2,745.88

3,245.13

3,744.38

4,493.26

 

Royston

1,503.99

1,754.65

2,005.32

2,255.98

2,757.31

3,258.64

3,759.97

4,511.96

 

Rushden and Wallington

1,479.84

1,726.48

1,973.12

2,219.76

2,713.04

3,206.32

3,699.60

4,439.52

 

St Ippolyts

1,488.56

1,736.65

1,984.75

2,232.84

2,729.03

3,225.21

3,721.40

4,465.68

 

St Pauls Walden

1,519.55

1,772.80

2,026.06

2,279.32

2,785.84

3,292.35

3,798.87

4,558.64

 

Sandon

1,489.21

1,737.41

1,985.61

2,233.81

2,730.21

3,226.61

3,723.02

4,467.62

 

Therfield

1,481.30

1,728.18

1,975.07

2,221.95

2,715.72

3,209.48

3,703.25

4,443.90

 

Weston

1,497.98

1,747.64

1,997.31

2,246.97

2,746.30

3,245.62

3,744.95

4,493.94

 

Wymondley

1,532.09

1,787.44

2,042.79

2,298.14

2,808.84

3,319.54

3,830.23

4,596.28

 

 

REASONS FOR DECISIONS:

 

(1)   The Council is required to set the Council Tax and to set the overall level of Council Tax for the following financial year, taking into account the precepts of all major and local precepting authorities.

 

(2)   The level of Council Tax Requirement has been considered necessary to meet the budgeting needs of the Council for 2024/25.

Report author: Ian Couper

Publication date: 05/03/2024

Date of decision: 29/02/2024

Decided at meeting: 29/02/2024 - Council

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