Decision details

COUNCIL TAX RESOLUTION 2020/21

Decision Maker: Council Tax Setting Committee

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

The Service Director – Resources presented the report entitled Council Tax Resolution 2020/2021.

 

Councillor Strong informed the Committee that she was a resident of Holwell, one of the Parishes referred to within the report.

 

North Hertfordshire District Council had set its’ basic Council Tax level at £235.13 as detailed in point (g) of the report.

 

RESOLVED: 

 

(1)       That it be noted that at its meeting on 14 January 2020 the Council Tax Committee confirmed the amount 49,979.60 as its Council Tax base for the year 2020/2021 in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations).

 

1.1.        That it be noted that at its meeting on 14 January 2020 the Council Tax Setting Committee confirmed the amount 49,979.60 as its Council Tax base for the year 2020/2021 in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations).

 

a)    49,979.60 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

861.10

Langley

91.90

Barkway

407.30

Lilley

172.40

Barley

328.30

Nuthampstead

69.90

Bygrave

127.80

Offley

617.40

Caldecote and Newnham

51.90

Pirton

623.00

Clothall

81.10

Preston

223.90

Codicote

1635.50

Radwell

58.10

Graveley

175.80

Reed

158.00

Great Ashby

2053.20

Royston

6555.80

Hexton

65.00

Rushden and Wallington

201.20

Hinxworth

161.80

St Ippolyts

896.80

Holwell

149.60

St Pauls Walden

551.80

Ickleford

768.90

Sandon

242.80

Kelshall

73.40

Therfield

262.90

Kimpton

1054.40

Weston

439.90

Kings Walden

450.50

Wymondley

421.60

Knebworth

2015.10

 

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 its meeting on the 6 February 2020 the Council calculated the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2020/21 (excluding Parish precepts) as £11,751,704 and hence the total Council Tax requirement (including Parish precepts) is £12,952,052.

 

1.2.        That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for 2020/2021 in accordance with Sections 31A, 31B and 34 to 36 of the Local Government and Finance Act 1992 (the Act):-

 

a)

£70,158,900

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)

£57,206,848

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)

£12,952,052

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)

£259.15

being the amount at (c) above divided by the amount at 2.2(a) above calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31B(1) as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year.

 

e)

£1,200,348

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

 

f)

£235.13

 

being the amount at (d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at (e) above by the amount at 2.2(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

235.13

92.39

327.52

Barkway

235.13

88.87

324.00

Barley

235.13

65.45

300.58

Bygrave

235.13

50.86

285.99

Caldecote and Newnham

235.13

27.37

262.50

Clothall

235.13

35.34

270.47

Codicote

235.13

65.38

300.51

Graveley

235.13

46.59

281.72

Great Ashby

235.13

19.77

254.90

Hexton

235.13

0.00

235.13

Hinxworth

235.13

63.58

298.71

Holwell

235.13

60.02

295.15

Ickleford

235.13

66.07

301.20

Kelshall

235.13

38.82

273.95

Kimpton

235.13

71.89

307.02

Kings Walden

235.13

70.00

305.13

Knebworth

235.13

75.81

310.94

Langley

235.13

0.00

235.13

Lilley

235.13

72.29

307.42

Nuthampstead

235.13

0.00

235.13

Offley

235.13

65.49

300.62

Pirton

235.13

59.93

295.06

Preston

235.13

31.62

266.75

Radwell

235.13

18.93

254.06

Reed

235.13

30.63

265.76

Royston

235.13

48.49

283.62

Rushden and Wallington

235.13

21.82

256.95

St Ippolyts

235.13

29.70

264.83

St Pauls Walden

235.13

80.30

315.43

Sandon

235.13

34.31

269.44

Therfield

235.13

21.75

256.88

Weston

235.13

46.00

281.13

Wymondley

235.13

77.86

312.99

 

 

being the amounts given by adding to the amount at 2.3(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 2.2(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

218.35

254.74

291.13

327.52

400.30

473.09

545.87

655.04

Baldock

156.75

182.88

209.00

235.13

287.38

339.63

391.88

470.26

Barkway

216.00

252.00

288.00

324.00

396.00

468.00

540.00

648.00

Barley

200.39

233.79

267.18

300.58

367.37

434.17

500.97

601.16

Bygrave

190.66

222.44

254.21

285.99

349.54

413.10

476.65

571.98

Caldecote and Newnham

175.00

204.17

233.33

262.50

320.83

379.17

437.50

525.00

Clothall

180.31

210.37

240.41

270.47

330.57

390.68

450.78

540.94

Codicote

200.34

233.73

267.12

300.51

367.29

434.07

500.85

601.02

Graveley

187.81

219.12

250.41

281.72

344.32

406.93

469.53

563.44

Great Ashby

169.93

198.26

226.57

254.90

311.54

368.19

424.83

509.80

Hexton

156.75

182.88

209.00

235.13

287.38

339.63

391.88

470.26

Hinxworth

199.14

232.33

265.52

298.71

365.09

431.47

497.85

597.42

Hitchin

156.75

182.88

209.00

235.13

287.38

339.63

391.88

470.26

Holwell

196.77

229.56

262.35

295.15

360.74

426.33

491.92

590.30

Ickleford

200.80

234.27

267.73

301.20

368.13

435.07

502.00

602.40

Kelshall

182.63

213.08

243.51

273.95

334.82

395.71

456.58

547.90

Kimpton

204.68

238.80

272.90

307.02

375.24

443.48

511.70

614.04

Kings Walden

203.42

237.33

271.22

305.13

372.93

440.75

508.55

610.26

Knebworth

207.29

241.85

276.39

310.94

380.03

449.14

518.23

621.88

Langley

156.75

182.88

209.00

235.13

287.38

339.63

391.88

470.26

Letchworth

156.75

182.88

209.00

235.13

287.38

339.63

391.88

470.26

Lilley

204.95

239.11

273.26

307.42

375.73

444.05

512.37

614.84

Nuthampstead

156.75

182.88

209.00

235.13

287.38

339.63

391.88

470.26

Offley

200.41

233.82

267.21

300.62

367.42

434.23

501.03

601.24

Pirton

196.71

229.49

262.27

295.06

360.63

426.20

491.77

590.12

Preston

177.83

207.48

237.11

266.75

326.02

385.31

444.58

533.50

Radwell

169.37

197.61

225.83

254.06

310.51

366.98

423.43

508.12

Reed

177.17

206.71

236.23

265.76

324.81

383.88

442.93

531.52

Royston

189.08

220.60

252.10

283.62

346.64

409.68

472.70

567.24

Rushden and Wallington

171.30

199.85

228.40

256.95

314.05

371.15

428.25

513.90

St Ippolyts

176.55

205.98

235.40

264.83

323.68

382.54

441.38

529.66

St Pauls Walden

210.29

245.34

280.38

315.43

385.52

455.62

525.72

630.86

Sandon

179.63

209.57

239.50

269.44

329.31

389.19

449.07

538.88

Therfield

171.25

199.80

228.33

256.88

313.96

371.05

428.13

513.76

Weston

187.42

218.66

249.89

281.13

343.60

406.08

468.55

562.26

Wymondley

208.66

243.44

278.21

312.99

382.54

452.10

521.65

625.98

 

being the amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 2.3(f) and 2.3(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.

 

1.3.        That it be noted that for 2020/2021 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

860.82

1004.26

1,147.75

1,291.21

1,578.16

1,865.07

2,152.03

2,582.42

 

SOCIAL CARE PRECEPT

81.98

95.67

109.32

122.99

150.31

177.66

204.97

245.98

 

Total Hertfordshire County Council

942.80

1,099.93

1,257.07

1,414.20

1,728.47

2,042.73

2,357.00

2,828.40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hertfordshire Police &

Crime Commissioner

132.00

154.00

176.00

198.00

242.00

286.00

330.00

396.00

 

1.4.        That, 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 sets out the following provisional amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for 2020/2021 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

1,293.15

1,508.67

1,724.20

1,939.72

2,370.77

2,801.82

3,232.87

3,879.44

 

Baldock

1,231.55

1,436.81

1,642.07

1,847.33

2,257.85

2,668.36

3,078.88

3,694.66

 

Barkway

1,290.80

1,505.93

1,721.07

1,936.20

2,366.47

2,796.73

3,227.00

3,872.40

 

Barley

1,275.19

1,487.72

1,700.25

1,912.78

2,337.84

2,762.90

3,187.97

3,825.56

 

Bygrave

1,265.46

1,476.37

1,687.28

1,898.19

2,320.01

2,741.83

3,163.65

3,796.38

 

Caldecote and Newnham

1,249.80

1,458.10

1,666.40

1,874.70

2,291.30

2,707.90

3,124.50

3,749.40

 

Clothall

1,255.11

1,464.30

1,673.48

1,882.67

2,301.04

2,719.41

3,137.78

3,765.34

 

Codicote

1,275.14

1,487.66

1,700.19

1,912.71

2,337.76

2,762.80

3,187.85

3,825.42

 

Graveley

1,262.61

1,473.05

1,683.48

1,893.92

2,314.79

2,735.66

3,156.53

3,787.84

 

Great Ashby

1,244.73

1,452.19

1,659.64

1,867.10

2,282.01

2,696.92

3,111.83

3,734.20

 

Hexton

1,231.55

1,436.81

1,642.07

1,847.33

2,257.85

2,668.36

3,078.88

3,694.66

 

Hinxworth

1,273.94

1,486.26

1,698.59

1,910.91

2,335.56

2,760.20

3,184.85

3,821.82

 

Hitchin

1,231.55

1,436.81

1,642.07

1,847.33

2,257.85

2,668.36

3,078.88

3,694.66

 

Holwell

1,271.57

1,483.49

1,695.42

1,907.35

2,331.21

2,755.06

3,178.92

3,814.70

 

Ickleford

1,275.60

1,488.20

1,700.80

1,913.40

2,338.60

2,763.80

3,189.00

3,826.80

 

Kelshall

1,257.43

1,467.01

1,676.58

1,886.15

2,305.29

2,724.44

3,143.58

3,772.30

 

Kimpton

1,279.48

1,492.73

1,705.97

1,919.22

2,345.71

2,772.21

3,198.70

3,838.44

 

Kings Walden

1,278.22

1,491.26

1,704.29

1,917.33

2,343.40

2,769.48

3,195.55

3,834.66

 

Knebworth

1,282.09

1,495.78

1,709.46

1,923.14

2,350.50

2,777.87

3,205.23

3,846.28

 

Langley

1,231.55

1,436.81

1,642.07

1,847.33

2,257.85

2,668.36

3,078.88

3,694.66

 

Letchworth

1,231.55

1,436.81

1,642.07

1,847.33

2,257.85

2,668.36

3,078.88

3,694.66

 

Lilley

1,279.75

1,493.04

1,706.33

1,919.62

2,346.20

2,772.78

3,199.37

3,839.24

 

Nuthampstead

1,231.55

1,436.81

1,642.07

1,847.33

2,257.85

2,668.36

3,078.88

3,694.66

 

Offley

1,275.21

1,487.75

1,700.28

1,912.82

2,337.89

2,762.96

3,188.03

3,825.64

 

Pirton

1,271.51

1,483.42

1,695.34

1,907.26

2,331.10

2,754.93

3,178.77

3,814.52

 

Preston

1,252.63

1,461.41

1,670.18

1,878.95

2,296.49

2,714.04

3,131.58

3,757.90

 

Radwell

1,244.17

1,451.54

1,658.90

1,866.26

2,280.98

2,695.71

3,110.43

3,732.52

 

Reed

1,251.97

1,460.64

1,669.30

1,877.96

2,295.28

2,712.61

3,129.93

3,755.92

 

Royston

1,263.88

1,474.53

1,685.17

1,895.82

2,317.11

2,738.41

3,159.70

3,791.64

 

Rushden and Wallington

1,246.10

1,453.78

1,661.47

1,869.15

2,284.52

2,699.88

3,115.25

3,738.30

 

St Ippolyts

1,251.35

1,459.91

1,668.47

1,877.03

2,294.15

2,711.27

3,128.38

3,754.06

 

St Pauls Walden

1,285.09

1,499.27

1,713.45

1,927.63

2,355.99

2,784.35

3,212.72

3,855.26

 

Sandon

1,254.43

1,463.50

1,672.57

1,881.64

2,299.78

2,717.92

3,136.07

3,763.28

 

Therfield

1,246.05

1,453.73

1,661.40

1,869.08

2,284.43

2,699.78

3,115.13

3,738.16

 

Weston

1,262.22

1,472.59

1,682.96

1,893.33

2,314.07

2,734.81

3,155.55

3,786.66

 

Wymondley

1,283.46

1,497.37

1,711.28

1,925.19

2,353.01

2,780.83

3,208.65

3,850.38

 

 

 

 

 

REASON FOR DECISION:  To set the Council Tax for the District of North Hertfordshire.

Report author: Ian Couper

Publication date: 09/03/2020

Date of decision: 27/02/2020

Decided at meeting: 27/02/2020 - Council Tax Setting Committee

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