Agenda item - COUNCIL TAX RESOLUTION 2025/26

REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR – RESOURCES

The purpose of this report is to obtain approval for the Council Tax requirement and the overall Council Tax rates for the district of North Hertfordshire for 2025/26.

RESOLVED: That Council:

(1) Noted that at its meeting on 23 January 2025 the Council Tax Setting Committee confirmed the amount 50,836.30 as its Council Tax base for the year 2025/2026 in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations).

b) 50,836.30 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Regulations, as its Council Tax base for the year.

c)

Parish/Town	Council Tax Base	Parish/Town	Council Tax Base

Ashwell	901.70	Knebworth	2,018.70
Barkway	438.90	Lilley	178.00
Barley	338.20	Offley	616.30
Bygrave	129.40	Pirton	702.50
Caldecote and Newnham	56.70	Preston	246.10
Clothall	86.90	Radwell	58.30
Codicote	1,711.30	Reed	160.60
Graveley	175.50	Royston	6,871.60
Great Ashby	2,012.10	Rushden and Wallington	212.10
Hinxworth	162.60	St Ippolyts	948.50
Holwell	160.20	St Pauls Walden	582.10
Ickleford	898.10	Sandon	247.50
Kelshall	80.90	Therfield	267.50
Kimpton	1,062.50	Weston	446.40
Kings Walden	425.00	Wymondley	431.20

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.

d) That it be noted that at this meeting on the 27 February 2025 the Council has calculated the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2025/26 (excluding Parish precepts) as £13,612,944. As detailed in 2.2 (e) below the sum of special items is £1,522,848 and hence the total Council Tax requirement (including Parish precepts) is £15,135,792.

(2) That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for 2025/2026 in accordance with Sections 31A, 31B and 34 to 36 of the Local Government and Finance Act 1992 (the Act):-

a)	£82,806,829	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)	£67,671,037	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)	£15,135,792	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)	£297.74	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)	£1,522,848	being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.
f)	£267.78	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	267.78	124.89	392.67
Barkway	267.78	98.28	366.06
Barley	267.78	99.24	367.02
Bygrave	267.78	71.95	339.73
Caldecote and Newnham	267.78	42.08	309.86
Clothall	267.78	21.59	289.37
Codicote	267.78	64.80	332.58
Graveley	267.78	57.94	325.72
Great Ashby	267.78	24.00	291.78
Hinxworth	267.78	68.75	336.53
Holwell	267.78	92.50	360.28
Ickleford	267.78	67.23	335.01
Kelshall	267.78	35.61	303.39
Kimpton	267.78	84.71	352.49
Kings Walden	267.78	90.75	358.53
Knebworth	267.78	95.29	363.07
Lilley	267.78	108.97	376.75
Offley	267.78	66.09	333.87
Pirton	267.78	95.61	363.39
Preston	267.78	68.10	335.88
Radwell	267.78	26.42	294.20
Reed	267.78	51.54	319.32
Royston	267.78	59.22	327.00
Rushden and Wallington	267.78	20.92	288.70
St Ippolyts	267.78	41.98	309.76
St Pauls Walden	267.78	86.79	354.57
Sandon	267.78	34.34	302.12
Therfield	267.78	37.38	305.16
Weston	267.78	51.52	319.30
Wymondley	267.78	100.53	368.31

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	261.78	305.41	349.03	392.67	479.93	567.19	654.45	785.34
Baldock	178.52	208.27	238.03	267.78	327.29	386.79	446.30	535.56
Barkway	244.04	284.71	325.38	366.06	447.41	528.75	610.10	732.12
Barley	244.68	285.46	326.23	367.02	448.58	530.14	611.70	734.04
Bygrave	226.49	264.23	301.98	339.73	415.23	490.72	566.22	679.46
Caldecote and Newnham	206.57	241.00	275.42	309.86	378.72	447.57	516.43	619.72
Clothall	192.91	225.06	257.21	289.37	353.68	417.98	482.28	578.74
Codicote	221.72	258.67	295.62	332.58	406.49	480.39	554.30	665.16
Graveley	217.15	253.33	289.52	325.72	398.11	470.48	542.87	651.44
Great Ashby	194.52	226.94	259.35	291.78	356.62	421.46	486.30	583.56
Hexton	178.52	208.27	238.03	267.78	327.29	386.79	446.30	535.56
Hinxworth	224.35	261.74	299.13	336.53	411.32	486.10	560.88	673.06
Hitchin	178.52	208.27	238.03	267.78	327.29	386.79	446.30	535.56
Holwell	240.19	280.21	320.24	360.28	440.35	520.40	600.47	720.56
Ickleford	223.34	260.56	297.78	335.01	409.46	483.90	558.35	670.02
Kelshall	202.26	235.97	269.67	303.39	370.81	438.23	505.65	606.78
Kimpton	234.99	274.16	313.32	352.49	430.82	509.15	587.48	704.98
Kings Walden	239.02	278.85	318.69	358.53	438.21	517.87	597.55	717.06
Knebworth	242.05	282.38	322.72	363.07	443.76	524.43	605.12	726.14
Langley	178.52	208.27	238.03	267.78	327.29	386.79	446.30	535.56
Letchworth	178.52	208.27	238.03	267.78	327.29	386.79	446.30	535.56
Lilley	251.17	293.02	334.88	376.75	460.48	544.19	627.92	753.50
Nuthampstead	178.52	208.27	238.03	267.78	327.29	386.79	446.30	535.56
Offley	222.58	259.67	296.77	333.87	408.07	482.25	556.45	667.74
Pirton	242.26	282.63	323.01	363.39	444.15	524.89	605.65	726.78
Preston	223.92	261.24	298.55	335.88	410.52	485.16	559.80	671.76
Radwell	196.13	228.82	261.50	294.20	359.58	424.95	490.33	588.40
Reed	212.88	248.36	283.83	319.32	390.28	461.24	532.20	638.64
Royston	218.00	254.33	290.66	327.00	399.67	472.33	545.00	654.00
Rushden and Wallington	192.47	224.54	256.62	288.70	352.86	417.01	481.17	577.40
St Ippolyts	206.51	240.92	275.34	309.76	378.60	447.43	516.27	619.52
St Pauls Walden	236.38	275.77	315.17	354.57	433.37	512.15	590.95	709.14
Sandon	201.41	234.98	268.54	302.12	369.26	436.39	503.53	604.24
Therfield	203.44	237.34	271.25	305.16	372.98	440.78	508.60	610.32
Weston	212.87	248.34	283.82	319.30	390.26	461.21	532.17	638.60
Wymondley	245.54	286.46	327.38	368.31	450.16	532.00	613.85	736.62

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 2025/2026 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	1,179.91	1,376.57	1,573.22	1,769.87	2,163.17	2,556.48	2,949.78	3,539.74

Hertfordshire Police & Crime Commissioner	176.67	206.11	235.56	265.00	323.89	382.78	441.67	530.00

(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 2025/2026 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	1,618.36	1,888.09	2,157.81	2,427.54	2,966.99	3,506.45	4,045.90	4,855.08
Baldock	1,535.10	1,790.95	2,046.81	2,302.65	2,814.35	3,326.05	3,837.75	4,605.30
Barkway	1,600.62	1,867.39	2,134.16	2,400.93	2,934.47	3,468.01	4,001.55	4,801.86
Barley	1,601.26	1,868.14	2,135.01	2,401.89	2,935.64	3,469.40	4,003.15	4,803.78
Bygrave	1,583.07	1,846.91	2,110.76	2,374.60	2,902.29	3,429.98	3,957.67	4,749.20
Caldecote and Newnham	1,563.15	1,823.68	2,084.20	2,344.73	2,865.78	3,386.83	3,907.88	4,689.46
Clothall	1,549.49	1,807.74	2,065.99	2,324.24	2,840.74	3,357.24	3,873.73	4,648.48
Codicote	1,578.30	1,841.35	2,104.40	2,367.45	2,893.55	3,419.65	3,945.75	4,734.90
Graveley	1,573.73	1,836.01	2,098.30	2,360.59	2,885.17	3,409.74	3,934.32	4,721.18
Great Ashby	1,551.10	1,809.62	2,068.13	2,326.65	2,843.68	3,360.72	3,877.75	4,653.30
Hexton	1,535.10	1,790.95	2,046.81	2,302.65	2,814.35	3,326.05	3,837.75	4,605.30
Hinxworth	1,580.93	1,844.42	2,107.91	2,371.40	2,898.38	3,425.36	3,952.33	4,742.80
Hitchin	1,535.10	1,790.95	2,046.81	2,302.65	2,814.35	3,326.05	3,837.75	4,605.30
Holwell	1,596.77	1,862.89	2,129.02	2,395.15	2,927.41	3,459.66	3,991.92	4,790.30
Ickleford	1,579.92	1,843.24	2,106.56	2,369.88	2,896.52	3,423.16	3,949.80	4,739.76
Kelshall	1,558.84	1,818.65	2,078.45	2,338.26	2,857.87	3,377.49	3,897.10	4,676.52
Kimpton	1,591.57	1,856.84	2,122.10	2,387.36	2,917.88	3,448.41	3,978.93	4,774.72
Kings Walden	1,595.60	1,861.53	2,127.47	2,393.40	2,925.27	3,457.13	3,989.00	4,786.80
Knebworth	1,598.63	1,865.06	2,131.50	2,397.94	2,930.82	3,463.69	3,996.57	4,795.88
Langley	1,535.10	1,790.95	2,046.81	2,302.65	2,814.35	3,326.05	3,837.75	4,605.30
Letchworth	1,535.10	1,790.95	2,046.81	2,302.65	2,814.35	3,326.05	3,837.75	4,605.30
Lilley	1,607.75	1,875.70	2,143.66	2,411.62	2,947.54	3,483.45	4,019.37	4,823.24
Nuthampstead	1,535.10	1,790.95	2,046.81	2,302.65	2,814.35	3,326.05	3,837.75	4,605.30
Offley	1,579.16	1,842.35	2,105.55	2,368.74	2,895.13	3,421.51	3,947.90	4,737.48
Pirton	1,598.84	1,865.31	2,131.79	2,398.26	2,931.21	3,464.15	3,997.10	4,796.52
Preston	1,580.50	1,843.92	2,107.33	2,370.75	2,897.58	3,424.42	3,951.25	4,741.50
Radwell	1,552.71	1,811.50	2,070.28	2,329.07	2,846.64	3,364.21	3,881.78	4,658.14
Reed	1,569.46	1,831.04	2,092.61	2,354.19	2,877.34	3,400.50	3,923.65	4,708.38
Royston	1,574.58	1,837.01	2,099.44	2,361.87	2,886.73	3,411.59	3,936.45	4,723.74
Rushden and Wallington	1,549.05	1,807.22	2,065.40	2,323.57	2,839.92	3,356.27	3,872.62	4,647.14
St Ippolyts	1,563.09	1,823.60	2,084.12	2,344.63	2,865.66	3,386.69	3,907.72	4,689.26
St Pauls Walden	1,592.96	1,858.45	2,123.95	2,389.44	2,920.43	3,451.41	3,982.40	4,778.88
Sandon	1,557.99	1,817.66	2,077.32	2,336.99	2,856.32	3,375.65	3,894.98	4,673.98
Therfield	1,560.02	1,820.02	2,080.03	2,340.03	2,860.04	3,380.04	3,900.05	4,680.06
Weston	1,569.45	1,831.02	2,092.60	2,354.17	2,877.32	3,400.47	3,923.62	4,708.34
Wymondley	1,602.12	1,869.14	2,136.16	2,403.18	2,937.22	3,471.26	4,005.30	4,806.36

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 2025/26.

Audio recording - 3 hours 37 minutes 3 seconds

The Service Director – Resources presented the report ‘Council Tax Resolution 2024/25’ and advised that:

· The Council was required to incorporate the various other elements of the Council Tax precepts to set the overall Council Tax bills for the district.

· As there would be an increase to the forecast spend for 2025/26 this had resulted in a change to the figures in recommendations 2.2 (a) and (b)’

Councillor Ian Albert proposed and Councillor Daniel Allen seconded the amended recommendations and, the outcome of the recorded vote was:

VOTE TOTALS:

YES : 37

ABSTAIN : 3

NO : 1

TOTAL : 41

THE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS WERE AS FOLLOWS:

Cllr Ian Albert YES

Cllr Amy Allen YES

Cllr Daniel Allen YES

Cllr David Barnard NO

Cllr Matt Barnes YES

Cllr Tina Bhartwas YES

Cllr Clare Billing YES

Cllr Sadie Billing YES

Cllr Ruth Brown YES

Cllr Val Bryant YES

Cllr Rhona Cameron YES

Cllr David Chalmers YES

Cllr Jon Clayden YES

Cllr Mick Debenham YES

Cllr Elizabeth Dennis YES

Cllr Emma Fernandes YES

Cllr Joe Graziano ABSTAIN

Cllr Sarah Lucas YES

Cllr Keith Hoskins YES

Cllr Steve Jarvis YES

Cllr Tim Johnson YES

Cllr Chris Lucas YES

Cllr Ian Mantle YES

Cllr Nigel Mason YES

Cllr Bryony May YES

Cllr Caroline McDonnell YES

Cllr Ralph Muncer ABSTAIN

Cllr Louise Peace YES

Cllr Vijaiya Poopalasingham YES

Cllr Sean Prendergast YES

Cllr Martin Prescott

Cllr Emma Rowe YES

Cllr Claire Strong ABSTAIN

Cllr Tamsin Thomas

Cllr Tom Tyson YES

Cllr Paul Ward YES

Cllr Laura Williams YES

Cllr Alistair Willoughby YES

Cllr Stewart Willoughby YES

Cllr Claire Winchester YES

Cllr Dave Winstanley YES

Cllr Donna Wright YES

Cllr Daniel Wright-Mason YES

RESOLVED: That Council:

(1) Noted that at its meeting on 23 January 2025 the Council Tax Setting Committee confirmed the amount 50,836.30 as its Council Tax base for the year 2025/2026 in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations).

b) 50,836.30 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Regulations, as its Council Tax base for the year.

c)

Parish/Town	Council Tax Base	Parish/Town	Council Tax Base

Ashwell	901.70	Knebworth	2,018.70
Barkway	438.90	Lilley	178.00
Barley	338.20	Offley	616.30
Bygrave	129.40	Pirton	702.50
Caldecote and Newnham	56.70	Preston	246.10
Clothall	86.90	Radwell	58.30
Codicote	1,711.30	Reed	160.60
Graveley	175.50	Royston	6,871.60
Great Ashby	2,012.10	Rushden and Wallington	212.10
Hinxworth	162.60	St Ippolyts	948.50
Holwell	160.20	St Pauls Walden	582.10
Ickleford	898.10	Sandon	247.50
Kelshall	80.90	Therfield	267.50
Kimpton	1,062.50	Weston	446.40
Kings Walden	425.00	Wymondley	431.20

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.

d) That it be noted that at this meeting on the 27 February 2025 the Council has calculated the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2025/26 (excluding Parish precepts) as £13,612,944. As detailed in 2.2 (e) below the sum of special items is £1,522,848 and hence the total Council Tax requirement (including Parish precepts) is £15,135,792.

(2) That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for 2025/2026 in accordance with Sections 31A, 31B and 34 to 36 of the Local Government and Finance Act 1992 (the Act):-

a)	£82,806,829	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)	£67,671,037	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)	£15,135,792	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)	£297.74	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)	£1,522,848	being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act.
f)	£267.78	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	267.78	124.89	392.67
Barkway	267.78	98.28	366.06
Barley	267.78	99.24	367.02
Bygrave	267.78	71.95	339.73
Caldecote and Newnham	267.78	42.08	309.86
Clothall	267.78	21.59	289.37
Codicote	267.78	64.80	332.58
Graveley	267.78	57.94	325.72
Great Ashby	267.78	24.00	291.78
Hinxworth	267.78	68.75	336.53
Holwell	267.78	92.50	360.28
Ickleford	267.78	67.23	335.01
Kelshall	267.78	35.61	303.39
Kimpton	267.78	84.71	352.49
Kings Walden	267.78	90.75	358.53
Knebworth	267.78	95.29	363.07
Lilley	267.78	108.97	376.75
Offley	267.78	66.09	333.87
Pirton	267.78	95.61	363.39
Preston	267.78	68.10	335.88
Radwell	267.78	26.42	294.20
Reed	267.78	51.54	319.32
Royston	267.78	59.22	327.00
Rushden and Wallington	267.78	20.92	288.70
St Ippolyts	267.78	41.98	309.76
St Pauls Walden	267.78	86.79	354.57
Sandon	267.78	34.34	302.12
Therfield	267.78	37.38	305.16
Weston	267.78	51.52	319.30
Wymondley	267.78	100.53	368.31

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	261.78	305.41	349.03	392.67	479.93	567.19	654.45	785.34
Baldock	178.52	208.27	238.03	267.78	327.29	386.79	446.30	535.56
Barkway	244.04	284.71	325.38	366.06	447.41	528.75	610.10	732.12
Barley	244.68	285.46	326.23	367.02	448.58	530.14	611.70	734.04
Bygrave	226.49	264.23	301.98	339.73	415.23	490.72	566.22	679.46
Caldecote and Newnham	206.57	241.00	275.42	309.86	378.72	447.57	516.43	619.72
Clothall	192.91	225.06	257.21	289.37	353.68	417.98	482.28	578.74
Codicote	221.72	258.67	295.62	332.58	406.49	480.39	554.30	665.16
Graveley	217.15	253.33	289.52	325.72	398.11	470.48	542.87	651.44
Great Ashby	194.52	226.94	259.35	291.78	356.62	421.46	486.30	583.56
Hexton	178.52	208.27	238.03	267.78	327.29	386.79	446.30	535.56
Hinxworth	224.35	261.74	299.13	336.53	411.32	486.10	560.88	673.06
Hitchin	178.52	208.27	238.03	267.78	327.29	386.79	446.30	535.56
Holwell	240.19	280.21	320.24	360.28	440.35	520.40	600.47	720.56
Ickleford	223.34	260.56	297.78	335.01	409.46	483.90	558.35	670.02
Kelshall	202.26	235.97	269.67	303.39	370.81	438.23	505.65	606.78
Kimpton	234.99	274.16	313.32	352.49	430.82	509.15	587.48	704.98
Kings Walden	239.02	278.85	318.69	358.53	438.21	517.87	597.55	717.06
Knebworth	242.05	282.38	322.72	363.07	443.76	524.43	605.12	726.14
Langley	178.52	208.27	238.03	267.78	327.29	386.79	446.30	535.56
Letchworth	178.52	208.27	238.03	267.78	327.29	386.79	446.30	535.56
Lilley	251.17	293.02	334.88	376.75	460.48	544.19	627.92	753.50
Nuthampstead	178.52	208.27	238.03	267.78	327.29	386.79	446.30	535.56
Offley	222.58	259.67	296.77	333.87	408.07	482.25	556.45	667.74
Pirton	242.26	282.63	323.01	363.39	444.15	524.89	605.65	726.78
Preston	223.92	261.24	298.55	335.88	410.52	485.16	559.80	671.76
Radwell	196.13	228.82	261.50	294.20	359.58	424.95	490.33	588.40
Reed	212.88	248.36	283.83	319.32	390.28	461.24	532.20	638.64
Royston	218.00	254.33	290.66	327.00	399.67	472.33	545.00	654.00
Rushden and Wallington	192.47	224.54	256.62	288.70	352.86	417.01	481.17	577.40
St Ippolyts	206.51	240.92	275.34	309.76	378.60	447.43	516.27	619.52
St Pauls Walden	236.38	275.77	315.17	354.57	433.37	512.15	590.95	709.14
Sandon	201.41	234.98	268.54	302.12	369.26	436.39	503.53	604.24
Therfield	203.44	237.34	271.25	305.16	372.98	440.78	508.60	610.32
Weston	212.87	248.34	283.82	319.30	390.26	461.21	532.17	638.60
Wymondley	245.54	286.46	327.38	368.31	450.16	532.00	613.85	736.62

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 2025/2026 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	1,179.91	1,376.57	1,573.22	1,769.87	2,163.17	2,556.48	2,949.78	3,539.74

Hertfordshire Police & Crime Commissioner	176.67	206.11	235.56	265.00	323.89	382.78	441.67	530.00

(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 2025/2026 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	1,618.36	1,888.09	2,157.81	2,427.54	2,966.99	3,506.45	4,045.90	4,855.08
Baldock	1,535.10	1,790.95	2,046.81	2,302.65	2,814.35	3,326.05	3,837.75	4,605.30
Barkway	1,600.62	1,867.39	2,134.16	2,400.93	2,934.47	3,468.01	4,001.55	4,801.86
Barley	1,601.26	1,868.14	2,135.01	2,401.89	2,935.64	3,469.40	4,003.15	4,803.78
Bygrave	1,583.07	1,846.91	2,110.76	2,374.60	2,902.29	3,429.98	3,957.67	4,749.20
Caldecote and Newnham	1,563.15	1,823.68	2,084.20	2,344.73	2,865.78	3,386.83	3,907.88	4,689.46
Clothall	1,549.49	1,807.74	2,065.99	2,324.24	2,840.74	3,357.24	3,873.73	4,648.48
Codicote	1,578.30	1,841.35	2,104.40	2,367.45	2,893.55	3,419.65	3,945.75	4,734.90
Graveley	1,573.73	1,836.01	2,098.30	2,360.59	2,885.17	3,409.74	3,934.32	4,721.18
Great Ashby	1,551.10	1,809.62	2,068.13	2,326.65	2,843.68	3,360.72	3,877.75	4,653.30
Hexton	1,535.10	1,790.95	2,046.81	2,302.65	2,814.35	3,326.05	3,837.75	4,605.30
Hinxworth	1,580.93	1,844.42	2,107.91	2,371.40	2,898.38	3,425.36	3,952.33	4,742.80
Hitchin	1,535.10	1,790.95	2,046.81	2,302.65	2,814.35	3,326.05	3,837.75	4,605.30
Holwell	1,596.77	1,862.89	2,129.02	2,395.15	2,927.41	3,459.66	3,991.92	4,790.30
Ickleford	1,579.92	1,843.24	2,106.56	2,369.88	2,896.52	3,423.16	3,949.80	4,739.76
Kelshall	1,558.84	1,818.65	2,078.45	2,338.26	2,857.87	3,377.49	3,897.10	4,676.52
Kimpton	1,591.57	1,856.84	2,122.10	2,387.36	2,917.88	3,448.41	3,978.93	4,774.72
Kings Walden	1,595.60	1,861.53	2,127.47	2,393.40	2,925.27	3,457.13	3,989.00	4,786.80
Knebworth	1,598.63	1,865.06	2,131.50	2,397.94	2,930.82	3,463.69	3,996.57	4,795.88
Langley	1,535.10	1,790.95	2,046.81	2,302.65	2,814.35	3,326.05	3,837.75	4,605.30
Letchworth	1,535.10	1,790.95	2,046.81	2,302.65	2,814.35	3,326.05	3,837.75	4,605.30
Lilley	1,607.75	1,875.70	2,143.66	2,411.62	2,947.54	3,483.45	4,019.37	4,823.24
Nuthampstead	1,535.10	1,790.95	2,046.81	2,302.65	2,814.35	3,326.05	3,837.75	4,605.30
Offley	1,579.16	1,842.35	2,105.55	2,368.74	2,895.13	3,421.51	3,947.90	4,737.48
Pirton	1,598.84	1,865.31	2,131.79	2,398.26	2,931.21	3,464.15	3,997.10	4,796.52
Preston	1,580.50	1,843.92	2,107.33	2,370.75	2,897.58	3,424.42	3,951.25	4,741.50
Radwell	1,552.71	1,811.50	2,070.28	2,329.07	2,846.64	3,364.21	3,881.78	4,658.14
Reed	1,569.46	1,831.04	2,092.61	2,354.19	2,877.34	3,400.50	3,923.65	4,708.38
Royston	1,574.58	1,837.01	2,099.44	2,361.87	2,886.73	3,411.59	3,936.45	4,723.74
Rushden and Wallington	1,549.05	1,807.22	2,065.40	2,323.57	2,839.92	3,356.27	3,872.62	4,647.14
St Ippolyts	1,563.09	1,823.60	2,084.12	2,344.63	2,865.66	3,386.69	3,907.72	4,689.26
St Pauls Walden	1,592.96	1,858.45	2,123.95	2,389.44	2,920.43	3,451.41	3,982.40	4,778.88
Sandon	1,557.99	1,817.66	2,077.32	2,336.99	2,856.32	3,375.65	3,894.98	4,673.98
Therfield	1,560.02	1,820.02	2,080.03	2,340.03	2,860.04	3,380.04	3,900.05	4,680.06
Weston	1,569.45	1,831.02	2,092.60	2,354.17	2,877.32	3,400.47	3,923.62	4,708.34
Wymondley	1,602.12	1,869.14	2,136.16	2,403.18	2,937.22	3,471.26	4,005.30	4,806.36

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 2025/26.

N.B. Councillors Martin Prescott and Tim Johnson left the Chamber at 23.08 and did not return.