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COUNCIL TAX RESOLUTION 2026/27

 

 

27/02/2026 - COUNCIL TAX RESOLUTION 2026/27

RESOLVED:

 

(1)         That it was noted that at its meeting on 29 January 2026 the Council Tax Setting Committee confirmed the amount 51,529.0 as its Council Tax base for the year 2026/2027 in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations).

 

a)     51,529.0 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Regulations, as its Council Tax base for the year.

Parish/Town

Council Tax Base

Parish/Town

Council Tax Base

Ashwell

909.00

Knebworth

2,074.50

Barkway

439.90

Lilley

183.80

Barley

341.80

Offley

621.20

Bygrave

133.90

Pirton

709.60

Caldecote and Newnham

60.60

Preston

262.10

Clothall

88.70

Radwell

56.70

Codicote

1,835.00

Reed

164.30

Graveley

180.50

Royston

7,035.80

Great Ashby

2,018.00

Rushden and Wallington

209.60

Hinxworth

163.00

St Ippolyts

961.90

Holwell

157.30

St Pauls Walden

577.80

Ickleford

953.80

Sandon

258.60

Kelshall

80.60

Therfield

278.30

Kimpton

1,089.30

Weston

447.70

Kings Walden

427.50

Wymondley

428.50

 

 

 

 

 

b)      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 was noted that its meeting on the 26 February 2026 the Council has calculated the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2026/27 (excluding Parish precepts) as £14,211,183. As detailed in 2.2 (e) below the sum of special items is £1,779,755 and hence the total Council Tax requirement (including Parish precepts) is £15,990,938.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)         That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for 2026/2027 in accordance with Sections 31A, 31B and 34 to 36 of the Local Government and Finance Act 1992 (the Act):-

 

a)

£85,997,958

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)

£70,007,020

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)

£15,990,938

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)

£310.33

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)

£1,779,755

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

 

f)

£275.79

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

275.79

137.36

413.15

Barkway

275.79

104.35

380.14

Barley

275.79

107.93

383.72

Bygrave

275.79

80.11

355.90

Caldecote and Newnham

275.79

39.81

315.60

Clothall

275.79

20.32

296.11

Codicote

275.79

62.92

338.71

Graveley

275.79

55.96

331.75

Great Ashby

275.79

24.63

300.42

Hinxworth

275.79

70.64

346.43

Holwell

275.79

97.03

372.82

Ickleford

275.79

70.77

346.56

Kelshall

275.79

49.63

325.42

Kimpton

275.79

87.58

363.37

Kings Walden

275.79

96.99

372.78

Knebworth

275.79

93.27

369.06

Lilley

275.79

118.19

393.98

Offley

275.79

72.40

348.19

Pirton

275.79

95.24

371.03

Preston

275.79

68.74

344.53

Radwell

275.79

27.16

302.95

Reed

275.79

52.41

328.20

Royston

275.79

84.92

360.71

Rushden and Wallington

275.79

21.15

296.94

St Ippolyts

275.79

46.61

322.40

St Pauls Walden

275.79

91.81

367.60

Sandon

275.79

32.87

308.66

Therfield

275.79

47.43

323.22

Weston

275.79

55.84

331.63

Wymondley

275.79

103.50

379.29

 

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

275.43

321.34

367.25

413.15

504.96

596.78

688.58

826.30

Baldock

183.86

214.50

245.15

275.79

337.08

398.36

459.65

551.58

Barkway

253.43

295.66

337.91

380.14

464.62

549.10

633.57

760.28

Barley

255.81

298.45

341.09

383.72

468.99

554.27

639.53

767.44

Bygrave

237.27

276.81

316.36

355.90

434.99

514.08

593.17

711.80

Caldecote and Newnham

210.40

245.46

280.54

315.60

385.74

455.87

526.00

631.20

Clothall

197.41

230.30

263.21

296.11

361.92

427.72

493.52

592.22

Codicote

225.81

263.44

301.08

338.71

413.98

489.25

564.52

677.42

Graveley

221.17

258.02

294.89

331.75

405.48

479.20

552.92

663.50

Great Ashby

200.28

233.66

267.04

300.42

367.18

433.95

500.70

600.84

Hexton

183.86

214.50

245.15

275.79

337.08

398.36

459.65

551.58

Hinxworth

230.95

269.44

307.94

346.43

423.42

500.41

577.38

692.86

Hitchin

183.86

214.50

245.15

275.79

337.08

398.36

459.65

551.58

Holwell

248.55

289.97

331.40

372.82

455.67

538.52

621.37

745.64

Ickleford

231.04

269.54

308.06

346.56

423.58

500.59

577.60

693.12

Kelshall

216.95

253.10

289.27

325.42

397.74

470.06

542.37

650.84

Kimpton

242.25

282.62

323.00

363.37

444.12

524.87

605.62

726.74

Kings Walden

248.52

289.94

331.36

372.78

455.62

538.47

621.30

745.56

Knebworth

246.04

287.04

328.06

369.06

451.08

533.09

615.10

738.12

Langley

183.86

214.50

245.15

275.79

337.08

398.36

459.65

551.58

Letchworth

183.86

214.50

245.15

275.79

337.08

398.36

459.65

551.58

Lilley

262.65

306.43

350.21

393.98

481.53

569.09

656.63

787.96

Nuthampstead

183.86

214.50

245.15

275.79

337.08

398.36

459.65

551.58

Offley

232.13

270.81

309.51

348.19

425.57

502.95

580.32

696.38

Pirton

247.35

288.58

329.81

371.03

453.48

535.94

618.38

742.06

Preston

229.69

267.96

306.25

344.53

421.10

497.66

574.22

689.06

Radwell

201.97

235.62

269.29

302.95

370.28

437.60

504.92

605.90

Reed

218.80

255.26

291.74

328.20

401.14

474.07

547.00

656.40

Royston

240.47

280.55

320.63

360.71

440.87

521.03

601.18

721.42

Rushden and Wallington

197.96

230.95

263.95

296.94

362.93

428.92

494.90

593.88

St Ippolyts

214.93

250.75

286.58

322.40

394.05

465.70

537.33

644.80

St Pauls Walden

245.07

285.91

326.76

367.60

449.29

530.98

612.67

735.20

Sandon

205.77

240.07

274.37

308.66

377.25

445.85

514.43

617.32

Therfield

215.48

251.39

287.31

323.22

395.05

466.88

538.70

646.44

Weston

221.09

257.93

294.79

331.63

405.33

479.03

552.72

663.26

Wymondley

252.86

295.00

337.15

379.29

463.58

547.87

632.15

758.58

 

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)         That it was noted that for 2026/2027 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

1,238.79

1,445.26

1,651.73

1,858.19

2,271.12

2,684.05

3,096.98

3,716.38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hertfordshire Police &

Crime Commissioner

186.67

217.78

248.89

280.00

342.22

404.44

466.67

560.00

 

(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 2026/2027 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:-

 

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

 

 

Valuation Bands

Parish/Town

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

 

 

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

 

Ashwell

1,700.89

1,984.38

2,267.86

2,551.34

3,118.30

3,685.27

4,252.23

5,102.68

 

Baldock

1,609.32

1,877.54

2,145.77

2,413.98

2,950.42

3,486.85

4,023.30

4,827.96

 

Barkway

1,678.89

1,958.70

2,238.52

2,518.33

3,077.96

3,637.59

4,197.22

5,036.66

 

Barley

1,681.27

1,961.49

2,241.70

2,521.91

3,082.33

3,642.76

4,203.18

5,043.82

 

Bygrave

1,662.73

1,939.85

2,216.97

2,494.09

3,048.33

3,602.57

4,156.82

4,988.18

 

Caldecote and Newnham

1,635.86

1,908.50

2,181.15

2,453.79

2,999.08

3,544.36

4,089.65

4,907.58

 

Clothall

1,622.87

1,893.34

2,163.82

2,434.30

2,975.26

3,516.21

4,057.17

4,868.60

 

Codicote

1,651.27

1,926.48

2,201.69

2,476.90

3,027.32

3,577.74

4,128.17

4,953.80

 

Graveley

1,646.63

1,921.06

2,195.50

2,469.94

3,018.82

3,567.69

4,116.57

4,939.88

 

Great Ashby

1,625.74

1,896.70

2,167.65

2,438.61

2,980.52

3,522.44

4,064.35

4,877.22

 

Hexton

1,609.32

1,877.54

2,145.77

2,413.98

2,950.42

3,486.85

4,023.30

4,827.96

 

Hinxworth

1,656.41

1,932.48

2,208.55

2,484.62

3,036.76

3,588.90

4,141.03

4,969.24

 

Hitchin

1,609.32

1,877.54

2,145.77

2,413.98

2,950.42

3,486.85

4,023.30

4,827.96

 

Holwell

1,674.01

1,953.01

2,232.01

2,511.01

3,069.01

3,627.01

4,185.02

5,022.02

 

Ickleford

1,656.50

1,932.58

2,208.67

2,484.75

3,036.92

3,589.08

4,141.25

4,969.50

 

Kelshall

1,642.41

1,916.14

2,189.88

2,463.61

3,011.08

3,558.55

4,106.02

4,927.22

 

Kimpton

1,667.71

1,945.66

2,223.61

2,501.56

3,057.46

3,613.36

4,169.27

5,003.12

 

Kings Walden

1,673.98

1,952.98

2,231.97

2,510.97

3,068.96

3,626.96

4,184.95

5,021.94

 

Knebworth

1,671.50

1,950.08

2,228.67

2,507.25

3,064.42

3,621.58

4,178.75

5,014.50

 

Langley

1,609.32

1,877.54

2,145.77

2,413.98

2,950.42

3,486.85

4,023.30

4,827.96

 

Letchworth

1,609.32

1,877.54

2,145.77

2,413.98

2,950.42

3,486.85

4,023.30

4,827.96

 

Lilley

1,688.11

1,969.47

2,250.82

2,532.17

3,094.87

3,657.58

4,220.28

5,064.34

 

Nuthampstead

1,609.32

1,877.54

2,145.77

2,413.98

2,950.42

3,486.85

4,023.30

4,827.96

 

Offley

1,657.59

1,933.85

2,210.12

2,486.38

3,038.91

3,591.44

4,143.97

4,972.76

 

Pirton

1,672.81

1,951.62

2,230.42

2,509.22

3,066.82

3,624.43

4,182.03

5,018.44

 

Preston

1,655.15

1,931.00

2,206.86

2,482.72

3,034.44

3,586.15

4,137.87

4,965.44

 

Radwell

1,627.43

1,898.66

2,169.90

2,441.14

2,983.62

3,526.09

4,068.57

4,882.28

 

Reed

1,644.26

1,918.30

2,192.35

2,466.39

3,014.48

3,562.56

4,110.65

4,932.78

 

Royston

1,665.93

1,943.59

2,221.24

2,498.90

3,054.21

3,609.52

4,164.83

4,997.80

 

Rushden and Wallington

1,623.42

1,893.99

2,164.56

2,435.13

2,976.27

3,517.41

4,058.55

4,870.26

 

St Ippolyts

1,640.39

1,913.79

2,187.19

2,460.59

3,007.39

3,554.19

4,100.98

4,921.18

 

St Pauls Walden

1,670.53

1,948.95

2,227.37

2,505.79

3,062.63

3,619.47

4,176.32

5,011.58

 

Sandon

1,631.23

1,903.11

2,174.98

2,446.85

2,990.59

3,534.34

4,078.08

4,893.70

 

Therfield

1,640.94

1,914.43

2,187.92

2,461.41

3,008.39

3,555.37

4,102.35

4,922.82

 

Weston

1,646.55

1,920.97

2,195.40

2,469.82

3,018.67

3,567.52

4,116.37

4,939.64

 

Wymondley

1,678.32

1,958.04

2,237.76

2,517.48

3,076.92

3,636.36

4,195.80

5,034.96

 

 

REASON FOR DECISIONS: 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.