Issue - meetings

This report sets out budget estimates for income and expenditure for Environment Committee services in 2026/27.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved (7 for and 1 against) to:

(1)       Recommend the 2026/27 service estimates for approval at the budget meeting of Full Council in February 2026.

The Committee received a report setting out budget estimates for income and expenditure for Environment Committee services in 2026/27.

The Committee considered the following matters:

a)    A Member asked for further clarification of paragraph 5.5.1 of the risk management table in relation to the need for extra parking.  The Chair stated that until the Local Plan was adopted it was difficult to predict what was going to happen in relation to parking sites.  The Chief Accountant explained that the MTFS originally stated £134K extra income from parking for 2026/27 but following discussion at the car park working group that had been reduced to £34k as shown in the fees and charges report on the agenda.  Some of the increase in income would come from increased costs of permits but most was expected to come from increased volumes. Other car park charges would not increase this year.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved (7 for and 1 against) to:

(1)       Recommend the 2026/27 service estimates for approval at the budget meeting of Full Council in February 2026.