Purpose

The
purpose of this report is to formally declare the Council’s
Council Tax Base for the 2026/27 financial
year.  
 

Decision

RESOLVED
that Cabinet:-
 
(i)           
Approve the calculation of the Council’s Tax
Base for the year 2026/27;

 
(ii)         
Approve the changes to the Local Council Tax Support
Scheme for 2026/27;
 
(iii)        
Confirm that the Council Tax Base for the year
2026/27 shall be 68,252.32. This figure has been calculated in
accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax
Base) (England) Regulations 2012
 
(iv)        
Calculated in accordance with the above regulations
the Council Tax Base for the year 2026/27 in respect of each Parish
being listed in the table below:
 

  Parish
Area  

Band D equivalent
chargeable properties 

95.5% of Band D
equivalent chargeable properties 

Penistone 

4,707.53 

4,495.69 

Billingley 

95.16 

90.88 

Great
Houghton 

648.91 

619.71 

Little
Houghton 

182.12 

173.92 

Shafton 

964.68 

921.27 

High
Hoyland 

69.48 

66.35 

Hunshelf 

169.93 

162.28 

Langsett 

108.65 

103.76 

Cawthorne 

616.10 

588.38 

Dunford 

253.78 

242.36 

Gunthwaite and Ingbirchworth 

315.15 

300.97 

Thurgoland 

803.41 

767.26 

Tankersley 

752.90 

719.02 

Wortley 

314.12 

299.98 

Oxspring 

471.90 

450.66 

Silkstone 

1,222.54 

1,167.53 

Stainborough 

164.11 

156.73 

Barnsley and
other Non-Parish areas 

59,607.93 

56,925.57 

Total 

71,468.40 

68,252.32