Withdrawal from the West Sussex Business Rates Pool for 2026/27
January 12, 2026 Director of Resources (dominic.bradley@horsham.gov.uk) (Officer) Approved View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
...to withdraw from the West Sussex Business Rates Pool for the 2026/27 financial year due to unfavourable outcomes identified through modelling.
Full council record
Content
To withdraw from the West Sussex Business
Rates Pool for 2026/27.
Reasons for the decision
The robust modelling undertaken
following the announcement of the provisional Local Government
Finance Settlement for 2026/27 and the details of the business
rates reset becoming known resulted in an unfavourable outcome for
the Council.
Alternative options considered
Not to withdraw from the West Sussex Business
Rates Pool for 2026/27. This was rejected as continuing to remain
in the Pool would result in an unfavourable outcome for the
Council.
Supporting Documents
Details
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 12 Jan 2026 |