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• Barley Homes Business Plan 2025

  Recommendations Approved

  ...the Cabinet approved the Barley Homes Business Plan 2025, supported the creation of a £500,000 Housing pipeline Investment fund to underwrite planning permission costs for nine identified sites, endorsed transferring public sector land at £1 plus overage, and backed discussions with other organizations for site acquisition and delivery.

• Recommendations of the Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee - 27 November 2025: Treasury Management Report (September 2025)

  Recommmend Forward to Council

  The Cabinet decided to recommend to Council that the Treasury Management Report (September 2025) be approved. This decision was made on 09 December 2025.

• Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document - Consultation Draft

  Recommendations Approved

  ... that the Cabinet approved the Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document for public consultation and delegated authority for minor presentational changes to the Head of Planning.

• Revenues Collection Performance and Write Offs

  Recommendations Approved

  ... to write off a total of £352,998.56 in unrecoverable debts, comprising £93,171.07 in Council Tax, £245,160.96 in Business Rates, and £14,666.53 in Housing Benefit Overpayments, as detailed in the exempt appendices of Report No: CAB/WS/25/065.

• Recommendations of the Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee - 27 November 2025: Delivering a Sustainable Medium-Term Budget

  Recommmend Forward to Council

  ...to recommend to Council the inclusion of proposals detailed in Section 2 of Report number PAS/WS/25/024 and its Appendix A (Budget Assumption Changes) in the 2026 to 2027 Revenue Budget.

• West Suffolk Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme (LCTRS) 2026 to 2027

  Recommmend Forward to Council

  ...the Cabinet of West Suffolk decided to recommend to Council that the Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2025 to 2026 be reviewed and that changes outlined in report CAB/WS/25/059 be agreed, with the maximum discount change relating only to 2026 to 2027.

• Acquisition of Temporary Accommodation

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to address the rising demand for temporary accommodation, they approved a £955,000 capital budget to purchase and refurbish properties, delegated final acquisition decisions to the Chief Operating Officer in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing, and directed the Section 151 Officer to adjust the council's prudential indicators accordingly.

• Council Tax Base for Tax Setting Purposes 2026 to 2027

  Recommmend Forward to Council

  ...to recommend to Council that the tax base for 2026 to 2027 for the whole of West Suffolk be 60,791.93 equivalent band D dwellings, and that the tax base for 2026 to 2027 for the different parts of its area, as defined by parish or special expense area boundaries, be as shown in Appendix 3 of Report number CAB/WS/25/060.

Attendees

Councillor Peter Armitage Chair of West Suffolk Council and Chair of Performance and Audit Scrutiny Labour · Moreton Hall

Councillor Sarah Broughton Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Conservative · The Fornhams & Great Barton

Councillor Adrian Whittle Leader of Reform UK Group - West Suffolk Reform UK · Newmarket East

Councillor Cliff Waterman Leader of the Council Labour · Eastgate

Councillor Victor Lukaniuk Deputy Leader of the Council and Leader of the Independents Independent · Brandon West

Councillor Donna Higgins Cabinet Member for Families and Communities Labour · Minden

Councillor Diane Hind Cabinet Member for Resources Labour · Tollgate

Councillor Gerald Kelly Cabinet Member for Environment and Regulatory Independent · Lakenheath

Councillor Richard O'Driscoll Cabinet Member for Housing Labour · Minden

Councillor Ian Shipp Cabinet Member for Leisure and Culture Independent · Mildenhall Kingsway & Market

Councillor Frank Stennett Cabinet Member for Planning Independent · St. Olaves

Councillor David Taylor Cabinet Member for Operations Independent · Manor

Councillor Indy Wijenayaka Cabinet Member for Growth Labour · Withersfield

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