Councillor Donna Higgins
Email: donna.higgins@westsuffolk.gov.uk
Council: West Suffolk
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
45 meetings · Page 2 of 9
Extraordinary meeting, Cabinet - Tuesday 23 September 2025 8.00 pm
Extraordinary meeting, Council - Tuesday 23 September 2025 7.00 pm
Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 6.00 pm
12 attendees, 14 documents, 0 media files
Decisions from Meetings
61 decisions · Page 1 of 13
Council Tax Base for Tax Setting Purposes 2026 to 2027
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 6.00 pm - December 09, 2025
...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.
Recommmend Forward to Council
Revenues Collection Performance and Write Offs
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 6.00 pm - December 09, 2025
... 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 Approved
Acquisition of Temporary Accommodation
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 6.00 pm - December 09, 2025
...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.
Recommendations Approved
Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document - Consultation Draft
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 6.00 pm - December 09, 2025
... 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.
Recommendations Approved
Recommendations of the Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee - 27 November 2025: Treasury Management Report (September 2025)
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 6.00 pm - December 09, 2025
...to recommend to Council the approval of the Treasury Management Report (September 2025), as contained in Report No: PAS/WS/25/025.
Recommmend Forward to Council
Summary
Meetings Attended: 45
Average per Month: 2.0
Decisions Recorded: 61