Councillor Sarah Broughton
Email: sarah.broughton@westsuffolk.gov.uk
Council: West Suffolk
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
43 meetings · Page 1 of 9
Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 16 July 2026 5.00 pm
*RESERVE DATE*, Council - Tuesday 9 June 2026 7.00 pm
Annual Council, Council - Tuesday 12 May 2026 7.00 pm
Cabinet - Tuesday 14 April 2026 6.00 pm
The Cabinet of West Suffolk Council was scheduled to discuss a range of significant planning and housing matters, including a masterplan for Rowley Drive in Newmarket and the adoption of an updated Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document. The meeting also included plans for the commencement of a new West Suffolk Local Plan and a review of the Cabinet's Decisions Plan.
Decisions from Meetings
53 decisions · Page 2 of 11
Recommendations of the Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee: 22 January 2026 - Financial Resilience - Strategy Statement 2026 to 2027 and Treasury Management Code of Practice
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 3 February 2026 6.00 pm - February 03, 2026
...recommended to Council the approval of the Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2026 to 2027 and the Treasury Management Code of Practice.
Recommmend Forward to Council
Thriving Communities Grants 2026 to 2027
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 3 February 2026 6.00 pm - February 03, 2026
...the allocation of Thriving Communities funding for 2026 to 2027 was approved, with specific amounts awarded to numerous organizations and other applications being declined.
Recommendations Approved
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
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
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
The Cabinet decided to recommend to Council that the Treasury Management Report (September 2025) be approved. This decision was made on 09 December 2025.
Recommmend Forward to Council
Summary
Meetings Attended: 43
Average per Month: 1.4
Decisions Recorded: 53 Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.