Councillor Sir Stephen Houghton CBE

Housing Revenue Account 2026/27 (Cab.21.01.2026/9)

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 21 January 2026 10.00 am - January 21, 2026

...recommend to Full Council the approval of the HRA draft budget and business plan for 2026/27, a 4.8% increase in rents and charges, the Berneslai Homes Management Fee, the Core Housing Investment Programme, Housing Added Value schemes, and the undertaking of work to identify capital programme savings.

Recommmend Forward to Council

A635 Darfield/Goldthorpe & A6195 Grimethorpe – Broomhill, Barnsley - Amendments To Existing Speed Limits & Proposed 50mph Speed Limit (Cab.21.01.2026/8)

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 21 January 2026 10.00 am - January 21, 2026

Recommendations Approved

Approval for Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) funding allocation (Cab.21.01.2026/7)

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 21 January 2026 10.00 am - January 21, 2026

...approve the allocation of £0.835 million from the Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility funding to support additional staffing and a resident engagement program aimed at increasing recycling rates.

Recommendations Approved

Barnsley’s Destination Management Plan (Cab.21.01.2026/11)

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 21 January 2026 10.00 am - January 21, 2026

... the Destination Management Plan for the Borough was approved.

Recommendations Approved

Digital and Business Intelligence Additional Resources (Cab.21.01.2026/6)

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 21 January 2026 10.00 am - January 21, 2026

...approved additional resources for digital and business intelligence services, including a laptop refresh budget and provisional funding for Copilot, while also noting plans for equipment and licensing alignment and future efficiency reports.

Recommendations Approved