Councillor Wendy Maples
Email: wendy.maples@lewes.gov.uk
Council: Lewes and Eastbourne
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
40 meetings · Page 1 of 8
Annual Council, Lewes District Council Full Council - Tuesday, 26th May, 2026 6.00 pm
Lewes District Council Licensing Sub-Committee - Friday, 20th March, 2026 12.00 pm
Lewes District Council Cabinet - Thursday, 19th March, 2026 2.30 pm
Joint Staff Advisory Committee - Tuesday, 17th March, 2026 10.00 am
Lewes District Council Full Council - Monday, 23rd February, 2026 6.00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
61 decisions · Page 2 of 13
Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Revenue Budget and Rent Setting 2026/27 and HRA Capital Programme 2024-29
From: Lewes District Council Cabinet - Thursday, 5th February, 2026 2.30 pm - February 05, 2026
...approved the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Revenue Budget for 2026/27 and the HRA Capital Programme for 2024-29, including a 4.8% increase to social and affordable rents and a 10% increase to garage rents, effective from April 2026.
Recommend Forward to Council
Council tax base and non-domestic rate income for 2026/27
From: Lewes District Council Cabinet - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 2.30 pm - December 11, 2025
...to approve a provisional Council Tax Base of 39,173.0 for 2026/27, authorize the Chief Finance Officer to determine the final Council Tax Base and net yield from Business Rate income for 2026/27 in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Assets and Community Wealth Building, and set the Council Tax Base for each Town and Parish area.
Recommendations Approved
Revenue & capital financial monitoring report - quarter 2 2025/26
From: Lewes District Council Cabinet - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 2.30 pm - December 11, 2025
...to note the forecast outturn position for 2025/26, delegate authority for budget virements to the Director of Finance and Performance and the Cabinet Member for Finance, Assets and Community Wealth Building, and note appendices related to the revenue and capital financial monitoring report for quarter 2 of 2025/26.
For Determination
Investment In Green Energy Initiatives
From: Lewes District Council Cabinet - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 2.30 pm - December 11, 2025
...to support green energy initiatives, the Cabinet delegated authority to the Deputy Chief Executive to provide up to £500,000 to OVESCO for pre-construction finance and to allocate up to £125,000 for project due diligence.
Recommendations Approved
Local council tax reduction scheme 2026/27
From: Lewes District Council Cabinet - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 2.30 pm - December 11, 2025
...to adopt the 2025/26 Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme as the 2026/27 scheme, subject to budget changes and welfare benefit uprating, and to delegate authority to the Assistant Director Revenues and Benefits to implement and amend the scheme as needed.
Recommend Forward to Council
Summary
Meetings Attended: 40
Average per Month: 1.4
Decisions Recorded: 61