Social Value Ideas for East Lindsey District Council

2025/26 budget and council tax

Executive Board recommended a balanced 2025/26 budget including a 2.97% council tax increase, a £54.1m capital programme, the East Lindsey Investment Fund, and £80k additional pressure for internal dr…

“the creation of next year's budget has been challenging GES Lindsay with increasing costs such as pay contract costs and the idb levy plus reductions …”

£107.9m budget approved

The Council approved its annual budget and related strategy documents, including a gross general fund expenditure budget of £107.9 million, a net budget of £35.4 million, a capital programme of £31.5 …

“the gross general fund expenditure of 107.9 million has been budgeted for 2526 this is detailed in table 10 with a net budget of 35.4 million the gene…”

Earlier 2026/27 budget process

Officers proposed bringing the 2026/27 budget process forward, with early work on costs, savings, charging, and medium-term strategy updates over the summer. The aim is to hold cabinet reporting in ea…

“And so um of course various things bear on this. Um the comprehensive spending review that government issued very recently uh seemed to be fairly clea…”

Draft treasury strategy and investment rules

Members scrutinised the draft treasury management policy, strategy, minimum revenue provision policy and annual investment strategy for 2026/27. The document set out how the council will manage cash f…

“Thank you very much chair. Apologies for the long title. Um but the cip code of practice um says that we need to produce these documents in advance of…”

2026/27 budget and capital programme

The board considered and unanimously approved the draft 2026/27 general fund budget, medium-term financial strategy, treasury management strategy and a £21.2 million capital programme for referral to …

“At item number five which is the annual budget report uh financial strategy, capital program and capital strategy, treasury management policy strategy…”

Budget uncertainty and key risks

Finance officers set out the medium-term financial strategy process and warned that the biggest uncertainties for 2025/26 include pay awards, insurance, investment income, drainage board levies, and p…

“so this is the budget setting timetable and process are there any questions thank you I think that's been extremely helpful and especially those last …”

FRS16 lease accounting adopted

The council had to implement FRS16 from 1 April 2024, bringing leased assets used for service delivery onto the balance sheet as right-of-use assets. The policy change affects accounting presentation …

“As I mentioned when I presented the accounting policies at the previous meeting, there was a new accounting standard for 2425 called FRS16 which is in…”

Budget and council tax set

Council approved the 2026/27 general fund budget, medium-term financial strategy, capital programme, treasury management, annual delivery plan, pay policy and council tax levels. The tax rise to Band …

“So we'll move to item number 10. is to consider the approval of the general fund budget of 20 2026 and 27 including the use of reserves, medium-term f…”

Quarter 3 underspend and reserve move

The finance report showed an overall forecast underspend of £851,000 at year end, driven by strong investment income and other favourable movements, despite pressures in planning, land charges, buildi…

“The revenue outturn forecasts a surplus position of 851,000 at the year end. Some key issues I would like to bring to the executive board's attention …”

Retail capacity limits only one store

The committee was told that the council’s retail consultants advised Horncastle could only support one new supermarket without unacceptable harm to the town centre. This framed the whole meeting as a …

“This is an extraordinary meeting of the planning committee which has been program programmed to consider two applications for retail development in Ho…”

Section 106 monitoring process

The meeting set out how section 106 agreements are drafted, triggered, monitored and enforced. The officer explained that contributions are site-specific, based on outside-body formulas, and monitored…

“"a section 106 is a legal agreement that enables the local planning authority to enter into a negotiated agreement also known as a planning obligation…”

Solar farm refused on heritage and landscape grounds

Members resolved to refuse the solar farm application, relying on the impact on Corner Farm as a listed building and the wider landscape effects. The committee discussion indicates these were the agre…

“"it's proposed and seconded for the refusal yes impact on listed building and Landscape I think we've got we've got sufficient Haven we please V counc…”

Approval of biogas facility

Members approved the anaerobic digestion facility on balance, despite concerns about traffic, access, and residential amenity. The decision supports a policy direction favouring renewable energy infra…

“Um, it's an application for the erection of an aerobic digestion facility with office access associated infrastructure. The recommendation in your rep…”

Temporary housing expansion

The board approved participation in Local Authority Housing Fund Round 3 to acquire 12 further homes, using the council's existing £1.0 million contribution plus £1.67 million new funding. The preferr…

“the recommendations are detailed on one on page 138 and I will go through them with for you um so one the recommendations are that one the executive b…”

Good Home Alliance pilot extension

Members considered extending the Good Home Alliance pilot beyond its current end date. The service is currently funded until 30 June 2026 and the proposal is to continue it until 31 March 2028, with d…

“alliance funding. Um, welcome everybody. My apologies um James and William who um sorry Adam and William and Emily who've sat through quite a long…”