Social Value Ideas for Stroud District Council

Outturn underspend allocated

The outturn report recorded a general fund underspend and an HRA underspend, with several allocations already earmarked. Notable items included £40,000 for Stratford Park Leidos, £20,000 for Brimscomb…

“The general fund had revenue underspend of GBP 1,583,000. The eagle eyed amongst you may have noticed that there is a typo on the business rates pool …”

Budget gap and LGR pressure

Officers warned that the council must start making measured decisions to bridge a declining funding position, with an implied need to find about £5 million in savings over three years if local governm…

“So ultimately, we do need to start looking at ways of balancing the budget. The funding is reducing over the coming years. That is something that we h…”

General Fund Budget Approval 2026-27

Council approved a balanced General Fund budget for 2026-27 totalling £4.6 million in meaningful investment through the revised council plan. Budget includes council tax increase of 2.99% (Band D: £25…

“Council resolves to approve the updated medium-term financial plan... to increase the council tax by 2.99% equates to £250.35 at band D. An increase o…”

Fair Funding Review Impact - Significant Revenue Reduction

Fair Funding Review implementation creates major funding pressure with cash baseline guaranteed at only 95% of 2025-26 levels. Final settlement (9 Feb 2026) revealed lower transitional funding than pr…

“Astra District Council is one of the authorities seeing a very significant reduction in funding a cash baseline of 95% of last year's... There's a red…”

Joint Covering Letter Submission

Delegated authority granted to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of Council to agree minor alterations to the joint covering letter (Appendix A) and sign it on behalf of Stroud Distr…

“Council resolves a to delegate authority to the chief executive in consultation with the leader of the council to agree any minor alterations to the j…”

Local Government Reorganisation Decision

Stroud District Council voted on which of three full proposals for local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire to support. The council ultimately voted 27-15 in favour of supporting a single un…

“the council is required this evening to make a decision on which of those three proposals we support. Each council can propose or support only one.”

Stroud District Council Response Letter

Delegated authority granted to Chief Executive in consultation with four political group leaders to agree additions and alterations to draft Stroud District Council letter (Appendix B) for submission …

“to delegate authority to the chief executive in consultation with the four political group leaders to agree additions and alterations to the draft Str…”

Planning Application Refusal - Countryside Policy Compliance

The Development Control Committee unanimously refused the variation of conditions application. The refusal was based on the officer recommendation that the size, scale and massing of the proposed DNO …

“It is the officer's opinion that the size, scale and massing of the building is not appropriate in this location. We therefore recommend that the appl…”

DNO Building Size and Design Specification Pressure

ENGED recently changed its design guidelines for DNO buildings, requiring the applicant to seek consent for a larger building. The approved DNO building dimensions were approximately 5.5m x 4.5m, but …

“ENGED or National Grid Electricity Distribution is the DNO and the size of the building is determined not by the applicant but by the DNO and its prev…”