LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE ACT 1992

COUNCIL TAX

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 38(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 that on 22 February 2017 City Council, in accordance with Section 30 of the said Act, set for the financial year beginning on 1 April 2017 the amounts set out below as the amounts of Council Tax for each of the categories of dwellings shown.

Chelmsford City Council - Council taxes 2017/18 - At taxpayer level

<------VALUATION BANDS ------> ABCDEFGH Parish of:- £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1,087.62 1,268.89 1,450.16 1,631.43 1,993.97 2,356.51 2,719.05 3,262.86 1,072.26 1,250.97 1,429.68 1,608.39 1,965.81 2,323.23 2,680.65 3,216.78 1,082.22 1,262.59 1,442.96 1,623.33 1,984.07 2,344.81 2,705.55 3,246.66 BROOMFIELD 1,077.84 1,257.48 1,437.12 1,616.76 1,976.04 2,335.32 2,694.60 3,233.52 CHIGNAL 1,057.02 1,233.19 1,409.36 1,585.53 1,937.87 2,290.21 2,642.55 3,171.06 DANBURY 1,088.28 1,269.66 1,451.04 1,632.42 1,995.18 2,357.94 2,720.70 3,264.84 1,077.90 1,257.55 1,437.20 1,616.85 1,976.15 2,335.45 2,694.75 3,233.70 1,060.26 1,236.97 1,413.68 1,590.39 1,943.81 2,297.23 2,650.65 3,180.78 1,081.98 1,262.31 1,442.64 1,622.97 1,983.63 2,344.29 2,704.95 3,245.94 1,079.58 1,259.51 1,439.44 1,619.37 1,979.23 2,339.09 2,698.95 3,238.74 1,062.42 1,239.49 1,416.56 1,593.63 1,947.77 2,301.91 2,656.05 3,187.26 HIGHWOOD 1,090.92 1,272.74 1,454.56 1,636.38 2,000.02 2,363.66 2,727.30 3,272.76 GT. & 1,071.00 1,249.50 1,428.00 1,606.50 1,963.50 2,320.50 2,677.50 3,213.00 1,062.00 1,239.00 1,416.00 1,593.00 1,947.00 2,301.00 2,655.00 3,186.00 MASHBURY 1,037.10 1,209.95 1,382.80 1,555.65 1,901.35 2,247.05 2,592.75 3,111.30 1,078.44 1,258.18 1,437.92 1,617.66 1,977.14 2,336.62 2,696.10 3,235.32 1,073.10 1,251.95 1,430.80 1,609.65 1,967.35 2,325.05 2,682.75 3,219.30 ROXW E LL 1,052.64 1,228.08 1,403.52 1,578.96 1,929.84 2,280.72 2,631.60 3,157.92 1,064.34 1,241.73 1,419.12 1,596.51 1,951.29 2,306.07 2,660.85 3,193.02 SANDON 1,075.80 1,255.10 1,434.40 1,613.70 1,972.30 2,330.90 2,689.50 3,227.40 SPRINGFIELD 1,089.84 1,271.48 1,453.12 1,634.76 1,998.04 2,361.32 2,724.60 3,269.52 STOCK 1,063.38 1,240.61 1,417.84 1,595.07 1,949.53 2,303.99 2,658.45 3,190.14 GT. WALTHAM 1,073.28 1,252.16 1,431.04 1,609.92 1,967.68 2,325.44 2,683.20 3,219.84 LT. WALTHAM 1,074.00 1,253.00 1,432.00 1,611.00 1,969.00 2,327.00 2,685.00 3,222.00 SOUTH 1,094.94 1,277.43 1,459.92 1,642.41 2,007.39 2,372.37 2,737.35 3,284.82 WOODHAM FERRERS & 1,067.94 1,245.93 1,423.92 1,601.91 1,957.89 2,313.87 2,669.85 3,203.82 1,076.88 1,256.36 1,435.84 1,615.32 1,974.28 2,333.24 2,692.20 3,230.64

special expense area of TOWN CENTRE (non Parished area) 1,059.42 1,235.99 1,412.56 1,589.13 1,942.27 2,295.41 2,648.55 3,178.26

Ann Coronel, Legal and Democratic Services Manager

Dated 2 March 2017

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How we work out your Council Tax The table shows how much we plan to spend on each of our main services. We collect some of this money through Council Tax, but we have two other main sources of income – the Revenue Support Grant and our share of business rates. The Government pays us the Revenue Support Grant out of the taxes it collects.

(2016/17) (2017/18) Band D *This is the average increase including parish and town councils; the individual figures are shown below

£’000 £’000 £ Leisure, recreation, and cultural 7,151 6,954 107.99 Parks & Heritage and Safer Communities Refuse collection and recycling 6,059 5,705 88.59 Environmental 2,425 2,381 36.98 Planning 2,030 2,566 39.84 Strategic Housing 1,179 1,016 15.79 Highways, and car parking -4,083 -4,081 -63.37 Costs of democracy (for example, elections) 4,008 8,796 136.60

Housing Benefit and Council Tax collection 2,721 2,584 40.12 Other items -3,923 -4,142 -64.32 Total spending on services 17,567 21,779 338.22 Contributions to or (from) our reserves 4,835 -936 -14.54 Capital charges -4,511 -2,543 -39.47 The money we need to raise 17,891 18,300 284.21 Collection fund balance 7 -184 -2.86 Revenue Support Grant -1,359 -387 -6.01 Our share of business rates -2,885 -3,183 -49.43 Other government grants -2,345 -2,713 -42.15 Council Tax requirement (how much money we need)

Chelmsford City Council 11,309 11,833 183.76 Parish and town councils 2,170 2,392 37.14 Total Council Tax requirement 13,479 14,225 220.90 Band D equivalent (and percentage rise) £213.16 £220.90 3.6%*

Chelmsford City Council £178.84 £183.76 2.75%

Parish and town councils £34.32 £37.14 8.22%

2 The table below shows the movement between years both in terms of money required and Council Tax. Despite significant efficiency savings being delivered, our overall Council Tax has increased (including parish and town councils).

Money needed for 2016/17 13,479 213.16 Inflation 195 3.03 Spending on services -506 -7.86 Decreased interest earnings 130 2.02 Net Contribution to reserves 356 5.53 Parish and town councils 222 3.45 Changes in grant funding 540 8.38 Collection fund balance -191 -2.97 Change in the council tax base -3.84 The amount we need in 2017/18 £14,225 £220.90

How much do you have to pay?

We work out how much Council Tax we must collect by adding together the money each of the four authorities below needs as well as the parish or town council.

This year, the total Council Tax we have to collect is £101,328,514, not including parish and town councils. If, for example your home is in band D, the average Council Tax for this year will be £1,573.54 plus an amount you have to pay to your local parish or town council (this is shown on your Council Tax bill).

The table below shows the Council Tax for an average property in band D excluding the parish or town council spending.

Chelmsford City Council (average) 11,833,423 183.76 County Council 74,936,636 1,163.70 Essex Fire and Rescue Service 4,445,197 69.03 Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex 10,113,258 157.05 Total (not including parish and town councils) £101,328,514 £1,573.54

3 Parish and town council spending

This table shows each parish and town council’s Council Tax Money each parish Money each parish Parish part of requirement (how much they needed to raise in needs to raise in Council Tax for need) 2016/17 (£) 2017/18 (£) a property in band D(£) Great Baddow 355,639 398,498 74.52 Little Baddow 40,435 42,544 49.23 Boreham 78,501 83,790 67.86 Broomfield 96,019 109,170 55.44 Chignal 5,427 5,941 28.08 Danbury 184,587 196,663 82.53 Galleywood 91,962 99,317 47.79 Good Easter 6,714 7,094 42.12 East Hanningfield 31,990 33,048 68.13 South Hanningfield 70,445 82,073 71.01 West Hanningfield 10,405 14,636 32.04 Highwood 24,947 25,521 79.56 Great & Little Leighs 30,009 32,257 31.59 Margaretting 11,224 12,406 32.94 Mashbury (no parish) 0 0 0.00 Pleshey 6,553 7,175 52.74 Rettendon 31,974 36,993 52.56 14,147 15,009 33.48 Runwell 61,226 70,897 49.41 Sandon 28,257 30,573 42.39 Springfield 371,778 387,006 52.65 Stock 40,338 42,851 36.99 37,305 44,032 48.96 17,628 24,720 46.08 355,621 406,254 67.50 Woodham Ferrers & Bicknacre 57,596 64,879 53.73 Writtle 109,425 118,390 60.66 Total 2,170,152 2,391,737 1,359.99

2016/17 2017/18 £’000 £’000 Great Baddow Highways 13 14 Recreation 194 225 Health 69 74 Collecting rubbish 20 21 Other services 60 64 Total 356 398

Danbury Highways 2 2 Planning 10 10 Education 1 1 Recreation 165 168 Health 7 8 Other services 8 Total 185 197

Springfield Highways 27 24 Planning 4 20 Education 4 Recreation 295 285 Collecting Rubbish 46 54 Total 372 387 South Woodham Ferrers Highways 4 2 Recreation 131 187 Health 98 104 Collecting rubbish 4 3 Other services 119 110 Total 356 406

The table above shows parish and town councils that spend more than £140,000.

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