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The report of the Director – Finance and Corporate Services is attached.

It was RESOLVED that Cabinet RECOMMENDS to Council that it:

a)               adopts the budget setting report and associated financial strategies 2026/27 to 2030/31 and appendices (attached Annex), including the summarised Special Expenses budget at Appendix 1, Budget Summary at Appendix 2, use of Reserves at Appendix 4, Transformation and Efficiency Plan at Appendix 5, core spending power at Appendix 6 and Report of the Nottinghamshire Finance Officers on the Business Rates Pool at Appendix 7;

b)               adopts the Capital Programme as set out in Appendix 3;

c)               adopts the Capital and Investment Strategy at Appendix 9;

d)               sets Rushcliffe’s 2026/27 Council Tax for a Band D property at £161.77 (no increase from 2025/26, a freeze for one year);

e)               sets the Special Expenses for 2026/27 for West Bridgford, Ruddington and Keyworth, resulting in the following Band D Council Tax levels for the Special Expense Areas:

                          i.   West Bridgford £67.40 (£64.84 in 2025/26)

                        ii.   Keyworth £3.35 (£3.21 in 2025/26)

                       iii.    Ruddington £3.40 (£3.14 in 2025/26); and

f)                 adopts the Pay Policy Statement at Appendix 8; and delegates authority to the Director – Finance and Corporate Services to make any minor amendments to the MTFS once the final Local Government Finance Settlement is received and advise the Finance Portfolio Holder accordingly, to be reported to Full Council.

The report of the Director – Development and Economic Growth is attached.

It was RESOLVED that Cabinet:

a)               confirms that there is insufficient evidence to meet the legal threshold to justify an Article 4 Direction to remove or restrict permitted development rights for Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in the Borough;

b)               requests that the number of HMOs and complaints received continues to be monitored; and

c)        requests that the matter is referred to Communities Scrutiny Group at the July meeting to scrutinise the following key lines of enquiry:

·                  Is there a robust evidence base demonstrating harm or risk of harm?

·                  What are the likely impacts – intended and unintended – of introducing an Article 4 Direction to remove or restrict permitted development rights for HMOs?

·                  Is making a Direction proportionate, enforceable and aligned with local and national policy?