Councillors have agreed to increase the district council tax bill by 2.59% for 2025/6, which is less than the maximum permitted rate of 2.99%. For the average Band D household this is an additional £5 per year - taking the average weekly charge to £3.80.
The increase will enable us to continue to deliver core services, including bin collections, parks, planning, benefits, regeneration, housing and homelessness, environmental health and much more.
Councillor Rob Strachan, Lichfield District Council’s Cabinet Member for Finance and Commissioning, said:
“This small increase in council tax has taken careful consideration, and is essential to ensure we can continue to provide the vital services that our communities depend upon.
“It will also support key investments such as the new leisure centre and cinema that will provide lasting benefits for Lichfield District. We are committed to delivering for all our communities, ensuring that we provide the services and infrastructure needed to thrive.”
Over the last 12 months, we have invested throughout the district including making huge progress in our regeneration works, demolishing the multi-storey car park to make way for the new city centre developments, and awarded £1.4m to infrastructure projects including a new £1.1m health centre in Burntwood.
Over three times more residents have been supported with disabled facilities grants in the last 12 months, with over £1.9m given to 227 residents to live independently. We have also launched the brand new on demand bus service, LinkUp to serve rural villages across the district for better connectivity.
There has been a huge investment in new leisure facilities including a refurbishment, climbing wall, skate park and children’s soft play at Burntwood Leisure Centre and a brand-new Leisure Centre at Stychbrook which will open in 2025.
While we collect residents’ council tax, we keep just 9% to deliver local services, including bin collections, parks, planning, benefits, regeneration, housing and homelessness, environmental health and much more.
The other 91% is distributed to Staffordshire County Council, Staffordshire Commissioner and your local parish council.