Adur District Council sets out ambitious plans for investment for the community
Released: Thursday, 23 January 2025
Investment in local community and sports facilities, reducing carbon emissions, improvements to council homes, and working to ensure residents facing cost of living difficulties receive advice and support will form part of an ambitious programme for the Adur community over the next year.
We're committed to transforming the way we work to provide the sustainable services and support our communities want and need.
Our draft revenue budget for 2025/26 highlights how a council tax rise of 2.99% - the equivalent of less than 18 pence per week extra for the average Band D home - will be enough to balance the books while also increasing our support for some of our most vulnerable residents.
By working with the community and its partners, we are redesigning the way we support residents and businesses to allow them to thrive, with an ambitious programme of investment that will help the district become fairer and greener for all.
Over the next 12 months, that includes improving community buildings and facilities, including Southwick Community Centre and Eastbrook Manor in Fishersgate.
We have also secured extra government funding for our Proactive service, where staff help some of the least well-off members of our community to get the financial help they're entitled to.
Another 68 new council homes will be completed over the next year in Southwick and Lancing for Adur residents in need of somewhere to live, helping members of the community into permanent homes and allowing us to spend less on more expensive short-term accommodation for them.
We will be working with the community on the development of the Adur Local Plan, looking at how we can support our economy, provide much needed homes and defend and enhance our environment - making Adur an even better place to live.
We will be reducing the carbon emissions of our vehicles with fleet replacement and using less polluting fuel, and moving forward with partners on the Adur River Restoration Project and the Sussex Bay programme regenerating our environment.
We will also continue to lobby for fairer funding for our area from the government. The area receives less funding than nearby authorities to prevent people from becoming homeless despite Adur experiencing a surge in residents needing help, so officers and councillors will lobby the government for extra financial support.
The budget also sets out how we will make our services more sustainable by increasing some fees and charges, including planning advice and the collection of green waste, so that they are funded by those who use them. The increases have been calculated to ensure that they remain affordable for those who want and need to use them.
The draft revenue budget will be considered by Adur's cabinet from 7pm on Thursday 30th January 2025 at its public meeting at the Shoreham Centre. To read the report see:
- Adur budget estimates 2025/26 and setting of the 2025/26 Council Tax (PDF)
- Adur Cabinet - 30th January 2025
Photo: The Shoreham Centre
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