WRITTLE PARISH COUNCILBudget Summary and Action Plan
Parish Councils, irrespective of their size, have a statutory duty to prepare an annual budget. The budget is one of the most important annual tasks that the council must undertake and is required as part of the ‘proper practices’ set out in the Joint Panel on Accountability and Governance Practitioners’ Guide. It is not lawful to set a precept unless a budget has been prepared and approved.
A budget proposal is put to the Executive & Finance Committee in November by the Clerk as its Responsible Financial Officer to help councillors decide the precept for the following year. It shows plans for expenditure and also income other than the precept and is approved by full council at the December meeting. The council’s financial year runs from 1 April-31 March. The precept is a demand on Chelmsford City Council, passed on to parishioners via the Council Tax.
The budget process:
- results in the council setting the precept for the following year;
- gives the Clerk overall authority to make spending commitments in line with the decisions of the council;
- enables progress monitoring during the year by comparing actual spending against planned spending.
The Parish Council has approved the budget for 2026-27.
The precept request is £197,339 equating to a 8% increase on a Band D property.
Action Plan
Writtle Parish Council constantly strives to work on behalf of parishioners on the issues that matter to the village. The council has developed an action plan providing an overview of the current projects being undertaken.
Action plan 2026-27
