Charnwood Borough Council’s draft budget open for consultation

The draft budget proposes increasing Charnwood’s share of the Council tax.

The borough council is responsible for a range of services such as maintaining hundreds of acres of open spaces, planning, council housing and bin collections as well as operating three leisure centres, Loughborough Town Hall and Charnwood Museum.

Cllr Ashcroft said: “We have worked hard on this draft budget to ensure the council can continue providing high-quality services to our communities while delivering the best possible value for money.

“Although local government finance remains challenging, we are committed to making every pound count for the benefit of the borough.”

The draft budget proposes increasing Charnwood’s share of Council tax by either £5 a year or three per cent. In 25/26, the Charnwood element of the average Band D council tax bill was just under £150 for the year, less than £3 a week.

The consultation closes at 11.59pm on Sunday, 11 January 2026.