Housing increase creates £3.2m tax windfall

Housing growth will generate an extra £3.2m for a local authority.

Telford and Wrekin Council said 1,259 new properties had been built in the last year, bringing the total number of homes in the area to 83,883.

It said the extra money was the equivalent of it raising council tax by 2.8%.

The figures were revealed ahead of meetings to discuss its tax plans for the new financial year.

Council papers said the money would "help support services provided by the council, fire service and police service".

The report also noted there had been a reduction in the overall proportion of band A properties, because more of the new homes fell into bands B to G, especially band C.

Final recommendations on council tax levels for the financial year starting in April will be presented to full council on 27 February.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.

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