Status: Awaiting Results
The ongoing difficult financial climate continues to put council budgets under severe pressure.
Inflation, increases in the cost of providing local services such as waste and housing, coupled with over a decade of reductions in central Government funding means that we now face a £3.8 million budget shortfall for 2024/25.
Status: Past
We will be making some small additions to Rye Salts play area over the coming months with the aim of improving access to play opportunities for children with mobility difficulties. Two options for improvements are under consideration.
Status: Awaiting Results
We consulted on changing the housing allocations policy. The allocation policy sets out the rules the council uses to decide if someone can apply for social housing and how high they would be placed on the housing register, depending on their individual needs. This consultation was open from 7 July 2023 to 9 am on Monday, 4 September. Update: Reported to Cabinet 5 February 2024
Status: Past
We are consulting on potential changes to where dogs are allowed to go in public open spaces. There are proposals for Bexhill, Camber, Pett, Rye and Winchelsea. This consultation opened on 5 June and closed on 31 July. We had around 2,000 responses and would like to thank everyone for their participation.
Status: Past
The council has recently benefitted from funding through the government’s ‘Levelling Up Park’s Fund’ which seeks to increase access to quality open space in the most deprived urban areas.
Status: Past
Rother's 2023/24 budget consultation
Status: Past
Should it be compulsory to have CCTV within Taxis licensed by Rother District Council?
Status: Past
Update 21/12/22: We would like to thank the 685 individuals and organisations that replied to this consultation. Your responses are being analysed and a summary will be reported in the New Year.
Status: Past
Thank you for your help in completing this Community Survey. Rother District Council (RDC) is undertaking this survey to find out residents’ views on physical activity and leisure provision in the District.
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Our Anti-Poverty Strategy was written after talking to local, regional and national organisations that provide services to deprived communities.
Our vision is to work together, with our local partners, to tackle the symptoms of poverty in order to reduce its impact and enable communities to thrive.
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