Request
Can you provide me with a detailed breakdown of what maintenance spend was for each of the free car parks and specifically what the expenditure was in relation to. Also, could I have a 'ball park' on what council tax receipts we collect for each of the parishes that have a 'free' car park.
Response
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Free Car Parks Expenditure
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£
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Business Rates
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5,629.98
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Repair and Maintenance
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1,408.95
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Departmental Service Administration (Direct Costs)
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53,669.34
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Departmental Service Administration (Indirect Costs)
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20,202.96
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Grounds Maintenance
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10,527.46
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Total
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91,438.69
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Business Rates Breakdown 2025/26 (Bills to Pay)
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Property Address
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Amount Due
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Adjoining Village Hall, Sandwich Road, Whitfield, Dover CT16 3LY
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£1,347.30
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Adjoining 4 High Street, Eastry, Sandwich CT13 0HF
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£760.98
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Opposite Chequer Lane, The Street, Ash, Canterbury CT3 2AD
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£873.25
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Rear of St Mary's Place, High Street, Wingham, Canterbury CT3 1AH
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£760.98
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Dover District Council, Reach Road, St Margaret's-at-Cliffe, Dover CT15 6AE
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£973.05
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Rear of Village Hall, Queens Road, Ash, Canterbury CT3 2BG
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£748.50
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11-25 Coombe Valley Road, Dover CT17 0ER
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£1,122.75
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Rear of 2-8 Buckland Avenue, Dover CT16 2NP
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£623.75
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Total
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£7,210.56
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Business Rates Breakdown 2025/26 (Refunds)
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Property Address
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Amount Due
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11-25 Coombe Valley Road, Dover CT17 0ER
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-£598.80
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Rear of 2-8 Buckland Avenue, Dover CT16 2NP
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-£334.33
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Rear of 2-8 Buckland Avenue, Dover CT16 2NP
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-£647.45
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Total
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-£1,580.58
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Cleansing Operations
Repairs & Maintenance
Broadlees Car Park - New fence posts & fencing, including labour = £1,408.95
Grounds Maintenance
Monitor Cleaning Services - Unlocking/Locking of Car Parks = £6,083.36
Unlocking / Locking of Kearsney Car Park = £2,142.49
Grounds maintenance surface charges £2,301.62
Total = £10,527.47
Cost of Enforcement Team & Management
Departmental Services Administration (Direct Costs) = £53,669.34
Departmental Services Administration (Indirect Costs) = £20,202.96
The breakdown for council tax receipts we collect for each of the parishes that have a 'free' car park' is as follows:
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Parish/Town Council
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Tax Base
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DDC Band D Council Tax
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DDC Receipt
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Ash
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1,321.84
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227.34
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300,507.11
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Dover
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8,542.39
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227.34
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1,942,026.94
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Eastry
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860.90
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227.34
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195,717.01
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St Margarets
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1,394.52
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227.34
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317,030.18
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Whitfield
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2,621.52
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227.34
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595,976.36
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Wingham
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801.77
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227.34
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182,274.39
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In respect of the Council Tax receipts, that these are the approximate receipts to DDC based on the tax base and average band D rate. It is not a precise calculation.