Town and parish councils with a budget over £140,000 have to publish details about their spending plans. A precept is the amount of money towns/parishes say they need to raise from Council Tax to fund their activities.
Click on a town or parish below to see a breakdown of their precepts:
Chiddingfold Parish Council precepts
Chiddingfold Parish Council's estimated precept for 2026/27 is £167,206 (Net). A full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:
| |
2025/26 - Gross (£) |
2025/26 - Net (£) |
2026/27 - Gross (£) |
2026/27 - Net (£) |
| Office and general services |
61,100 |
42,130 |
65,550 |
54,583 |
| Grass and hedge cutting |
12,000 |
10,180 |
12,000 |
12,197 |
| Other/external maintenance |
25,500 |
38,941 |
33,000 |
35,233 |
| Projects |
30,000 |
30,000 |
21,000 |
21,000 |
| Discretionary Expend and Donations |
15,000 |
15,000 |
15,000 |
15,000 |
| Debt repayments |
4,568 |
4,568 |
4,568 |
4,568 |
| Transfer to/from EMRs |
22,600 |
17,667 |
29,550 |
24,625 |
| Precept |
170,768 |
158,486 |
180,668 |
167,206 |
Cranleigh Parish Council precepts
Cranleigh Parish Council's estimated precept for 2026/27 is £670,818 (Net). A full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:
| |
2025/26 - Gross (£) |
2025/26 - Net (£) |
2026/27 - Gross (£) |
2026/27 - Net (£) |
| Office and general services |
142,433 |
112,434 |
151,862 |
131,862 |
| Recreation |
293,392 |
242,943 |
327,829 |
269,379 |
| Village hall |
64,303 |
28,303 |
82,514 |
46,514 |
| Cemetery |
126,668 |
94,263 |
121,377 |
86,877 |
| Other |
36,421 |
36,421 |
42,865 |
42,865 |
| (Use of)/contribution to balances |
83,538 |
83,538 |
93,321 |
93,321 |
| Precept |
746,755 |
597,902 |
819,768 |
670,818 |
Farnham Town Council precepts
Farnham Town Council's estimated precept for 2026/27 is £1,703,930 (Net). A full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:
| |
2025/26 - Gross (£) |
2025/26 - Net (£) |
2026/27 - Gross (£) |
2026/27 - Net (£) |
| Professional services and administration |
148,450 |
148,450 |
183,025 |
183,025 |
| Governance and democratic services |
126,300 |
126,300 |
166,220 |
166,220 |
| Office and customer services |
153,250 |
153,250 |
179,950 |
179,950 |
| Grant funding |
116,000 |
116,000 |
152,000 |
152,000 |
| Planning, elections and publicity |
64,050 |
59,050 |
79,550 |
79,550 |
| Community development/community safety/CIL |
114,050 |
104,050 |
159,550 |
147,550 |
| Younger people projects |
109,000 |
109,000 |
120,000 |
120,000 |
| Grounds services, open spaces and gardens |
298,600 |
275,600 |
335,920 |
302,920 |
| Farnham in Bloom |
163,450 |
136,450 |
162,650 |
119,900 |
| Allotments |
21,800 |
3,800 |
21,100 |
2,350 |
| Public conveniences |
83,400 |
83,400 |
70,600 |
70,600 |
| Town centre incl. infrastructure project, Christmas lights and rural development |
150,500 |
136,000 |
151,600 |
128,100 |
| Tourism, events and farmers' market |
246,750 |
131,500 |
264,700 |
135,700 |
| Cemeteries |
151,050 |
39,450 |
158,165 |
38,065 |
| Bank interest and dividends |
- |
-87,000 |
- |
-122,000 |
| Precept |
1,946,650 |
1,535,300 |
2,205,030 |
1,703,930 |
Godalming Town Council precepts
Godalming Town Council's estimated precept for 2026/27 is £1,357,554 (Net). A full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:
| |
2025/26 - Gross (£) |
2025/26 - Net (£) |
2026/27 - Gross (£) |
2026/27 -Net (£) |
| Support and Central Services |
272,623 |
212,123 |
439,132 |
361,517 |
| Governance |
107,749 |
107,749 |
72,288 |
72,288 |
| IT and Communication |
68,854 |
68,854 |
30,640 |
30,640 |
| Community grants |
65,100 |
65,100 |
75,100 |
75,100 |
| Democratic and Civic Expenses |
20,364 |
20,364 |
19,580 |
19,580 |
| Community spaces and maintenance |
97,798 |
24,318 |
82,038 |
8,558 |
| Allotments |
6,663 |
3,763 |
3,732 |
832 |
| Markets, festivals and events |
24,015 |
7,605 |
22,270 |
265 |
| Christmas lights |
48,600 |
48,600 |
51,030 |
51,030 |
| Museum Service |
82,848 |
73,084 |
111,330 |
100,326 |
| Youth Service |
349,562 |
336,162 |
353,092 |
337,092 |
| Public conveniences |
40,608 |
40,608 |
40,758 |
40,758 |
| Cemeteries, open spaces and public realm |
309,158 |
150,358 |
341,817 |
181,865 |
| Debt charges |
77,703 |
77,703 |
77,703 |
77,703 |
| Precept |
1,571,645 |
1,236,391 |
1,720,510 |
1,357,554 |
Haslemere Town Council precepts
Haslemere Town Council's estimated precept for 2026/27 is £549,311 (Net). A full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:
| |
2025/26 - Gross (£) |
2025/26 - Net (£) |
2026/27 - Gross (£) |
2026/27 - Net (£) |
| Administration |
239,625 |
203,625 |
272,125 |
235,625 |
| Premises |
16,350 |
16,280 |
16,775 |
16,675 |
| External maintenance |
61,650 |
59,650 |
58,275 |
56,775 |
| Discretionary expenditure |
102,985 |
97,335 |
93,693 |
87,543 |
| Grants, special projects, use of balances |
99,000 |
88,000 |
153,193 |
152,693 |
| Precept |
519,610 |
464,890 |
594,061 |
549,311 |
Witley and Milford Parish Council precepts
Witley Parish Council's estimated precept for 2026/27 is £295,431 (Net). A full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:
| |
2025/26 - Gross (£) |
2025/26 - Net (£) |
2026/27 - Gross (£) |
2026/27 - Net (£) |
| Office and general services |
162,104 |
149,104 |
167,360 |
154,360 |
| Recreation, land and property management |
139,387 |
127,417 |
144,177 |
134,886 |
| Neighbourhood plan and other community projects |
8,550 |
8,550 |
8,215 |
8,215 |
| Cemetery and closed churchyard |
9,828 |
-3,872 |
9,470 |
-4,030 |
| Grants and donations |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
| Precept |
321,869 |
283,199 |
331,222 |
295,431 |