Beach hut and garden waste costs to rise in east Suffolk

Beach hut hire charges are set to go up from April in East Suffolk

The cost of hiring a beach hut is set to go up from the spring.

East Suffolk Council will decide increases to the cost of council-owned beach huts and other council-run facilities on 4 January.

The authority said its car park charges would remain static, although costs for monthly or annual ticket changes would rise by £5 to £30.

Any increases would come into effect from April 2022, said the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Fees for garden waste collection services would also increase, by £2 to £47 per year, to cover fuel cost increases and driver pay.

For most beach huts, a 2.75% increase was proposed, in agreement with the Beach Huts Association, the council said.