Resolution status:Carried
RESOLVED that, subject to the above amendments the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 16 October 2025 be approved as a correct record.
RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 6 November 2025 be approved as a correct record.
RESOLVED that Cabinet:
1. Noted the content of the Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS) attached at Annex A,
2. Endorsed the document to be published on the Council’s website by 31 December 2025 in accordance with legislative requirements.
Cabinet RESOLVED to adopt the Gloucestershire Tackling Domestic Abuse Strategy 2025-28.
Cabinet resolved to APPROVE
1. an addition to the consultation document for the Cotswold District Council Local Plan Review Regulation18 Consultation Preferred Options (November 2025) and;
2. to commence a seven-week public consultation on this starting on 14 November 2025 and finishing on 2 January 2026
RESOLVED that the minutes of Cabinet held on 4 September 2025 be approved as a correct record of the meeting.
RESOLVED that cabinet agreed and adopted the updated Safeguarding Policy and Procedures.
RESOLVED that Cabinet recommended that Council:
1. Agree the increase to income bands as detailed within paragraphs 3.2, 3.3 and Annex A of this report from 1 April 2026.
2. Delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive and Section 151 Officer, in Consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, to amend the income bands by the September 2025 CPI rate due to be published on 22 October 2025, should this be different to the assumed increase set out in the report and annex A.
3. Agree that any balance remaining in the earmarked reserve ‘Hardship Fund’ be made available in 2026/27 financial year for reasons detailed in paragraphs 3.6 and 3.7 of the report.
RESOLVED that Cabinet
1. Approved the Cotswold District Council Local Plan Review Regulation 18 Consultation Preferred Options (November 2025) document and the commencement of a six-week public consultation on this, together with a call for sites from 5 November 2025 to 18 December 2025.
2. Delegated authority to the Director of Communities and Place, the Accountable Officer and the Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning to agree any minor amendments or additions to the Consultation Document prior to the Regulation 18 Consultation.
3. Delegated authority to the Director of Communities and Place and the Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning to approve for consultation any supporting technical documents for the Regulation 18 consultation.
4. Delegated authority to the Director of Communities and Place and the Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning to approve additional technical documents for further Regulation 18 consultation as and when necessary.
5. Approved the Local Development Scheme.
RESOLVED that Cabinet approved the 2026/27 Budget Strategy as outlined in the report.
RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 10 July 2025 be approved as a correct record.
Approved the implementation of the Preventing Homelessness Strategy 2025-2030 with immediate effect.
RESOLVED that Cabinet :
1. Approved the People & Culture Strategy as detailed in Annex A
2. Approved the four core workforce values:
a. We put our communities first:
b. We are one team: working for our residents and businesses
c. We are business focussed: ensuring efficiency, effectiveness and good value for money
d. We are set up for success: to deliver against our corporate priorities
3. Approved the year 1 implementation plan as detailed in Annex B (September 2025 – August 2026)
4. Noted the Internal Communications & Engagement Strategy as detailed in Annex C.
RESOLVED that the minutes of Full Council 19 March 2025 were approved as a true and accurate record.
RESOLVED that the minutes of Annual Council 21 May 2025 were approved as a true and accurate record.
RESOLVED that the minutes of Extraordinary Council 26 June 2025 were approved as a true and accurate record.
RESOLVED that Council:
1. AGREED to the establishment of an Appeals Committee with responsibility for considering appeals by the Council’s statutory officers about disciplinary action taken against them, in accordance with the Local Government Association’s Model Procedure;
2. AGREED that the Appeals Committee will be a politically balanced committee comprising 5 Members, including one Member of Cabinet, who are not members of the Performance and Appointments Committee, with a quorum of 3 Members;
3. APPOINTED Councillors Dale ,Fowles, Mansilla, Slater and Wilkinson to the Appeals Committee;
4. Authorise the Director of Governance, in consultation with the Chair of the Constitution Working Group, to include the Appeals Committee within the Constitution;
5. NOTED that further proposals relating to Statutory Officer employment rules will be considered by the Constitution Working Group.
6. AUTHORISED the Director of Governance and Development, in consultation with the Chair of the Constitution Working Group, to include within the Planning Protocol a deadline for representations to the Planning and Licensing Committee of 2.00pm two working days before a meeting.
Council RESOLVED to APPROVE the appointment of Nikki Clark, Nick Craxton, David Hindle and Graham Russell to the Council’s Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP).
RESOLVED that Council REQUESTS that the Leader writes to the Chancellor of the Exchequer expressing concerns that the proposed changes to Inheritance Tax rules as they relate to farms will have unintended consequences that could have far-reaching implications for the viability of the farming sector of the Cotswolds.
Amendment status:Rejected
Council is recommended to AGREE to merge the two ongoing Local Plan projects:
and
into a single comprehensive Full Local Plan Update in conjunction with incorporating work of the Gloucestershire Strategic Plan, where appropriate, with a view to submission in 2026 and adoption in 2027.
RESOLVED that the minutes of the Cabinet meeting of the 8 May 2025 be APPROVED as a correct record.
APPROVED the adoption of 'Creative Cotswold's’ strategy as the Council's approach to supporting the cultural sector.
1. WELCOMED the findings of the PAS (Planning Advisory Service) Planning Service Peer Challenge report (May 2025) and
2. AGREED the proposed Action Plan and publication of the plan on specific pages of the CDC website.
RESOLVED that Cabinet RECOMMEND to Council to resolve to merge the two ongoing Local Plan projects currently known as:
a) the partial update of the adopted Cotswold District Local Plan (2011-2031); and
b) the Development Strategy and Site Allocations Plan,
into a single comprehensive Full Local Plan Update, incorporating work of the Gloucestershire Strategic Plan, where appropriate, with a view to submission of the single Local Plan in 2026 and adoption in 2027.
Subject to Council’s approval of merging the two Local Plans RESOLVED THAT Cabinet:
1. UPDATE the Council’s Community Infrastructure Levy in parallel with the Local Plan process.
2. INVEST in additional resources to accelerate the delivery of the Local Plan to enable the December 2026 submission deadline to be hit.
3. CONFIRM the delivery of the Local Plan as a Council priority.
4. ESTABLISH a Local Plan Oversight Board and confirm a new Terms of Reference.
Appointment of Councillor Tristan Wilkinson to the Planning and Licensing Committee.
Council resolved to:
1. APPROVE the recommendation of the Performance & Appointments Committee’s Selection Panel that Jane Portman be appointed as Chief Executive Officer/Returning Officer/Electoral Registration Officer for a period of up to 9 months from 1 July 2025 or the date of commencement in post of a permanent Chief Executive Officer, whichever is earlier, to ensure the Council’s statutory duties are fulfilled and provide sufficient time for a permanent appointment to be made;
2. APPOINT the Interim Chief Executive Officer as the Council’s Head of Paid Service for the purposes of Section 4 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, from 1 July 2025 until a permanent Chief Executive Officer is appointed;
3. APPROVE the recommendation of the Selection Panel that Jane Portman is appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer (Head of Paid Service), Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer with effect from 1 July 2025 or as soon as practically possible after that date;
4. APPOINT, in the event that the Interim Chief Executive Officer is unable to take up the role with effect from 1 July 2025, David Stanley, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, to undertake the role of Head of Paid Service, Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer until such time as the Interim Chief Executive Officer is available to take up the role;
5. AUTHORISE the Head of HR to commence the process of appointing a permanent Chief Executive Officer (Head of Paid Service) and Returning Officer / Electoral Registration Officer.
RESOLVED: That Councillor Mark Harris be appointed as Chair of Council for the Civic Year 2025/26.
Council RESOLVED that Councillor Ray Brassington be appointed as Vice-Chair of Council for the Civic Year 2025/26.
Council RESOLVED that Councillor Mike Evemy be appointed as Leader of Council for a term of office extending to the Annual Council meeting in May 2027.
Full Council RESOLVED to:
Council RESOLVED to:
Table 1;
RESOLVED that Cabinet recommend to Council to:
RESOLVED that Cabinet endorses the Renewable Energy Study for use as:
RESOLVED that Cabinet endorsed the Cotswolds National Landscape Management Plan 2025–2030 for use as:
Amendment status:Carried
RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 7 November 2024 be approved as a correct record.
RESOLVED: That Cabinet
1. NOTED the report; and
2. NOTED the external funding for the project and APPROVED to underwrite the cost of the LIFT Licences and any associated costs estimated at £33,000.
1. NOTED the financial position set out in this report.
2. APPROVED the recommendation in paragraph 9.3: Continue to review in-year opportunities with Publica and Ubico to mitigate the forecast financial position.
3. APPROVED the recommendation in paragraph 9.5: Implement an Authority to Fill process with authorisation for any recruitment activity.
4. APPROVED the recommendation in paragraph 9.6: Deputy Chief Executive and Section 151 Officer to provide guidance to all service leads on criteria under which external agency support can be commissioned (subject to business case assessment).
5. APPROVED the recommendation in paragraph 9.7: accelerate development of refreshed Savings & Transformation plan to ensure adequate cost reductions are identified, scoped, and planned over the MTFS period.
6. APPROVED the recommendation in paragraph 9.8: review of fees and charges as part of the 2025/26 budget setting process from a cost recovery position.
7. APPROVED the recommendation in paragraph 9.9: Publica Review Phase 2 – the design-led principle Consideration of cost must ensure that the additional cost of bring services back to the Council are quantified with mitigating actions taken to reduce the potential impact on the MTFS.
8. APPROVED the revised Capital Programme to include £0.208m of expenditure in relation to Cirencester Leisure Centre decarbonisation work including the installation of solar PV and triple glazing funded through the Government’s Swimming Pool Support Fund.
Motion status:Carried
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the previous meeting on 25 September 2024 be APPROVED as a correct record.
RESOLVED: That Full Council
1. NOTED the update from the Leader of the Council regarding the change to the membership and responsibilities of Cabinet Members.
2. AGREED to appoint from the Liberal Democrat Group Councillor Lisa Spivey to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee to replace Councillor Tristan Wilkinson.
1. APPROVED the Statement of Principles; and,
2. APPROVED to continue to adopt a “no-casino resolution”
for inclusions in the published Gambling Act 2005 Licensing
Policy Statement.
That Full Council resolves to:
1. Approve a dispensation for Councillor Tony Dale in accordance with Section 85(1) of the Local Government Act 1972, on the grounds of ill-health.
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