Resolution status:Carried
Cabinet RESOLVED to recommend to Council to:
1. Agree that the Cotswold Local Plan 2026 – 2043 (Regulation 19) document, including the material changes agreed by Cabinet (supplement E), be published for six weeks consultation from 24 August 2026 to 5 October 2026.
2. Agree that thereafter, the Cotswold Local Plan 2026 – 2043 (Regulation 19) document be submitted to government for independent examination.
3. Provide delegated authority for the Director of Communities and Place in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Planning, to make any minor corrections prior to consultation, including for typographical and formatting purposes AND following the Regulation 19 consultation to prepare an ‘Additional Modifications’ Schedule for submission if required.
4. Note the technical supporting evidence in preparation for publication alongside the Cotswold Local Plan 2026 – 2043 for consultation.
Council RESOLVED that the minutes of Full Council 18 March 2026 be approved as a true and accurate record.
Council RESOLVED that the minutes of Annual Council held on 20 May 2026 be approved as a true and accurate record.
Council resolved to APPROVE the appointment of Councillor Naomi Bloomer to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee with immediate effect.
Council resolved to:
1. NOTE the progress made since the Council motion in January 2026 and the evidence gathered through engagement with town and parish councils and officers.
2. APPROVE the proposed programme of dementia-friendly work-streams set out in the report.
3. ENDORSE continued partnership working with town and parish councils, health partners, the voluntary and community sector, and local dementia support organisations to take this work forward.
4. REQUEST that a further update be brought back to Council in approximately 12 months setting out progress, emerging opportunities and any resource implications requiring future decisions.
1. APPROVE the Overview and Scrutiny Committee Annual Report 2025/26.
Full Council resolved to:
1. AGREE that every family should have access to safe, high-quality maternity care and genuine choice over where and how they give birth to improve outcomes for mothers and babies both during labour and postpartum. Restoring confidence in maternity services requires strong partnership working between local government, the NHS and other stakeholders therefore Cotswold District Council should use its influence to ensure that the concerns of residents are clearly communicated to those responsible for planning and delivering maternity services.
2. REQUEST that the Leader meet with the Cabinet Member who leads on Health at Gloucestershire County Council at the earliest opportunity to discuss the current challenges facing maternity services across Gloucestershire and to seek agreement on how both councils can work together to advocate for improvements to maternity provision, including:
3. WRITE JOINTLY, where appropriate, to NHS Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the Integrated Care Board and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, setting out the concerns of local authorities and seeking clear plans and timescales for improving maternity services.
4. REPORT BACK to Full Council on the outcome of these discussions and any actions agreed to support improvements in maternity services for the residents of Gloucestershire.
Resolution status:Rejected
Cabinet resolved to APPROVE the minutes of the meeting of Cabinet held on 4 June 2026, subject to the two amendments being made.
Cabinet RESOLVED to:
1. Endorse the Chief Executive’s decision under delegated authority (Part C4 of the Constitution and section 112 of the Local Government Act 1972) to establish and appoint to a time-limited Enforcement Leadership role and approve the additional budget provision required to fund the role to be funded from the Council’s earmarked ‘Capacity Building Reserve’.
2. Consider a further report, at January 2027 Cabinet which would outline the service performance and highlight any problems or particular highlights.
1. Review and note the outturn financial position set out in this report.
2. Approve the transfer to and from reserves as set out in Section 6 and Annex C.
3. Approve the carry forward of unspent capital budget included in paragraph 7.5 of £0.858m into the 2026/27 Capital Programme.
Cabinet resolved to APPROVE the amended minutes of the meeting of Cabinet held on 16 April 2026 as a correct record.
1. Agree to the withdrawal of the Bring Bank service.
2. Agree to the proposed approach for how residents would present the new recyclable plastics at the kerbside (i.e. in a tied, self-supplied, single-use sack).
3. Agree to a reduction in the size of the standard issue refuse bin (from 180 litre to 140 litre) on a replacement/ phased basis.
4. Agree to the new arrangement for the combined collection of paper and card.
5. Note the financial implications.
6. Grant delegated authority to the Director of Communities and Place in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment & Regulatory Services to take the required steps to implement the recommendations above. In terms of timeline: The withdrawal of the bring sites would take place within this financial year, with savings realised at the start of next year; The collection of additional plastics (plastic bags and wrapping) is planned in line with the requirement of Simpler Recycling i.e. to be in place by 1 April 2027. The reduction in the standard bin size would occur at the same time; A shift to mixing paper and card would occur when replacement recycling vehicles start to be used on the collection services.
1. Agree that repair work to the roof is to be expedited
2. Delegate authority to the Section 151 Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, to receive quotations for the repair work and to instruct work to be carried out and to deal with minor matters arising during the works.
1. Endorse the Cabinet response document as the basis for its response to the questions set out by the ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) regarding Gloucestershire’s Structural Changes Order
2. Delegate authority to the Leader of the Council to submit formal representations to MHCLG by their deadline of 16 June 2026.
1. Approve the recommendation to actively market all 3 out of district investment properties for disposal.
2. Delegate to the Strategic Head of Housing, Property and Assets to progress negotiations with support from the Assistant Director –Legal Services.
RESOLVED: That Councillor Mark Harris be appointed as Chair of Council for the Civic Year 2026/27
RESOLVED thatCouncillor RayBrassington beappointed asVice-Chair of Council for the Civic Year 2026/27
Full Council RESOLVED to:
1. DETERMINE that, in accordance with Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (“the Act”), the Council shall continue to apply the political balance provisions under the Act to committees as shown in Annex A;
2. APPOINT Councillors to serve on the Council’s Committees and working groups as set out in Annex B for a term of office expiring at the next Annual Meeting of the Council;
3. APPOINT Chairs and Vice-Chairs for the Council’s Committees and working groups as shown in Annex B;
4. NOTE the arrangements for substitutions set out in part 4 of the report;
Council RESOLVED to:
1. CONFIRM the appointments to the Gloucestershire County Council Economic Strategy Scrutiny Committee and the Gloucestershire County Council Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee, as set out in Annex A Table 1.
2. NOTE the appointments to outside bodies by the Leader of the Council in respect of executive functions, as set out in Annex A Table 2;
Motion status:Carried
1. REQUEST that the Leader of the Council write formally to Gloucestershire's NHS to seek assurances regarding the long-term future and sustainability local community hospital facilities emphasising that all temporary withdrawals of services should be just that - temporary, not permanent and to advocate for maximum utilisation of local community hospital facilities;
2. AGREE the vital role played by rural community hospitals in Cirencester, Moreton-in-Marsh, Fairford and Tetbury in providing accessible healthcare to residents of the Cotswolds.
RESOLVED that the minutes of Full Council 23 February 2026 were approved as a true and accurate record.
1. AGREE to amend the Planning Protocol to include the new paragraphs drafted by the Head of Legal Services about the declaration of disclosable pecuniary interests, as shown in Annex A.
2. AGREE to amend the Standards Hearings Sub-Committee Procedure Rules following a review, as shown in Annex B.
3. AGREE to amend Article 5 to remove the rule that says the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Council cannot both serve on the Planning and Licensing Committee.
1. Agree the political proportionalities as set out in Annex A.
2. Appoint to any vacant seats on committees in accordance with the wishes of the political group to which the seat has been allocated, as expressed at the meeting
1. Agree to move the date of 17 June 2026 Full Council meeting to 12 August 2026, at 6.00 pm.
Recognising the significant potential of local agriculture to contribute positively to climate and ecological recovery, and the need for coordinated local and regional support to enable this,
1. Request that the Chief Executive and the Leader propose the following when representing the Council on the work to prepare for local government reorganisation:
a. That the LGR Programme formally adopts Food and Farming as an active element within its climate planning work - whether as its own strand or as a sub strand as officers determine as most effective; and
b. That the LGR Programme uses Climate Leadership Gloucestershire’s Food and Farming track as a convening mechanism.
2. Request that the Chief Executive and the Leader report back to the July 2026 meeting of the Council with an update on the development of the Future Operating Model(s) of the new unitary council(s) and how Food and Farming is being considered within them and including the following:
a. who will take ownership of it (political and officer leads),
b. what the early priorities are, and
c. which partners could be involved (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, catchment partnerships, Environment Agency, National Landscapes, Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group, National Farmers Union, and others as appropriate).
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