Officer Overview of the Report

October 20, 2026 Approved View on council website

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Summary

The Cabinet Member for Finance of Cotswold Council approved recommendations for the use of Bourton on the Water Tourism Levy funds on 20/10/2026. The decision approved splitting established funds across nine actions including parking enforcement, a CCTV camera, village railings, Christmas lights, upgrading white gates, surfacing Cemetery Lane, replacing a fence at the play area, and the village warden. A new one-year proposal to redirect funds normally spent on reseeding the village green towards environmental planning schemes was also approved.

Full council record

Decision

The report recommended splitting the established funds across nine actions within Bourton on the Water: enforcement and match funding for parking enforcement, an additional CCTV camera, village railings, Christmas lights, upgrading the white gates, surfacing Cemetery Lane, replacing a fence at the play area, and the village warden. It also included a new one-year-only proposal to redirect the money normally spent on annually reseeding the village green towards a feasibility study and implementation of environmental planning schemes, such as new planting or pathways. Officers noted that 150 of the 219 consultation respondents gave extra suggestions, which informed this change, and that £44,000 had been raised from April to September.

Supporting Documents

Cabinet member decision making meeting BOTW Levy Oct 20.pdf
Annex B - Summary of 202627 BotW Tourism Levy Consultation Outcomes.pdf
Annex A - Proposed projects for BOTW levy 26-27.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date20 Oct 2026