Decision

1.     
That views of council have been reviewed by Cabinet
following the consideration of the submission ‘close enough
to be local, big enough to stay strong’ at Full Council 24
September 2025.
 
2.     
That the full proposal to government at Appendix 4
of report CAB3515 be approved, including the council’s
primary support for Option 2 within the proposal, for submission to
Government by the 26 September 2025 deadline

 
3.     
That it be noted that a final version of the
proposal is under preparation following external legal advice which
details that Option 3 will be referred to as Option 1A which
is Option 1 as the core option but this is wholly conditional upon
a formal request to Government as part of the Council’s
submission to undertake a modification to permit Option 1A as
outlined in the proposal documents.

 
4.     
That it be noted that council has agreed that
in the event of minor changes being necessary to the proposal, if
they are agreed by all 12 councils, that the Leader, in
consultation with the Chief Executive is authorised to agree such
amendments on behalf of Winchester City Council.