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Cabinet Member for Finance Decision Meeting - Tuesday, 20th October, 2026 10.00 am
October 20, 2026 at 10:00 am Cabinet Member for Finance Decision Meeting View on council website Watch video of meeting Read transcript (Professional subscription required)Summary
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The Cabinet Member for Finance, Councillor Patrick Coleman, approved the allocation of funds from the Rissington Road Car Park Tourism Levy for Bourton on the Water for the 2026/27 financial year. The decision involved approving nine recommendations, including the renewal of existing projects and a new proposal for environmental planning schemes.
Bourton on the Water Tourism Levy Fund Allocation
Councillor Patrick Coleman, Cabinet Member for Finance, approved the full set of recommendations for the use of funds collected from the Rissington Road Car Park Tourism Levy in Bourton on the Water for the 2026/27 financial year. The decision confirmed the allocation of £80,535.96 towards nine projects aimed at mitigating the impacts of tourism on the village.
The approved projects include:
- Enforcement presence: £10,000 allocated for visible authority with enforcement powers in the village centre.
- Additional CCTV camera: £11,682.15 for a camera and lighting pole to support the Rural Mobility Pilot and Bourton's Visitor Traffic Management Strategy.
- Village railings: £900 for the installation and removal of railings on the Village Green.
- Additional railings: £3,500 for further metal railings for the Village Green.
- Christmas lights: £1,000 towards the cost of Christmas lights.
- Upgrading white gates: £3,000 to upgrade the white roadside
gates
at village entrances with locally made signage. - Surfacing Cemetery Lane: £2,000 for surfacing a footpath opposite Cemetery Lane Allotments.
- Replacing fence at The Naight play area: £3,300 for the replacement of a post and rail fence at the old play area.
- Environmental planning schemes: £11,000 redirected from the annual reseeding of the village green to fund a feasibility study and implementation of environmental planning schemes, such as new planting or pathways. This is a new, one-year-only proposal.
Councillor Coleman based his decision on four key reasons: continuity of an established and beneficial scheme, mitigating the adverse effects of tourism, the proper consultation process undertaken, and responsiveness to public feedback. He noted that the scheme represents a successful partnership with the parish council, which he deemed important to maintain.
The meeting heard that £44,000 had already been raised from April to September, with a total projected budget of £81,682.15 for 2026/27, including a carry-over from the previous year. Officers confirmed that the public consultation was conducted primarily online, with paper copies available locally, and that 150 out of 219 respondents provided additional suggestions that informed the proposed changes.
The Cabinet Member confirmed there were no declarations of interest from himself or the officers present. There were no public questions raised during the meeting. The decision was made following the Officer Overview of the Report
and Cabinet Member Questions
agenda items. The final decision document, Decisions 20th-Oct-2026 10.00 Cabinet Member for Finance Decision Meeting.pdf
, was published on 21 October 2026, with a closing date for call-in of 28 October 2026.
Delegated decisions linked to this meeting
Decision summaries below are AI-generated from the council’s published record. Check the council source or the full decision page before relying on them.
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Cabinet Member Questions
Recommendations ApprovedCotswold Cabinet Member for Finance decided to approve recommendations on 20/10/2026. The decision noted clarification on delegated authority renewals and new approvals.
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Public Questions
Recommendations ApprovedThe Cabinet Member for Finance of Cotswold Council decided on 20/10/2026 to approve recommendations. There were no public questions.
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Declarations of Interest
Recommendations ApprovedCotswold Council's Cabinet Member for Finance approved recommendations on 20/10/2026. There were no declarations of interest from the Cabinet Member or Officers.
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Decision
Recommendations ApprovedThe Cabinet Member for Finance Decision Meeting decided to approve recommendations in full on 20/10/2026. The decision was based on continuity, mitigating tourism impacts, proper consultation, and responsiveness to feedback. The scheme will continue, with funds offsetting adverse effects of visitor numbers and a feasibility study on environmental planning schemes replacing reseeding the village green.
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Officer Overview of the Report
Recommendations ApprovedThe 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.
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Cabinet Member Introduction
Recommendations ApprovedCabinet Member for Finance Decision Meeting, Councillor Patrick Coleman, Cabinet Member for Finance, approved recommendations for the use of funds collected from the Rissington Road Car Park Tourism Levy in Bourton on the Water for 2026/27 on 20/10/2026.
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