Councillor Alaric Smith
Email: alaric.smith@westoxon.gov.uk
Council: West Oxfordshire
Council Profile: View on council website
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
44 meetings · Page 2 of 9
Development Control Committee - Monday, 20th October, 2025 11.00 am
Council - Wednesday, 1st October, 2025 2.00 pm
62 attendees, 15 documents, 1 media files
Executive - Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 2.00 pm
21 attendees, 38 documents, 0 media files
Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 3rd September, 2025 5.30 pm
26 attendees, 22 documents, 1 media files
Decisions from Meetings
72 decisions · Page 1 of 15
Private Sector Housing and Caravan Sites policy review and update.
From: Executive - Thursday, 13th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 13, 2025
...to approve recommendations to update the Private Sector Housing and Caravan Sites policy, reviewing fees, enforcement, and civil penalties.
Recommendations Approved
Council tax support 2026/27
From: Executive - Thursday, 13th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 13, 2025
...to recommend to Full Council the revised Council Tax Support Scheme for the financial year 2026/2027, including a 3.5% increase to income bands from 1 April 2026 or the inflationary increase in welfare benefits (whichever is greater), and the transfer of any surplus in the Hardship Fund to 2026/2027.
Recommendations Approved
Local Government Reorganisation
From: Executive - Thursday, 13th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 13, 2025
... recommendations regarding Local Government Reorganisation were approved, including submitting a full proposal for a two unitary model, subject to call-in.
For Determination
Westhive update and consideration of future options
From: Executive - Thursday, 13th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 13, 2025
...to ensure continued community grant funding, officers were requested to review platform hosting options, and the Director of Place was delegated responsibility for procuring a new service, subject to call-in.
Recommendations Approved
Local Plan Spatial Options
From: Executive - Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 22, 2025
... to publish a consultation paper on preferred spatial options for the West Oxfordshire Local Plan 2043, addressing the plan period, settlement hierarchy, spatial strategy, and potential development areas.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 44
Average per Month: 1.9
Decisions Recorded: 72