Colin Hay - Cllr for Gloucestershire

Cllr Colin Hay

Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Finance, Assets & Transformation

Email: colin.hay@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Council: Gloucestershire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Constitution Committee (Committee Member) County Council (Committee Member) Audit and Governance Committee Pension Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Planning Committee Site Visits (Committee Member) Pension Board Planning Committee (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Thursday 29 January 2026 10.00 am

The Gloucestershire Council Planning Committee was scheduled to meet to discuss planning applications, including one for a sand and gravel centre, and another for the demolition of a house and building of a GP surgery and new homes. The committee was also scheduled to approve the minutes from their meeting held on 10 July 2025[^2].

January 29, 2026, 10:00 am
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday 28 January 2026 10.00 am

The Cabinet of Gloucestershire Council was scheduled to consider a range of financial and strategic matters, including the Medium Term Financial Strategy and the Digital Infrastructure, Inclusion, and Innovation Strategy. The meeting agenda also included discussions on the use of the Dedicated Schools Grant, the adoption of the Gloucestershire Local Nature Recovery Strategy, and various operational and asset management plans.

January 28, 2026, 10:00 am
Planning Committee Site Visits Committee Member

Planning Committee Site Visits - Tuesday 20 January 2026 9.30 am

January 20, 2026, 9:30 am
Constitution Committee Committee Member

Constitution Committee - Monday 19 January 2026 2.00 pm

The Constitution Committee of Gloucestershire Council was scheduled to discuss proposed changes to the council's constitution, including amendments to the terms of reference for the Pensions Committee and the handling of council questions. The committee was also set to consider proposed changes relating to the Appeals Committee and associated procedures for senior officers.

January 19, 2026, 2:00 pm
Pension Committee Committee Member

Pension Committee - Thursday 4 December 2025 10.00 am

The agenda for the Pension Committee meeting included a business update on the Gloucestershire Pension Fund [^2], covering governance, operations, funding and investment. The committee was also scheduled to note the draft minutes of the Pension Board meeting held on 23 October 2025.

December 04, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Council Strategy (2025-2029)

From: Cabinet - Monday 3 November 2025 10.00 am - November 03, 2025

...to approve the Council Strategy 2025-2029 – ‘A stronger future, built together’ for recommendation to Full Council on 12th November.

Recommendations Approved

Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Scheme and Business Case Development

From: Cabinet - Monday 3 November 2025 10.00 am - November 03, 2025

...to continue funding the development of a mass rapid transit business case and an early scheme development programme for Gloucestershire, the Cabinet delegated authority to the Executive Director of Economy, Environment and Infrastructure to enter into a legal agreement with Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) authorities to accept £1 million in CIL funding and engage WSP UK Limited to undertake the work.

Recommendations Approved

Planning Performance Agreements

From: Cabinet - Monday 3 November 2025 10.00 am - November 03, 2025

...to adopt a Planning Performance Agreements Charter and delegate authority to the Executive Director of Economy, Environment and Infrastructure to enter into Planning Performance Agreements based on the Charter, enabling the County Council to manage complex planning applications more efficiently and transparently.

Recommendations Approved

Recommissioning of Positive Relationships Gloucestershire (PRG)

From: Cabinet - Monday 3 November 2025 10.00 am - November 03, 2025

...to delegate authority to the Director of Public Health, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Health, Communities and Fire, to procure a four-year Framework Agreement and award call-off contracts for the Positive Relationships Gloucestershire service, which provides behaviour change interventions for perpetrators of domestic abuse.

Recommendations Approved

Full proposals for Reorganisation of Local Government in Gloucestershire

From: Cabinet - Monday 3 November 2025 10.00 am - November 03, 2025

...to refer two proposals for local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire—one creating a single unitary authority and the other creating two unitary authorities based on an East/West division—to the Council for consideration.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 55

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 54