Julian Cooper - Councillor for West Oxfordshire (Woodstock and Bladon)

Councillor Julian Cooper

Liberal Democrats Woodstock and Bladon Chair of Uplands Area Planning Sub-Committee

Email: julian.cooper@westoxon.gov.uk

Council: West Oxfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Executive (Guest) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member, Guest) Uplands Area Planning Sub-Committee (Chair) Council (Committee Member) Development Control Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Committee Lowlands Area Planning Sub-Committee Lowlands Area Planning Sub-Committee Council Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee Development Control Committee Uplands Area Planning Sub-Committee Audit and Governance Committee (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

81 meetings · Page 1 of 17

Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 2.00 pm

January 28, 2026, 2:00 pm
Uplands Area Planning Sub-Committee Chair

Uplands Area Planning Sub-Committee - Monday, 19th January, 2026 2.00 pm

January 19, 2026
Executive Guest

Executive - Wednesday, 14th January, 2026 2.00 pm

January 14, 2026, 2:00 pm
Uplands Area Planning Sub-Committee Chair

Uplands Area Planning Sub-Committee - Monday, 15th December, 2025 2.00 pm

December 15, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 2.00 pm

December 03, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

33 decisions · Page 2 of 7

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 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

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

Reconsideration of Business Rates Hardship Relief

From: Executive - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 15, 2025

To reconsider an application for Hardship Relief that was previously declined under a Delegated Decision meeting in July 2025

Recommendations Approved

Business Rates Write off in excess of £5,000

From: Executive - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 15, 2025

To seek approval to write off irrecoverable business rates in excess of £5,000

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 81

Average per Month: 3.4

Decisions Recorded: 33