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, Committee Member) 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.

91 meetings · Page 1 of 19

Development Control Committee Committee Member

Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 20th May, 2026 2.01 pm

May 20, 2026, 2:01 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 20th May, 2026 2.00 pm

May 20, 2026, 2:00 pm
Uplands Area Planning Sub-Committee Chair

Uplands Area Planning Sub-Committee - Monday, 20th April, 2026 2.00 pm

April 20, 2026, 2:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 25th March, 2026 2.00 pm

March 25, 2026, 2:00 pm
Executive Committee Member

Executive - Wednesday, 11 March 2026 - 2.00 pm

March 11, 2026, 2:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

47 decisions · Page 5 of 10

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 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

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

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 91

Average per Month: 3.3

Decisions Recorded: 47