Julian Cooper - Councillor for West Oxfordshire ( Woodstock and

Councillor Julian Cooper

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

Email: julian.cooper@westoxon.gov.uk

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Executive (Guest) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Guest, Committee Member) 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)

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

Councillor Julian Cooper

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended ^{Note this may include planned future meetings.}

Decisions from Meetings

Private Sector Housing and Caravan Sites policy review and update.

Council tax support 2026/27

Local Government Reorganisation

Westhive update and consideration of future options

Local Plan Spatial Options

Summary

Councillor Julian Cooper

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

Decisions from Meetings

Private Sector Housing and Caravan Sites policy review and update.

Council tax support 2026/27

Local Government Reorganisation

Westhive update and consideration of future options

Local Plan Spatial Options

Summary

Meetings Attended ^{Note this may include planned future meetings.}