Rachel Crouch - Councillor for West Oxfordshire (Witney South)

Councillor Rachel Crouch

Labour Witney South Executive Member for Stronger, Healthy Communities

Email: rachel.crouch@westoxon.gov.uk

Council: West Oxfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

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

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

80 meetings · Page 1 of 16

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
Lowlands Area Planning Sub-Committee Committee Member

Lowlands Area Planning Sub-Committee - Monday, 13 April 2026 - 2.00 pm

April 13, 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

84 decisions · Page 5 of 17

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

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 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: 80

Average per Month: 2.9

Decisions Recorded: 84