Decisions

Resolved

(1)            That having given due consideration, the views of Council of 10 November 2025 on the final proposal be noted.

(2)            That the Council’s final proposal for Local Government Reorganisation in Oxfordshire of a two-unitary model comprising One unitary authority covering the boundaries of Cherwell District Council, West Oxfordshire District Council, and Oxford City Council, with the working title ‘Oxford & Shires’, and a second unitary authority covering South Oxfordshire District Council, Vale of White Horse District Council, and West Berkshire Council, with the working title ‘Ridgeway’, be approved.

(3)            That it be agreed that the Leader submits the final proposal to government by the 28 November 2025 deadline.

(4)            That authority be delegated to the Executive Director of Resources, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to make any final amendments to the full proposal and associated documentation prior to submission.

Resolved 

(1)      That Councillor Dr Isabel Creed be elected Vice-Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for the remainder of the 2025/2026 Municipal Year.

Resolved 

(1)    That Councillor David Rogers be elected Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for the remainder of the 2025/2026 Municipal Year.

Resolved   

(1)       That having given due consideration, the Council’s Performance Monitoring Report Quarter 2 2025 - 2026 performance be noted, and no comments be submitted for Executive consideration.

Resolved

(1)   That having given due consideration, the Kerbside Glass Collection Service report be noted.

Resolved   

(1)   That having given due consideration, the Work Programme 2025 – 2026 update be noted.

Resolved

(1)          That having given due consideration, the Council’s Report on Safeguarding and the annual return be noted.

(2)          That the proposed actions for future Safeguarding briefings for Members be supported

Resolved

(1)   That having given due consideration, the Flytipping presentation be noted.

Resolved

(1)            That the Executive report of 13 November 2025 be noted and the comments be provided for Executive to consider (a separate supplement to be publish containing comments from Council to Executive).

(2)            That it be noted that Executive is asked to approve the Full Proposal for Local Government Reorganisation across Oxfordshire at its meeting on 13 November, and in doing so, endorse Option 2: A two-unitary model comprising: One unitary authority covering the boundaries of Cherwell District Council, West Oxfordshire District Council, and Oxford City Council, with the working title ‘Oxford & Shires’; and a second unitary authority covering South Oxfordshire District Council, Vale of White Horse District Council, and West Berkshire Council, with the working title ‘Ridgeway’.

To amend the Council’s Labour nominee to Banbury Traffic Advisory Committee.

To update the nominee to the Oxfordshire Local Nature Partnership.  

Resolved

(1)        That Councillor Dr Kerrie Thornhill be appointed to the Banbury Traffic Advisory Committee to replace Councillor Dr Chukwudi Okeke.

(2)        That Councillor David Hingley be appointed to the Oxfordshire Local Nature Partnership to replace Councillor Tom Beckett.

That the Cherwell District Council’s Written Response to the Stage 2 Oxfordshire Strategic Rail Freight Interchange consultation be noted.

Approved in line with officer recommendation, to delegate to the Assistant Director for Planning to grant permission, subject to the receipt of amended plans to the satisfaction of the Assistant Director, and subject to conditions. Details to be set out in the minutes.

Approved in line with officer recommendation, subject to conditions (and any amendments as deemed necessary), details to be set out in the minutes.

Approved in line with officer recommendation, subject to conditions (and any amendments as deemed necessary) and completion of a S106 legal agreement, details to be set out in the minutes.

Resolved

(1)            That the position statement be accepted.

To agree a change to the collection service in respect of kerbside glass collection

Resolved

(1)            That the proposed changes to the waste collection service, introducing kerbside glass collections from January 2026 be supported.

(2)            That the potential impacts of the Environment Act on the waste collection service and that a further report on other elements of Simpler Recycling will come forward soon be noted.

To consider the quarter 2 performance, finance and risk report

Resolved

(1)            That the council’s finance, performance, and risk management report as at Quarter 2 be noted.

(2)            That the reprofiling of projects in the capital programme (Appendix 1 to the report) be approved. 

(3)            That £0.040m of Rural England Prosperity Funding for the enhancement of Park Hill Recreation Ground in Kidlington be approved.

(4)            That the transfer of Extended Producer Reliability grant (£1.4m) to sit within Environmental Services from Executive Matters be approved.

(5)            That the virement of £85k from Health & Wellbeing (this budget was originally intended for the heating hardship fund, however, the Government re-instated the winter fuel allowance national scheme, so this is no longer required) to Environmental Services for the Councils contribution to the Oxfordshire Waste & Environmental Services Programme be approved.

(Recommendation 1.6 withdrawn)

An exploration of the challenges of the current arts centre site, their impact on the delivery of the charity and potential solutions