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Council withdrew opposition

Cotswold District Council decided not to continue defending the appeal after reviewing the evidence base, the emerging local plan and professional advice. Officers said the site remained under active …

“These brief opening submissions set out the position of the Council following its decision not to continue to contest the appeal. As set out in the jo…”

Launch Reg 16 Consultation

CDC must run the statutory Reg 16 consultation on the submitted neighbourhood plan, including notifying consultees and collecting representations. The consultation window was set to start on 13 July 2…

“I would recommend that we accept a submission and then the next stage would be for us to run a reg 16 consultation. So that's the six week public cons…”

Local Plan consultation and submission

The committee discussed the Reg 19 local plan process, including publication for a six-week consultation, then submission for independent examination, with only limited changes possible before submiss…

“And finally, notes the technical supporting evidence in preparation for publication alongside the Cotswold Local Plan 2026 to 2043 for consultation. …”

Siddington Neighbourhood Plan Accepted

The cabinet member agreed that Siddington Parish Council’s neighbourhood plan submission met the Reg 15 submission requirements and could proceed to the next statutory stage. This is a policy decision…

“Today we're meeting to consider the submission of the Sydney and Parrish Council Neighbourhood Plan and to confirm whether a consultation led by Cotsw…”

Procure independent examiners

The Council agreed to procure independent examiners through a bid process for the Moreton-in-Marsh and Cirencester neighbourhood plans. These examiners will undertake the Reg 17 examination after the …

“What we need to do today is agree CDC's response. So although we run the consultation, we should also put comments in as well. So they are in Annex A.…”

Planning fee income to reserves

The council recorded unusually strong planning fee income and decided to place all of that additional income into a reserve because of appeal risk. Officers said the funds would support planning servi…

“So the recommendation initially in the quarterly performance report was to allocate 50 % of that additional income to a reserve. That was increased to…”

Publish 2026-2043 Local Plan

The council agreed to publish the Cotswold Local Plan 2026-2043 Regulation 19 document for six weeks of consultation, then submit it for independent examination. The plan also includes delegated autho…

“The recommendation is that council it agrees the Cotswold local plan 26 to 2043 regulation 19 document is published for six weeks consultation for 24 …”

Five-Year Housing Land Supply Shortage

Government imposed new housing targets in December 2024, more than doubling requirements from 420 to 1,036 homes per year. Council now only has 1.8 years housing land supply (target is 5 years), creat…

“In December 2024, new government housing targets were imposed on this district, which more than doubled the number of new houses we're required to bui…”

Housing Target Pressure

Members repeatedly described the government-imposed housing target of nearly 18,000 homes as unrealistic for a heavily constrained rural district, with about 80% in protected landscape. The target is …

“Now, this new plan must address the requirement for nearly 18 ,000 new homes between 2026 and 2043. That is, as has been stated in this chamber at num…”

Written Responses Required

Several technically detailed public questions were not answered at the meeting and were instead deferred for written response. This includes the RAF Fairford safeguarding request and the flood/water m…

“I think if you can leave that with Democratic Services, because I think for that specific question, we need a written answer rather than me trying to …”

New premises licence approved

The sub-committee granted a new premises licence for La Galleria in Chipping Campden to sell alcohol on and off the premises between 11:00 and 23:00. The decision was taken subject to mandatory condit…

“The subcommittee has decided to grant the application from 11 a .m. to 11 p .m. subject to the mandatory conditions and those proposed by the applican…”

Summer-only licence conditions

The sub-committee approved a new premises licence for Campervan Co Ltd but restricted it to the school summer recess and specified trading hours. This is a licensing policy and compliance decision rat…

“In arriving at our decision, the subcommittee took into account the requirements to promote the four licencing objectives. The subcommittee also took …”