Social Value Ideas for Oxford City Council

Housing compliance policies

Cabinet approved three HRA policies: complaints, lifting operations/lifting equipment, and voids management. The policies respond to regulatory expectations, set service standards for complaints and l…

“Speaker 12: Thank you very much, Councillor, for those kind words. And I can also use this opportunity because I understand members of the Residence P…”

Affordable homes scheme approved

The approved scheme delivers 31 affordable homes on an allocated site, including 22 social rented units and nine shared ownership homes. While not a conventional procurement exercise, it represents a …

“Turning to the scheme itself, this is a full planning application for the erection of 31 affordable homes on the Bertie Place recreation ground and as…”

Local Authority Housing Fund Round 4

Cabinet agreed to accept and allocate Local Authority Housing Fund round four, using government grant to buy homes for temporary accommodation and refugee resettlement. The funding reduces the council…

“Speaker 4: It has worked well, so it makes sense to continue that model. We need to reprocure the service because contract comes to an end at the end …”

Bertie Place affordable housing

The council approved a 31-home scheme that is 100% affordable, secured through a section 106 agreement with 22 social rent homes and 9 shared ownership homes. Officers explained that if Homes England …

“The recommendation is to grant planning permission subject to the completion of a legal agreement to secure 22 social rented homes, nine shared owners…”

Housing fund and TA grant

Council accepted government funding under the Local Authority Housing Fund round four, including £898,500 to deliver four Afghan resettlement homes through a registered provider and additional tempora…

“Speaker 11: Yeah. So the the report is in both my name and councilor Rowley's because it's covering both housing for the resettlement of refugees and …”

HRA policy suite approved

Council approved 13 updated Housing Revenue Account policies covering areas such as gas safety, voids, complaints, compliance, decants, lifts, radon and health and safety. The report stressed the need…

“Speaker 11: Thank you, lord mayor. Yes. We've got 13 HRA policies to approve this evening. The aids and adaptations policy, the complaints policy, the…”

Section 106 contributions secured

The application is being approved subject to a section 106 agreement that secures affordable housing obligations and a contribution to household waste recycling centres. This is a planning-related fun…

“The recommendation is to grant planning permission subject to the completion of a section 106 agreement to secure 22 social rented homes which are 11 …”

5G rooftop telecoms approved

The committee approved a rooftop telecommunications installation on Alice House to restore lost 5G coverage, accepting that the public benefit of improved connectivity outweighed the identified herita…

“This is application for the installation of telecommunications equipment on the roof Alice house to provide 5G communication coverage which has been l…”

Oxford Local Plan submission

Cabinet approved the Local Development Scheme and recommended submission of the Oxford Local Plan 2045, despite the injunction delaying submission. The report set out two scenarios: submission this mo…

“Speaker 0: Item 10, local development scheme 2026 2031. I'm not very good at reading out numbers, so I'm not gonna do that again. So this is a paper u…”

Delegate legal agreement finalisation

Officers asked the committee to delegate authority to finalise the section 106 agreement and associated planning conditions. This is an immediate post-committee action needed to convert the resolution…

“The recommendation is to grant planning permission subject to the completion of a section 106 agreement to secure 22 social rented homes which are 11 …”

Alcohol licence refused

The sub-committee refused the premises licence application for Matium Market because the applicant could not demonstrate understanding of key licensing requirements, including the role of a designated…

“Welcome back everybody. We've considered the application before us and the recent submissions from the Tempame's Valley Police and the trading standar…”

Licence granted with planning caveat

The committee approved the premises licence for Botley Superstore, but explicitly noted that the rear storeroom/extension must not be used until planning permission is granted. This is a policy and co…

“We we as subcommittee have resolved to grant the application in full. We would like you, as the applicant, to note two things. Firstly, the storeroom…”

Prior police and trading standards concerns resolved

A previous application for the same site was withdrawn after police and trading standards raised concerns, and revised operating conditions were agreed in a joint meeting. The current application inco…

“The licensing authority had previously received an application from Botley Booze Limited for a new premises license at the same place, which was withd…”