Issue - meetings
Participation of the Public
Meeting: 22/07/2024 - Executive (Item 203)
203 Participation of the Public 
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Any member of the public, who is a registered elector in the District, is eligible to ask one question at the meeting, for up to three minutes, of the Leader of the Council, or any Member of the Executive on any issue that affects the district or its people.
Notice, together with a written copy of the question, must be provided to Democratic Services, either by email to:
or by post to:
Democratic Services, West Oxfordshire District Council, Woodgreen, Witney OX28 1NB.
Questions are to be received no later than 2.00pm two clear working days before the meeting (e.g. for a Monday meeting, the deadline would be 2.00pm on the Thursday before).
A response may be provided at the meeting, or within three clear working days
of the meeting. If the topic of the question is not within the remit of the Council, advice will be provided on where best to direct the question.
The appropriate Executive Member will either respond verbally at the meeting or provide a written response which will be included in the minutes of the meeting.
Minutes:
The Executive provided the following answer to the following question:
Q1 Asked by Andrew Eaton, Associate – JPPC Chartered Town Planners:
Can the Council seek to charge only on new build dwellings and set a nil rate for residential extensions, outbuildings and annexes?
If the Council applied a zero rating to residential extensions, outbuildings and annexes, it would unquestionably save an awful lot of unnecessary CIL work for both officers and applicants/developers, and at a time when one of the main objectives for the country is to provide new homes.
A1 Answered by Councillor Andy Graham, Leader of the Council:
People who extend their own homes or erect residential annexes within the grounds of their own homes are exempt from having to pay CIL, provided that they meet the criteria laid down in regulations 42A and 42B of the CIL regulations (as amended).