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Forward Plan 1 October 2025 - 28 February 2026 v6  (01/11/2025 to 28/02/2026, Executive)

Plan items
No. Item

Executive 15 October 2025

1.

Leisure Management Options Appraisal

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision:   15 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Rachel Biles

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Fully exempt  - view reasons

Explanation of anticipated restriction:
Some appendices will need to be exempt as will contain commercially sensitive information regarding the current Leisure Management Contract.

Executive 22 October 2025

2.

Local Plan Spatial Options

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision:   22 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Andrew Thomson

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/07/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

Council 12 November 2025 - Local Government Reorganisation 2:00pm

Executive 13 November 2025 2:00pm

3.

Local Government Reorganisation

Decision maker:  Council, Executive

Decision due:   13 Nov 2025

Notice of proposed decision first published: 15/04/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

4.

Westhive update and consideration of future options

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision:   13 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Heather McCulloch

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/07/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

5.

Private Sector Housing and Caravan Sites policy review and update.

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision:   13 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Philip Measures

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

6.

Council tax support 2026/27

Decision maker:  Executive, Council

Decision:   3 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Mandy Fathers

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

Council 3 December 2025

7.

Appointment of Independent Member of the Audit and Governance Committee

Decision maker:  Council

Decision due:   3 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Andrew Brown

Notice of proposed decision first published: 16/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

Executive 17 December 2025

8.

Waste and Environment Services Programme

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   17 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Si Pocock-Cluley

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/06/2025

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - view reasons

9.

Proposals for devolution to a Mayoral Strategic Authority

Decision maker:  Council, Executive

Decision due:   17 Dec 2025

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/07/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

10.

2025/26 Quarterly Finance Review Q2

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   17 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Georgina Dyer

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

11.

2025/26 Quarterly Service Review Q2

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   17 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Alison Borrett

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

12.

Draft Budget 2026/27 version 1

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   17 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Georgina Dyer

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

13.

Local Plan Annual Monitoring 2024/25

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   17 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Andrew Thomson

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

14.

Public Spaces Protection Order; A40 between Witney and Burford

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   17 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Philip Measures

Notice of proposed decision first published: 16/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

15.

Sale of Land in Witney

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   14 Jan 2026

Lead officer:  Jasmine McWilliams

Notice of proposed decision first published: 16/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Fully exempt  - view reasons

Explanation of anticipated restriction:
Report contains details of individual and council financial dealings

Executive 14 January 2026

16.

Salt Cross Garden Village Area Action Plan (AAP) New!

Decision maker:  Executive, Council

Decision due:   28 Jan 2026

Lead officer:  Chris Hargraves

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/10/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

17.

Draft Budget 2026/27 version 2

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   14 Jan 2026

Lead officer:  Georgina Dyer

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

18.

Woodford Way New!

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   14 Jan 2026

Lead officer:  Michael David

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/10/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

19.

Enforcement Agent Commissioning New!

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   14 Jan 2026

Lead officer:  Mandy Fathers

Notice of proposed decision first published: 14/10/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

Council 28 January 2026

Executive 11 February 2026

20.

Budget 2026/27 & medium term financial strategy

Decision maker:  Executive, Council

Decision due:   25 Feb 2026

Lead officer:  Georgina Dyer

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

Council 25 February 2026

21.

Council tax 2026/27

Decision maker:  Council

Decision due:   25 Feb 2026

Lead officer:  Georgina Dyer

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

Executive 11 March 2026

22.

Procurement and Contract Management Strategy

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   11 Mar 2026

Lead officer:  Ciaran Okane

Notice of proposed decision first published: 15/04/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

23.

2025/26 Quarterly Finance Review Q3

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   11 Mar 2026

Lead officer:  Georgina Dyer

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

24.

2025/26 Quarterly Service Review Q3

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   11 Mar 2026

Lead officer:  Alison Borrett

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

25.

Approval of Regulation 19 Draft Submission Local Plan for Public Consultation New!

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   11 Mar 2026

Lead officer:  Andrew Thomson

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/10/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

Key Decision Delegated to Executive Member

26.

UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Rural England Prosperity Fund

Decision maker:  Executive, Deputy Leader of the Council and Executive Member for Economic Development - Cllr Duncan Enright

Lead officer:  Emma Phillips

Notice of proposed decision first published: 17/10/2023

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

Key Decisions Delegated to Officers

27.

Oxfordshire Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (OxLEVI) Programme

Decision maker:  Executive, Director of Finance - Madhu Richards

Decision due:   Before 31 Dec 2025

Notice of proposed decision first published: 12/09/2023

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

28.

Delegation on Purchase of Emergency Accommodation

Decision maker:  Director of Finance - Madhu Richards

Decision due:   31 Mar 2026

Lead officer:  Madhu Richards

Notice of proposed decision first published: 14/01/2025

Anticipated restriction: Fully exempt  - view reasons

Explanation of anticipated restriction:
Exempt on the grounds that it would otherwise disclose the Council's intention to offer of properties and the funds it is making available with which to do so.

29.

Standing Delegation: Settlement of Legal Claims

Decision maker:  Head of Legal Services - Leonie Woodward

Decision due:   Before 31 Mar 2026

Lead officer:  Leonie Woodward

Notice of proposed decision first published: 21/09/2022

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

30.

Allocation of New Initiatives Funding

Decision maker:  Chief Executive & Head of Paid Service - Giles Hughes

Decision due:   Before 31 Mar 2026

Lead officer:  Giles Hughes

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/01/2023

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

31.

Review and Repurpose Earmarked Reserves to Mitigate against Four Main Financial Risks

Decision maker:  Director of Finance - Madhu Richards

Decision due:   Before 31 May 2026

Lead officer:  Madhu Richards

Notice of proposed decision first published: 18/03/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

32.

Allocate Funding from the Project Contingency Earmarked Reserve

Decision maker:  Director of Finance - Madhu Richards

Decision due:   Before 31 May 2026

Lead officer:  Madhu Richards

Notice of proposed decision first published: 21/09/2022

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

33.

Leisure Planned Investment Programme

Decision maker:  Executive, Director of Place - Phil Martin

Decision due:   Before 31 Mar 2026

Lead officer:  Stuart Wilson

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/07/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  - view reasons

34.

Public Toilet Review

Decision maker:  Executive, Director of Finance - Madhu Richards

Decision due:   Before 31 Mar 2026

Lead officer:  Fiona Woodhouse

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - view reasons

35.

Waste Fleet Purchase

Decision maker:  Executive, Director of Place - Phil Martin

Decision:   Before 31 Dec 2025

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 14/05/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -