Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: October 16, 2025

Purpose: To approve a Regulation 19 consultation on the pre-submission draft of the partial update of the Cotswold District Local Plan (2011-31)

Content: The purpose of the report was to seek approval to consult on the Preferred Options for development in the Cotswold District for the Regulation 18 consultation, and further technical documents as and when necessary; and to approve the updated Local Development Scheme to progress the Plan to submission in winter 2026 and adoption in winter 2027.   Councillor Mike Evemy, Leader of the Council introduced the item.   It was noted that a final version of the consultation document had been published as a supplement.  The supplement contained some changes, mainly between paragraphs 2.9 to 2.16.  which further explained the issue of development density. The figures in Table 1 had also been updated to exclude sites where there was no reasonable prospect of the density of development being increased.   In addition, further to the feedback from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, the following changes had been made: The name of the strategic site in Moreton-in-Marsh had been updated to Strategic extension north, south and east of Moreton-in-Marsh; and For clarity, two footnotes had been added to Table 2 for explain how the ‘current dwellings’ and ‘new dwellings’ figures were calculated.   The recommendations were proposed by Councillor  Mike Evemy and seconded by Councillor Juliet Layton.   RESOLVED that Cabinet 1.    Approved the Cotswold District Council Local Plan Review Regulation 18 Consultation Preferred Options (November 2025) document and the commencement of a six-week public consultation on this, together with a call for sites from 5 November 2025 to 18 December 2025. 2.    Delegated authority to the Director of Communities and Place, the Accountable Officer and the Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning to agree any minor amendments or additions to the Consultation Document prior to the Regulation 18 Consultation. 3.    Delegated authority to the Director of Communities and Place and the Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning to approve for consultation any supporting technical documents for the Regulation 18 consultation. 4.    Delegated authority to the Director of Communities and Place and the Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning to approve additional technical documents for further Regulation 18 consultation as and when necessary. 5.    Approved the Local Development Scheme.   Voting Record: 7 For,  0 Against,  0 Abstentions.