Carrie Denness
Council: Gloucestershire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
16 meetings · Page 1 of 4
Planning Committee - Thursday 29 January 2026 10.00 am
The Gloucestershire Council Planning Committee was scheduled to meet to discuss planning applications, including one for a sand and gravel centre, and another for the demolition of a house and building of a GP surgery and new homes. The committee was also scheduled to approve the minutes from their meeting held on 10 July 2025[^2].
Cabinet - Wednesday 28 January 2026 10.00 am
The Cabinet of Gloucestershire Council was scheduled to consider a range of financial and strategic matters, including the Medium Term Financial Strategy and the Digital Infrastructure, Inclusion, and Innovation Strategy. The meeting agenda also included discussions on the use of the Dedicated Schools Grant, the adoption of the Gloucestershire Local Nature Recovery Strategy, and various operational and asset management plans.
Cabinet - Wednesday 3 December 2025 10.00 am
The Gloucestershire County Council Cabinet met on Wednesday, 3 December 2025, and agreed to put the draft budget for 2026/27 out for public consultation. They also approved plans for a new fire and rescue service training facility, highways depot, care home, and residential housing at the Coombe Hill site, and agreed to extend several contracts for services including household recycling, fostering and residential care.
Cabinet - Wednesday 19 November 2025 10.00 am
Gloucestershire County Council's Cabinet met on 19 November 2025, and agreed to support the proposal for a single unitary authority for local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire, and to submit this proposal to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. The Cabinet also discussed public questions regarding the local government reorganisation. Finally, the Cabinet agreed to exclude the press and public from a portion of the meeting to discuss exempt information.
County Council - Wednesday 12 November 2025 10.00 am
Gloucestershire County Council met on Wednesday 12 November 2025, and members debated the future of local government reorganisation in the county, ultimately expressing a preference for a single unitary authority. They also approved a new council strategy and agreed to incorporate the views of young people in policy decisions. Additionally, councillors addressed concerns about highways maintenance and the impact of inheritance tax reforms on local farmers.
Decisions from Meetings
49 decisions · Page 3 of 10
Council Strategy (2025-2029)
From: Cabinet - Monday 3 November 2025 10.00 am - November 03, 2025
...to approve the Council Strategy 2025-2029 – ‘A stronger future, built together’ for recommendation to Full Council on 12th November.
Recommendations Approved
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Scheme and Business Case Development
From: Cabinet - Monday 3 November 2025 10.00 am - November 03, 2025
...to continue funding the development of a mass rapid transit business case and an early scheme development programme for Gloucestershire, the Cabinet delegated authority to the Executive Director of Economy, Environment and Infrastructure to enter into a legal agreement with Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) authorities to accept £1 million in CIL funding and engage WSP UK Limited to undertake the work.
Recommendations Approved
Planning Performance Agreements
From: Cabinet - Monday 3 November 2025 10.00 am - November 03, 2025
...to adopt a Planning Performance Agreements Charter and delegate authority to the Executive Director of Economy, Environment and Infrastructure to enter into Planning Performance Agreements based on the Charter, enabling the County Council to manage complex planning applications more efficiently and transparently.
Recommendations Approved
Recommissioning of Positive Relationships Gloucestershire (PRG)
From: Cabinet - Monday 3 November 2025 10.00 am - November 03, 2025
...to delegate authority to the Director of Public Health, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Health, Communities and Fire, to procure a four-year Framework Agreement and award call-off contracts for the Positive Relationships Gloucestershire service, which provides behaviour change interventions for perpetrators of domestic abuse.
Recommendations Approved
Full proposals for Reorganisation of Local Government in Gloucestershire
From: Cabinet - Monday 3 November 2025 10.00 am - November 03, 2025
...to refer two proposals for local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire—one creating a single unitary authority and the other creating two unitary authorities based on an East/West division—to the Council for consideration.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 16
Average per Month: 0.7
Decisions Recorded: 49