Geoff Saul - Councillor for West Oxfordshire ( Chipping Norton)

Councillor Geoff Saul

 Labour and Co-operative  Chipping Norton  Executive Member for Housing and Social Care

Email: geoff.saul@westoxon.gov.uk

Council: West Oxfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Audit and Governance Committee Executive (Committee Member) Uplands Area Planning Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Guest) Council Development Control Committee (Committee Member) Performance and Appointments Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

61 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 2.00 pm

December 03, 2025
Uplands Area Planning Sub-Committee Committee Member

Uplands Area Planning Sub-Committee - Monday, 17th November, 2025 2.00 pm

November 17, 2025
Executive Committee Member

Executive - Thursday, 13th November, 2025 2.00 pm

November 13, 2025
Council Committee Member

Extraordinary meeting, Council - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 2.00 pm

November 12, 2025
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Guest

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 5.30 pm

November 11, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

72 decisions · Page 1 of 15

Private Sector Housing and Caravan Sites policy review and update.

From: Executive - Thursday, 13th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 13, 2025

...to approve recommendations to update the Private Sector Housing and Caravan Sites policy, reviewing fees, enforcement, and civil penalties.

Recommendations Approved

Council tax support 2026/27

From: Executive - Thursday, 13th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 13, 2025

...to recommend to Full Council the revised Council Tax Support Scheme for the financial year 2026/2027, including a 3.5% increase to income bands from 1 April 2026 or the inflationary increase in welfare benefits (whichever is greater), and the transfer of any surplus in the Hardship Fund to 2026/2027.

Recommendations Approved

Local Government Reorganisation

From: Executive - Thursday, 13th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 13, 2025

... recommendations regarding Local Government Reorganisation were approved, including submitting a full proposal for a two unitary model, subject to call-in.

For Determination

Westhive update and consideration of future options

From: Executive - Thursday, 13th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 13, 2025

...to ensure continued community grant funding, officers were requested to review platform hosting options, and the Director of Place was delegated responsibility for procuring a new service, subject to call-in.

Recommendations Approved

Local Plan Spatial Options

From: Executive - Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 22, 2025

... to publish a consultation paper on preferred spatial options for the West Oxfordshire Local Plan 2043, addressing the plan period, settlement hierarchy, spatial strategy, and potential development areas.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 61

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 72