Hugo Ashton - Councillor for West Oxfordshire ( Burford)

Councillor Hugo Ashton

 Liberal Democrats  Burford  Executive Member for Planning.

Email: hugo.ashton@westoxon.gov.uk

Council: West Oxfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Uplands Area Planning Sub-Committee Council (Committee Member) Development Control Committee (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee Executive (Committee Member) Council Development Control Committee Uplands Area Planning Sub-Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

44 meetings · Page 3 of 9

Executive

Executive - Wednesday, 11th June, 2025 2.00 pm

June 11, 2025
Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 4th June, 2025 5.30 pm

June 04, 2025
Council

Council - Wednesday, 21st May, 2025 2.00 pm

May 21, 2025
Executive

Executive - Wednesday, 23rd April, 2025 2.00 pm

April 23, 2025
Executive

Executive - Wednesday, 19th March, 2025 2.01 pm

March 19, 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: 44

Average per Month: 1.9

Decisions Recorded: 72