Rowan Cozens - Councillor for Newark and Sherwood (Beacon)

Councillor Rowan Cozens

Independents for Newark and District Beacon Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder - Heritage, Culture & the Arts. Leader of Independents for Newark and District Group

Email: Rowan.Cozens@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk

Council: Newark and Sherwood

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) Full Council (Committee Member) Audit and Governance Committee (Committee Member) Executive Shareholder Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Committee General Purposes Committee Trustee Board of the Gilstrap and William Edward Knight Charities (Guest) Governance, General Purposes & Local Government Reorganisation Committee (Guest, Substitute) Policy & Performance Improvement Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

64 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Executive Shareholder Committee Committee Member

Executive Shareholder Committee - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.00 pm

December 09, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.00 pm

December 09, 2025
Governance, General Purposes & Local Government Reorganisation Committee Substitute

Governance, General Purposes & Local Government Reorganisation Committee - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 6.00 pm

November 27, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 6.00 pm

November 26, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 6.00 pm

November 11, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

112 decisions · Page 1 of 23

Sustainable Economic Growth Strategy 2026 - 2031 (Key Decision)

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 6.00 pm - November 11, 2025

...to endorse the Newark & Sherwood District Council Sustainable Economic Growth Strategy for 2026 – 2031.

Recommendations Approved

Biodiversity Net Gain Onsite Monitoring Fees (Key Decision)

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 6.00 pm - November 11, 2025

...to provide temporary relief for the remainder of the 2025-26 financial year by establishing two new, lower fee tiers of £1,033 and £1,722 (inc. VAT) for monitoring onsite Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) on developments less than 1 hectare that meet specific criteria.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 64

Average per Month: 2.8

Decisions Recorded: 112