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

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

68 meetings · Page 1 of 14

Committee Committee Member

Full Council - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 6.00 pm

February 10, 2026, 6:00 pm
Governance, General Purposes & Local Government Reorganisation Committee Substitute

Governance, General Purposes & Local Government Reorganisation Committee - Thursday, 5th February, 2026 6.00 pm

February 05, 2026, 6:00 pm
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 6.00 pm

January 20, 2026, 6:00 pm
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 6.00 pm

December 16, 2025
Executive Shareholder Committee Committee Member

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

December 09, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

133 decisions · Page 4 of 27

14 Market Place, Newark

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.00 pm - December 09, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Arkwood Developments Performance - Quarter 2

From: Executive Shareholder Committee - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.00 pm - December 09, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Budget Performance Report- Quarter 2

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.00 pm - December 09, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Community Grant Scheme Update

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.00 pm - December 09, 2025

...to support local community initiatives, the Cabinet approved an increase in the 2026-2027 Community Grant Scheme budget to £150,000 and changes to the scheme's eligibility criteria.

Recommendations Approved

Neighbourhood Planning Funding (Key Decision)

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.00 pm - December 09, 2025

...to address the loss of government funding for neighbourhood planning, the council will collaborate with Locality and interested Neighbourhood Planning Bodies to define their objectives, estimate costs, and identify potential funding sources.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 68

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 133