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 2 of 13

Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Tuesday, 21st October, 2025 6.00 pm

October 21, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 14th October, 2025 6.00 pm

October 14, 2025
Governance, General Purposes & Local Government Reorganisation Committee Guest

Governance, General Purposes & Local Government Reorganisation Committee - Thursday, 11th September, 2025 6.00 pm

27 attendees, 16 documents, 1 media files

September 11, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 6.00 pm

20 attendees, 33 documents, 1 media files

September 09, 2025
Executive Shareholder Committee Committee Member

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

11 attendees, 10 documents, 1 media files

September 09, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

112 decisions · Page 1 of 23

Local Government Reorganisation in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 6.00 pm - November 26, 2025

Recommendations Approved

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

Notification to those present that the meeting will be recorded and streamed online

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

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Localised Council Tax Support Scheme 2026/27

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

Recommmend Forward to Council

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