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 5 of 13

Audit and Governance Committee

Audit and Governance Committee - Wednesday, 16th April, 2025 6.00 pm

April 16, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Tuesday, 1st April, 2025 6.00 pm

April 01, 2025
Full Council

Extraordinary Meeting, Full Council - Wednesday, 19th March, 2025 6.00 pm

March 19, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th March, 2025 6.00 pm

March 11, 2025
Executive Shareholder Committee

Executive Shareholder Committee - Tuesday, 11th March, 2025 6.00 pm

March 11, 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