Work programme

1 March 2024  (01/03/2024 to 30/06/2024, Cabinet)

Work programme items
No. Item

March 2024 decisions

1.

Sparsholt Sewage Treatment Works - to replace the existing plant

Decision maker:  Head of development and corporate landlord

Decision due:   11 Jul 2019

Lead officer:  John Backley

Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/06/2019

2.

Play areas - to provide a maintenance service for existing play areas

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for community health and wellbeing

Decision:   12 Aug 2022

Lead officer:  John Backley

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 15/07/2022

3.

Faringdon Leisure Centre - to award a contract to replace the pool filter

Decision maker:  Leader of the Council

Decision due:   16 Dec 2022

Lead officer:  Jan Smith

Notice of proposed decision first published: 18/11/2022

4.

Car park refurbishment project - to award a contract for refurbishments at the Cattle Marketcar park, Abingdon and the Portway car park, Wantage

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for environmental services and waste

Decision due:   24 Mar 2023

Lead officer:  John Backley

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/02/2023

5.

Custodianship and management of countryside land - to award a contract for three sites

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for finance and property

Decision due:   9 Nov 2023

Lead officer:  Tim Sonnex

Notice of proposed decision first published: 12/10/2023

6.

UK Shared Prosperity Fund - to award UK Shared Prosperity Fund E2: Community and Neighbourhood Infrastructure Projects Funding

Decision maker:  Head of development and corporate landlord

Decision due:   10 Nov 2023

Lead officer:  Nick King

Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/10/2023

7.

UK Shared Prosperity Fund - Assumption of financial risk for UK Shared Prosperity Fund intervention E39: Green Skills Courses

Decision maker:  Leader of the Council

Decision due:   10 Nov 2023

Lead officer:  Nick King

Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/10/2023

8.

Rural England Prosperity Fund - to award round 1 grant funding

Decision maker:  Head of development and corporate landlord

Decision:   10 Nov 2023

Lead officer:  Nick King

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/10/2023

9.

Leisure facilities assessment strategy - to approve the draft strategy for public consultation

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for corporate services, policy and programmes

Decision:   1 Feb 2024

Lead officer:  Tom Rice

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 01/02/2024

10.

Playing pitch strategy - to approve the draft strategy for public consultation

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for corporate services, policy and programmes

Decision:   1 Feb 2024

Lead officer:  Tom Rice

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 01/02/2024

11.

Electoral Management System - to award a contract to procure the system

Decision maker:  Head of legal and democratic

Decision due:   7 Feb 2024

Lead officer:  Steven Corrigan

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/01/2024

12.

HR and Payroll System - to procure a new system

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for corporate services, policy and programmes

Decision due:   9 Feb 2024

Lead officer:  Abigail Witting

Notice of proposed decision first published: 12/01/2024

13.

Section 106 funding - to consider an application by Wantage Town Football Club

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for affordable housing, infrastructure, development and governance

Decision due:   29 Feb 2024

Lead officer:  Mark Hewer

Notice of proposed decision first published: 01/02/2024

14.

Empty Homes Policy - to approve a new policy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   8 Mar 2024

Lead officer:  Phil Ealey

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/12/2023

15.

Wantage Leisure Centre and White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre decarbonisation

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   8 Mar 2024

Lead officer:  Ben Whaymand

Notice of proposed decision first published: 22/09/2023

16.

Corporate Performance Report and Climate Action Plan Performance Report - Quarter 3, 2023/24

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   8 Mar 2024

Lead officer:  Tim Oruye

Notice of proposed decision first published: 20/02/2024

17.

Wantage Leisure Centre and White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre - to award contracts to carry out decarbonisation work

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for finance and property

Decision:   Not before 11 Mar 2024

Lead officer:  Ben Whaymand

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 20/02/2024

18.

Waste transfer station and reprocessing of mixed dry recycling - to approve the procurement of contracts

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for environmental services and waste

Decision due:   19 Mar 2024

Lead officer:  William Maxwell, Scott Williams

Notice of proposed decision first published: 20/02/2024

April decisions

19.

UK Shared Prosperity Fund - to award UK Shared Prosperity Fund E3: Creation of/Improvements to Green Spaces

Decision maker:  Head of development and corporate landlord

Decision due:   10 Nov 2023

Lead officer:  Nick King

Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/10/2023

20.

UK Shared Prosperity Fund - to award funding to deliver UK Shared Prosperity Fund intervention E29: Supporting Decarbonisation

Decision maker:  Head of development and corporate landlord

Decision due:   10 Nov 2023

Lead officer:  Nick King

Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/10/2023

21.

Hackney Carriage Tariff - to approve a new tariff

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   19 Apr 2024

Lead officer:  Laura Driscoll

Notice of proposed decision first published: 20/02/2024

22.

Waste Vehicle Purchasing Strategy - to approve a strategy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   19 Apr 2024

Lead officer:  Scott Williams

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/12/2023

23.

Housing Delivery Strategy Action Plan - to review the action plan

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   19 Apr 2024

Lead officer:  Nigel Bower

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/12/2023

24.

Housing Enforcement Policy - to approve a new policy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   19 Apr 2024

Lead officer:  Phil Ealey

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/12/2023

25.

Didcot Garden Town update, draft green infrastructure strategy and draft wayfinding strategy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   19 Apr 2024

Lead officer:  Charlotte Cottingham

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/01/2024

26.

Budget Monitoring - to consider the quarter 3 monitoring report New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   19 Apr 2024

Lead officer:  Simon Hewings

Notice of proposed decision first published: 29/02/2024

June decisions

27.

Tree planting policy - to review the policy for planting trees on council land

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   20 Dec 2024

Lead officer:  Karen Lister

Notice of proposed decision first published: 02/10/2023

28.

Oxfordshire Councils Charter - to adopt the charter

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   28 Jun 2024

Lead officer:  Tim Oruye

Notice of proposed decision first published: 12/10/2023

29.

Section 106 funding - to consider a funding application for sports facilities at Milton

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   19 Apr 2024

Lead officer:  David Cookson

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/01/2024

30.

Didcot Technology Park - to recommend Council to adopt a local development order

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   28 Jun 2024

Lead officer:  Adrian Butler

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/12/2023

31.

Five Councils Partnership - to recommend Council to approve contract exit options. (This is likely to be an exempt decision under category 3.)

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   28 Jun 2024

Lead officer:  Susan Harbour

Notice of proposed decision first published: 20/02/2024

32.

New Waste Vehicle Depot - to approve the preferred site and seek delegation to enter into an Agreement for Lease. (This is likely to be an exempt decision under category 3.) New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   28 Jun 2024

Lead officer:  Andrew Busby

Notice of proposed decision first published: 29/02/2024

July decisions

33.

Rural England Prosperity Funding - to award round 2 grant funding

Decision maker:  Head of development and corporate landlord

Decision due:   10 Nov 2023

Lead officer:  Nick King

Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/10/2023

34.

UK Shared Prosperity Fund - to award funding under UK Shared Prosperity Fund intervention E22: Enterprise Infrastructure and Employment/Innovation sites

Decision maker:  Head of development and corporate landlord

Decision due:   10 Nov 2023

Lead officer:  Nick King

Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/10/2023

35.

Waste and Street Cleansing Strategy and Service - to approve the strategy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   18 Oct 2024

Lead officer:  Scott Williams

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/12/2023