Agenda

Any county councillor may, by giving notice to the Proper Officer by 9 am three working days before the meeting, ask a question on an item on the agenda.

The number of questions which may be asked by any councillor at any one meeting is limited to two (or one question with notice and a supplementary question at the meeting) and the time for questions will be limited to 30 minutes in total. As with questions at Council, any questions which remain unanswered at the end of this item will receive a written response.

Questions submitted prior to the agenda being despatched are shown below and will be the subject of a response from the appropriate Cabinet Member or such other councillor or officer as is determined by the Cabinet Member, and shall not be the subject of further debate at this meeting. Questions received after the despatch of the agenda, but before the deadline, will be shown on the Schedule of Addenda circulated at the meeting, together with any written response which is available at that time.

Members of the public who wish to speak on an item on the agenda at this meeting, or present a petition, can attend the meeting in person or ‘virtually’ through an online connection.

Requests to present a petition must be submitted no later than 9am ten working days before the meeting.

Requests to speak must be submitted no later than 9am three working days before the meeting.

Requests should be submitted to committeesdemocraticservices@oxfordshire.gov.uk

If you are speaking ‘virtually’, you may submit a written statement of your presentation to ensure that if the technology fails, then your views can still be taken into account. A written copy of your statement can be provided no later than 9am on the day of the meeting. Written submissions should be no longer than 1 A4 sheet.

Cabinet Member: Economy and Place

Forward Plan Ref: 2026/089

Non-key decision

Contact: Katie Parnell, Planning Policy Innovation Team Leader (Katie.Parnell@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Director of Economy and Place

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Note that Innovate Oxfordshire’s business model includes the

provision of time-limited, innovation-related services externally for payment.

b)    Delegate authority to the Director of Economy and Place to agree to the provision of services to third parties by Innovate Oxfordshire, within the Director’s financial delegations, on the basis set out in paragraph 10, in consultation with the Executive Director of Resources and s151 Officer (Deputy Chief Executive) and the Director or Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer.

c)    Note that external activity will be approved on a case-by-case basis and priced primarily on a full cost recovery basis (including overheads), on the basis set out in paragraph 17.

d)    Note that the Council may invoice for current external work

undertaken by Innovate Oxfordshire on a full cost recovery basis.

Cabinet Member: Economy and Place

Forward Plan Ref: 2026/083

Non-key decision

Contact: Mark Saunders, Energy Systems and Investment Manager (Mark.Saunders@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Director of Economy and Place

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Agree that the Council enters into a sub-contract agreement with Space Clipper for the purpose of supporting delivery of an innovation project to improve visualisation of Local Area Energy Plans and EV charge point plans.