Issue - meetings
Updates to the Implementing Decide & Provide document
Meeting: 16/12/2025 - Cabinet (Item 196)
196 Updates to "Implementing Decide & Provide" 
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Cabinet Member: Place, Environment and Climate Action
Forward Plan Ref: 2025/233
Contact: Will Pedley, Technical Lead (Transport Planning)
Will.pedley@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Report by Director of Economy and Place (CAB).
The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to adopt the proposed updates to the ‘Implementing Decide & Provide: Requirements for Transport Assessments’ document.
Additional documents:
- Annex 1_OCC_Implementing Decide and Provide_updated final draft_Dec 25, item 196
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- Annex 2_Equalities Impact Assessment_Updates to Decide and Provide_Nov_2025, item 196
PDF 294 KB
- Annex 3_Climate Impact Assessment_Updates to Decide and Provide_Nov_2025, item 196
PDF 218 KB
Decision:
Recommendations approved.
Minutes:
Cabinet had before it a report recommending adoption of updates to the ‘Implementing Decide & Provide’ document, which guided transport assessments for new developments in Oxfordshire. These updates aligned the document with recent national policy changes and improved its practical application based on user experience.
Councillor Judy Roberts, Cabinet Member for Transport Management, presented the report.
During discussion, members commented on the necessity of early engagement with local communities, the role of partners such as the NHS and universities, and the need for adequate resources and clear communication to support the policy's success. Members also noted the challenges in ensuring consistent application by officers, planning authorities, and developers, and stressed the importance of rigorous implementation and monitoring to achieve healthier, more sustainable communities.
Councillor Roberts moved and Councillor Bearder seconded the recommendations and they were approved.
RESOLVED to adopt the proposed updates to the ‘Implementing Decide & Provide: Requirements for Transport Assessments’ document