Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Place, Environment and Climate Action

Forward Plan Ref: 2025/191

Contact: Hannah Battye, Head of Place Shaping

Hannah.battye@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Report by Director of Economy and Place (CA16)

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Note the approach to accelerated s106 developer agreement scheme delivery.

b)    Approve the programme of £27.5m investment as set out in Appendix A

c)    To delegate the approval of procurement, sign off and any detailed changes needed to be made to the programme of schemes to the Director for Economy and Place, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Cabinet Member for Place, Environment and Climate Action 

Recommendations approved.

Cabinet received a report which outlined the Council’s approach to accelerating the delivery of S106 developer agreement schemes through a funded programme of infrastructure projects aimed at providing improvements and benefits to local communities.

Councillor Judy Roberts, Cabinet Member for Place, Environment and Climate Action.

During discussion, members discussed the pipeline for future funding rounds, the importance of having shelf-ready projects, and the challenges posed by officer capacity and the timing of Section 106 receipts.

Councillor Roberts moved and Councillor Higgins seconded the recommendations, and they were approved.

RESOLVED to:-

a)    Note the approach to accelerated s106 developer agreement scheme delivery.

b)    Approve the programme of £27.5m investment as set out in Appendix A

c)    delegate the approval of procurement, sign off and any detailed changes needed to be made to the programme of schemes to the Director for Economy and Place, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Place, Environment and Climate Action