17/04/2025 - Allocate UKSPF funding to support the Cornerstone Arts Centre Decarbonisation project

To approve the allocation of funding from UKSPF to the Cornerstone decarbonisation project.

Decision Maker: Head of development and corporate landlord

Decision due date: 17/05/2025

Lead officer: Nick King

Notice of decision: 17/04/2025


17/04/2025 - Award of capital grants under the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF)

To approve the award of capital grants for economic development projects.

Decision Maker: Head of development and corporate landlord

Decision due date: 01/08/2025

Lead officer: Nick King

Notice of decision: 17/04/2025


17/04/2025 - Rural England Prosperity Fund – Grant Policy 2025/26

To approve the amended grant policy for the 2025/26 financial year.

Decision Maker: Cabinet member for economic development and regeneration

Decision due date: 17/05/2025

Lead officer: Nick King

Notice of decision: 17/04/2025


16/04/2025 - Thame Market House – External Decoration and Maintenance Works

To approve the award of a contract to carry out essential external decorative and maintenance works to Market House.

Decision Maker: Cabinet member for finance and property assets

Decision due date: 14/05/2025

Lead officer: Hannah Oughton

Notice of decision: 16/04/2025


16/04/2025 - Haseley Trading Estate (This decision is likely to be an exempt decision under paragraph 3 to Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972)

To approve expenditure and award a JCT Design and Build contract with Amendments (where required) to a principal contractor for the delivery of a vehicle depot for the waste service.

To approve expenditure and agree terms and conditions with the District Network Operator (DNO) for an upgraded electricity connection.

Decision Maker: Cabinet, Council

Decision due date: 17/07/2025

Lead officer: Andrew Busby

Notice of decision: 16/04/2025


16/04/2025 - Haseley Trading Estate – Enabling works including but not limited to asbestos removal

To approve the awards of enabling works via contract or purchase order.

Decision Maker: Head of development and corporate landlord

Decision due date: 14/05/2025

Lead officer: Andrew Busby

Notice of decision: 16/04/2025


07/04/2025 - Local Government Reorganisation at regional level

This shall cover the work to respond to government directions on reorganisation at a regional level, advising as to responses to applications at County level impacting tier 2 authorities including South and Vale, to prepare for a shadow authority and for transfer of responsibilities to that authority as well as for actions relating to the strategic authority.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision due date: 09/10/2025

Lead officer: Mark Stone

Notice of decision: 07/04/2025


07/04/2025 - Cornerstone Annual Christmas Pantomime

To approve procurement of pantomime delivery contract at Cornerstone.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision due date: 03/07/2025

Lead officer: Louise Birt

Notice of decision: 07/04/2025


11/03/2025 - Thame Market House – structural maintenance works

To approve the award of a construction contract to carry out essential remedial works to steel columns in the basement of Market House.

Decision Maker: Cabinet member for finance and property assets

Decision due date: 10/04/2025

Lead officer: Hannah Oughton

Notice of decision: 11/03/2025


11/03/2025 - Award of contract to operate electric vehicle charging points

As part of the LEVI (local electric vehicle infrastructure) project, to award a contract to operate electric vehicle charging points in South and Vale

Decision Maker: Head of development and corporate landlord

Decision due date: 01/06/2025

Lead officer: John Backley

Notice of decision: 11/03/2025


11/03/2025 - Cornerstone - Award of contract to Stage 2 PSDS 3b installation of renewable technologies

As part of the PSDS 3b project, to award a contract to complete the installation of solar PV and Air Source Heat Pumps

Decision Maker: Cabinet, Council

Decision due date: 17/07/2025

Lead officer: Andrew Busby

Notice of decision: 11/03/2025


21/02/2025 - Surrender of a lease and simultaneous grant of a new lease in respect of a Council owned property in Wallingford. (This decision is likely to be an exempt decision under paragraph 3 to Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972)’

To agree to proceed.

Decision Maker: Head of development and corporate landlord

Decision due date: 31/03/2025

Lead officer: Chris Mobbs

Notice of decision: 21/02/2025


28/01/2025 - Installing a power supply at the councils’ Didcot Gateway site as enabling works ahead of progressing the main development.

To approve the installation of an electrical power supply to the site as enabling works ahead of progressing the main development. N.B. Installing the power supply ahead of the main works is a commercial resilience activity and does not prejudge the outcome of the planning process, nor the separate decisions required to proceed with the main scheme.

Decision Maker: Cabinet member for economic development and regeneration, Cabinet member for finance and property assets

Decision due date: 25/02/2025

Lead officer: Adrianna Partridge

Notice of decision: 28/01/2025


20/01/2025 - Annual Delivery Plan 2025/2026

To approve the delivery plan.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision due date: 05/06/2025

Lead officer: Tim Oruye

Notice of decision: 20/01/2025


10/01/2025 - Transformation of the existing café and bar areas, into a spin studio and multipurpose studio at the Didcot Wave leisure Centre in Didcot.

Decision Maker: Cabinet member for communities

Decision due date: 07/02/2025

Lead officer: Jan Smith

Notice of decision: 10/01/2025


20/12/2024 - Grant of an easement to facilitate cycle and pedestrian link adjacent to Luker Avenue, Henley (This decision is likely to be an exempt decision under paragraph 3 to Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972)’

To approve the granting of the easement.

Decision Maker: Head of development and corporate landlord

Decision due date: 30/04/2025

Lead officer: Karen Lister

Notice of decision: 20/12/2024


22/11/2024 - Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Grant Scheme Funding Approval – Hagbourne Village Hall

To approve a funding award of £200,000 to Hagbourne Village Hall for insulation upgrade at Hagbourne Village Hall through the council’s pilot CIL grant scheme and to release the approved funding subject to a third-party funding agreement.

Decision Maker: Cabinet member for finance and property assets

Decision due date: 20/12/2024

Lead officer: Mark Hewer

Notice of decision: 22/11/2024


22/11/2024 - Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Grant Scheme Funding Approval – Sustrans Phoenix Trail

To approve a funding award of £249,998 to Sustrans for improvements to the Phoenix Trail in Thame through the council’s pilot CIL grant scheme and to release the approved funding subject to a third-party funding agreement.

Decision Maker: Leader of the council

Decision due date: 14/02/2025

Lead officer: Mark Hewer

Notice of decision: 22/11/2024


28/10/2024 - Future Delivery of Leisure Management Contract (This decision is likely to be an exempt decision under paragraph 3 to Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972)

To approve the recommended option(s) for the future delivery of the leisure management contract.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision due date: 10/04/2025

Lead officer: Andrew Busby

Notice of decision: 28/10/2024


02/10/2024 - Culture, Creative and Heritage Strategy

To approve the development of the strategy

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision due date: 05/06/2025

Lead officer: Phil Barker

Notice of decision: 04/10/2024


23/08/2024 - Watlington Natural Flood Management Scheme

To approve receipt of funds from EA and to approve contract (two decisions).

Decision Maker: Head of development and corporate landlord

Decision due date: 10/2024

Lead officer: John Backley

Notice of decision: 23/08/2024


08/08/2024 - Contract to Unit4 for the provision of the Unit4 ERP software package

To award a new contract to Unit4 for the council’s ERP (finance system) or to extend the current contract by one year

 

Decision Maker: Head of finance

Decision due date: Not before 05/09/2024

Lead officer: Simon Hewings

Notice of decision: 08/08/2024


18/04/2024 - Didcot Wave

Purpose: to award a contract to refurbish the dry side changing facilities

Decision Maker: Cabinet member for finance and property assets

Decision due date: 16/05/2024

Wards affected: Didcot South;

Lead officer: Ben Whaymand

Notice of decision: 18/04/2024


18/04/2024 - Didcot Wave

Purpose: to award a contract for a new teaching pool

Decision Maker: Cabinet member for finance and property assets

Decision due date: 16/05/2024

Wards affected: Didcot South;

Lead officer: Ben Whaymand

Notice of decision: 18/04/2024


18/04/2024 - Didcot Wave

Purpose: to award a contract for works to the spin studio

Decision Maker: Cabinet member for finance and property assets

Decision due date: 16/05/2024

Wards affected: Didcot South;

Lead officer: Ben Whaymand

Notice of decision: 18/04/2024


04/12/2023 - Thame Leisure Centre

Purpose: to refurbish the dry side changing facilities

Decision Maker: Cabinet member for finance and property assets

Decision due date: 29/12/2023

Wards affected: Thame;

Lead officer: Ian Burtenshaw

Notice of decision: 04/12/2023