Stratford District Council Cabinet Decisions, 5 October: In Brief

Every decision from the Cabinet meeting on 5 October in a line, with links to our full stories.

By Alex Harrington 2 min read Source: Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Elizabeth House on Church Street, the offices of Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Elizabeth House, Stratford-on-Avon District Council's offices on Church Street. Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0

Stratford-on-Avon District Council has published the decisions its Cabinet made on Monday 5 October. Here they are in brief, with links to our full story on each one that affects residents.

The main decisions

  • Windsor Street car park will be demolished, with three neighbouring buildings, and replaced for now by a smaller surface car park. The decision takes effect on 21 October unless it’s called in. Full story and where to park instead.
  • £17,145 for more town centre warden hours, including in council car parks, until March 2027. Full story.
  • A planned £38.62-an-hour charge for environmental information requests that take more than 3.5 hours, which Full Council must approve. Full story.
  • A board to steer the 10,300-home Long Marston Airfield plan in the draft South Warwickshire Local Plan. Full story.
  • A revised Local Plan timetable (the Local Development Scheme) was recommended, to take effect from 12 October (decision).

Also decided

  • Community asset transfers: new guidance on handing council-owned land and buildings to community groups was approved, and officers can now agree transfers under it (decision).
  • Community facilities on big new estates: the council will prepare a 2027/28 budget bid to keep its “Community Builders” working in Stratford-upon-Avon and Bidford-on-Avon, Shackleton and Meon Vale, and draw up guidance so community facilities arrive in good time on large developments (decision).
  • Local government reorganisation: the Cabinet noted an update after the Minister for Local Government told councils on 7 September to stop work on implementing the reorganisation decisions announced on 16 July. A timetable for reviewing those decisions was expected later in October, and a breakdown of the council’s direct costs so far is to be added to the minutes (decision).
  • Heart of England Forest: funding for climate and nature projects, covered in our grants story.
  • Staffing: two new information governance posts (an officer and an apprentice), shared with Warwick District Council, which splits the cost.

You can watch the whole meeting on the council’s YouTube recording. Our preview of the 12 October Full Council meeting covers the items that went on to Full Council. More on our council news page.

Alex Harrington

Alex Harrington grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon and runs What's up, Stratford? as an independent guide to the town.

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