Purpose: to receive communications from the Chair.

There were no announcements.

Purpose: to receive communications from the Chair.

The Chair welcomed South Oxfordshire District Council’s new Leader, Councillor Jane Murphy, to the Growth Board.

He noted this was the last meeting for him and for the Vale of White Horse District Council’s Leader, Councillor Matthew Barber, and for OxLEP representatives Richard Venables and Andrew Harrison.

Purpose: to receive communications from the Chair.

The Chair announced:

·         The Board welcomed the Government’s confirmation that two of Oxfordshire’s bids to the Housing and Infrastructure Fund (HIF), Didcot Garden Town and West Oxfordshire Garden Village, near Eynsham, have progressed to the next stage and detailed business plans will now be developed.

·         The Housing and Growth Deal and the delivery plan had been agreed by all 6 local authorities and with government. Work on the delivery plan was underway as were the appointments of an overall programme director, programme leads for each delivery strand and other key staff.

Purpose: to receive communications from the Chair

The Chair announced that the local authorities in Oxfordshire had been awarded £36m from the Government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) Marginal Viability Fund for specific development projects.

Purpose: to receive communications from the Chair.

There were no announcements.

Purpose: to receive communications from the Chair.

There were no announcements.

Purpose: to receive communications from the Chair.

No announcements.

To receive communications from the Chair.

The Chair announced that the meeting was being filmed for a about managing housing need and growth in Oxfordshire, and that there would be a presentation after the meeting on emergency planning in the county.