28 July 2026 – Agenda
SUMMONS TO ATTEND A
MEETING OF THAME TOWN COUNCIL
TO: All Members of Thame Town Council
Cllrs M Baines, D Bretherton, P Cowell, D Dawson, A Dite, D Dodds, H Dollman, M Dyer, L Emery, A Gilbert, C Jones, S McGarry, H Richards, P Swan, A Wainwright, and W Wilde
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Full Council on Tuesday 28 July 2026 on the rising of the Planning Committee meeting, and not starting before 6.45pm (maximum two hours) in the Upper Chamber (Thame Town Hall) for the transaction of business as set out on the attached agenda.
Mandy Sturdy
Clerk of the Council
Date: Wednesday 22 July 2026
AGENDA
1) Apologies for Absence
To receive and approve apologies for absence.
2) Declarations of Interest and Dispensations
To notify of any items that appear in the agenda in which there may be an interest that has not been recorded in the Member’s Register of Interest; and confirmation of any relevant dispensations.
3) Civic Announcements
To receive the verbal report of the Mayor and any such communications as the Mayor may wish to lay before the Council.
4) Public Participation and Public Questions
To consider applications from members of the public to address the Council (5 minutes maximum), in respect of any item of business included in the agenda. Applications to speak must have been received by the Town Clerk no later than 5pm on the last working day preceding the meeting.
To consider questions from members of the public (who live, work or run a business in the Parish). Written questions must have been received by the Town Clerk no later than 4pm on the last working day preceding the meeting.
5) Planning Application – P26/S0179/FUL – Diagnostic Re-agents Ltd Chinnor Road Thame
Demolition of the existing buildings and the erection of 28 dwellings (of which 40% (11) would be affordable housing), together with access and parking/garaging, amenity space (including play area), open space and landscaping, drainage and associated works.
To consider the application and agree a response.
5. Report – AMENDMENT – P26S0179FUL Diagnostic Reagents (pdf)
6) Report from County Councillors
To receive a report, if available of County Councillors J Edwards and K Gregory (10 minutes maximum).
6. Parish Report to Thame PC July 2026 (pdf)
7) Reports from South Oxfordshire District Councillors
To receive a report, if available from Cllrs P Barker, D Bretherton, and K Gregory (Maximum of 5 minutes each).
7. Parish Report to Thame PC July 2026 – District (pdf)
8) Strategy for Thame 2050
To receive the draft Strategy for Thame 2050 and feedback any comments/changes on the draft strategy document.
To agree next steps and timeline.
8. 02072025 Thame 2050 Strategy_v4 (pdf)
9) Community Governance Review
To receive a report and consider responses to the consultation.
9. Report 2026 Community Governance Review (pdf)
9. Community Governance Review Phase 1 Map (pdf)
9. Community Governance Review Phase 2 Map (pdf)
10) Council Policies
To review and approve the following council policies:
Risk Management Policy
Code of Corporate Governance
10. Code of Corporate Governance DRAFT (pdf)
10. Risk Management DRAFT (pdf)
11) IT & Phone Tender
To note the council will be going to tender for its IT support service and phone equipment / support service contracts during August / September, with a view to appoint a company / companies for the contracts at the Full Council meeting on 13 October 2026.
12) Project Link
To receive a verbal update.
13) Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)
To receive a verbal update following the press release confirming three new unitary councils which will be formed for Oxfordshire and West Berkshire from 1 April 2028.
14) Cuttle Brook Nature Reserve – S106
To receive the Officer report to review and approve the appointment of a contractor to undertake path resurfacing works in Cuttle Brook Nature Reserve using Section 106 funding secured towards this project. Works are funding through S106 as approved by Full Council on 2 June 2026 item 8.
14. Report Cuttle Brook Nature Reserve – S106 (pdf)
15) Members Questions (under Standing Order 11)
A Member may ask the Mayor any questions concerning the business of the Council.
To note that a written reply to the question raised at the Full Council meeting on 23 June 2026 relating to Thame Farmers Mart has been circulated to all Councillors as per Standing Orders 11.3.
To note that a verbal reply will be provided to the question raised at the Full Council meeting on 23 June 2026 relating to street cleaning.
16) Minutes
To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Meeting held on 23 June 2026.
17) Planning Committee
To note the minutes and consider any recommendations arising from the meeting on 30 June 2026.
18) Environment & Assets Committee
To note the minutes and consider any recommendations arising from the meeting on 14 July 2026.
19) Community Services Committee
To note the minutes and consider any recommendations arising from the meeting on 21 July 2026.