Council papers published in tandem signal busy early-October local democracy round
Documents from Bristol, Somerset, Gloucester and Cotswold councils show a cluster of committee meetings and board sessions scheduled between 29 September and 6 October 2026.
Bristol City Council released the decision sheet from its Environment and Sustainability Policy Committee, which met on 24 September [1]. On the same day, Somerset Council published agenda supplements for its Somerset Board meeting on 29 September, including one on “Required System Governance to Deliver Board Priorities” [4] and a supplement for public question time [3], as well as an agenda for its Planning Committee - East on 6 October [2]. Gloucester City Council published the agenda for its Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 5 October [5], and Cotswold District Council published the agenda for its Audit & Governance Committee on the same day [6].
Sources
- Bristol City Council meetings and papers: Decision sheet published: Meeting of Thursday, 24th September, 2026 5.00 pm, Environment and Sustainability Policy Committee
- Somerset Council meetings and papers: Agenda published: Meeting of Tuesday, 6th October, 2026 2.00 pm, Planning Committee - East
- Somerset Council meetings and papers: Agenda supplement published - Supplement - Agenda Item 5 - Public Question Time : Meeting of Tuesday, 29th September, 2026 10.00 am, Somerset Board
- Somerset Council meetings and papers: Agenda supplement published - Supplement One - Agenda Item 9 - Required System Governance to Deliver Board Priorities : Meeting of Tuesday, 29th September, 2026 10.00 am, Somerset Board
- Gloucester City Council meetings and papers: Agenda published: Meeting of Monday, 5th October 2026 6.30 pm, Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Cotswold District Council meetings and papers: Agenda published: Meeting of Monday, 5th October, 2026 4.00 pm, Audit & Governance Committee
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