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Stroud: what’s happening where you live

What the council itself has published on the five things it most shapes for a household: homes, getting about, the bill, the local environment and schools. Each line is quoted from the council’s own document, with the link. This page says what was decided or proposed; it never says whether it was right.

Read on 25 September 2026. Councils publish at different rates and in different places, so “nothing found” means nothing found, not nothing happening.

Council plan · Budget · Meeting papers · Councillors · Register of interests · Consultations

Housing

Stroud District Council says it is required by the Government to plan for at least 846 new homes a year; its new Local Plan is at an early scoping stage.

“We are also required by the Government to plan for at least 846 new homes per year, which presents real challenges for the District.”

Stroud District Council, undated. Read 25 September 2026. Not a plan target: the government's minimum figure cited on the New Local Plan 2026 page. Early (scoping) consultation ran 29 June to 9 August 2026 and has closed; page says 'No decisions have been made at this stage.' No page date shown.

Transport

Stroud District Council is funding 50 more bike racks across the district through its Walking and Cycling Fund.

“Stroud District Council is funding the installation of 50 additional bike racks across the district as part of its ongoing commitment to walking, cycling and sustainable transport.”

Stroud District Council, 6 May 2026. Read 25 September 2026. No open transport consultation found; most recent parking consultations listed on the consultations page are from 2025 (Marybrook Street Car Park, Cheapside Parking Order). Highways are run by Gloucestershire County Council.

Council tax

Band D set by Stroud for 2026–27: £250.35 of a £2,491.36 total bill in the area. MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (Open Government Licence).

Stroud District Council's 2026-27 council tax is £250.35 at Band D, a 2.99% increase.

“This year, the council tax you pay for services provided by Stroud District Council is £250.35 for a band D property, which is an increase of 2.99% per cent or around 14p per week.”

Stroud District Council, undated. Read 25 September 2026. 'SDC Council Tax Financial information 2026/27' leaflet, linked from https://www.stroud.gov.uk/council-tax/billing-information/. Council set the budget on 19 Feb 2026 (item CL.065, confirmed via WebFetch of the Modern.gov agenda).

Environment

Stroud District Council aims to cut its own direct emissions to net zero by 2030 and all its emissions (scope 3) by 2050 or sooner.

“SDC will reduce its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions to net zero by 2030 and will reduce its Scope 3 emissions to net zero by 2050 or sooner if possible.”

Stroud District Council, undated. Read 25 September 2026. Ambition 1 of the Climate and Nature Strategy. Ambition 2: 'SDC will enable and encourage the district to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner if possible.' No page date shown.

Education

Education (schools) is not a district council function; in this area schools are run by Gloucestershire County Council. Where we looked

What Stroud is deciding

Every item on the agendas of Full Council and the Cabinet, as the council titled it, from about six months back to three months ahead. Left out: section headings, procedural items (apologies, minutes, declarations of interest, announcements, questions, appointments), anything about councillors’ attendance or allowances (which this site does not show), and private items the council itself withholds. Motions are shown with whoever the council’s agenda says proposed them; a councillor’s party is from Open Council Data.

Coming up

Thu, 15 October 2026 · Full Council
Agenda not yet published.
Thu, 17 December 2026 · Full Council
Agenda not yet published.

Recently

Thu, 16 July 2026 · Full Council
- Recommendation from Audit and Standards Committee
- Recommendation from Housing Committee
- Commencement of a Community Governance Review for Stroud District 2026
- Appointment of Tenant Representatives to Housing Committee
- Annual Report of The Chair of the Audit and Standards Committee 2025-26
- Appointment of Independent Persons
- Annual Report on Treasury Management Activity and Actual Prudential Indicators Financial Year ended 31 March 2026
- Local Government Reorganisation - Structural Changes Order for Gloucestershire, suggested warding arrangements
Wed, 10 June 2026 · Full Council · Extraordinary
- Local Government Reorganisation - Structural Changes Order for Gloucestershire
Thu, 21 May 2026 · Full Council · (Annual Meeting)
- Updates to Constitution
- Appointment of Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs
- Appointment to Committees
- Chair of Council
- Vice Chair of Council
- Other Appointments
- Leader and Deputy Leader of Council (Chair and Vice Chair of Strategy and Resources Committee)
- Outside Bodies
- Working Groups
- Member Champions
- Appointment of Independent Persons

1 earlier meetings

Thu, 30 April 2026 · Full Council
- Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging Annual Report and 2026/27 Action Plan
- Stroud District Council New Local Plan 2026
- Recommendation from Strategy and Resources Committee
- Review of Outside Bodies Task and Finish Group - Final Recommendations
- Constitution Updates
- Ubico Business Plan 2026/2027
- Responses to two Government consultations on Local Government Reorganisation in Gloucestershire and Areas for Producing Spatial Development Strategies
- Canal Project – National Highways Lease Agreement
- Active Lifestyles Stroud Options Appraisal

From the council’s own meeting papers (Modern.gov), read 25 September 2026. Refreshed weekly. Results of motions are in each meeting’s minutes, linked from the date.

Who runs the council

51 seats in 2026. Run by: Greens, as a minority administration. Open Council Data (public domain).

Councillors by party: Green Party (E&W) 24, Labour Party 17, Conservative and Unionist 6, Independent / Other 2, Liberal Democrats 2.

Next scheduled council election: 4 May 2028.

Elections here now: Rodborough ward (13 October 2026).

All 51 councillors, by ward

Sarah Canning (Green Party (E&W)) — Amberley and Woodchester
Charlie Tuffin (Conservative and Unionist) — Berkeley Vale
Lindsey Green (Conservative and Unionist) — Berkeley Vale
Paul Turner (Independent / Other) — Berkeley Vale
Martin Brown (Green Party (E&W)) — Bisley
Dave Mathews (Labour Party) — Cainscross
Elizabeth Stanley (Labour Party) — Cainscross
Fraser Dahdouh (Labour Party) — Cainscross
Ian Hamilton (Labour Party) — Cam East
Milly Hill (Labour Party) — Cam East
Chris Haynes (Labour Party) — Cam West
Terri Kinnison (Labour Party) — Cam West
Helen Fenton (Green Party (E&W)) — Chalford
James Boyle (Green Party (E&W)) — Chalford
Tricia Watson (Green Party (E&W)) — Chalford
Martin Pearcy (Green Party (E&W)) — Coaley and Uley
Bob Hughes (Labour Party) — Dursley
Helen Hughes (Labour Party) — Dursley
Terry Cook (Labour Party) — Dursley
Demelza Turner-Wilkes (Conservative and Unionist) — Hardwicke
Gill Oxley (Conservative and Unionist) — Hardwicke
Mark Ryder (Conservative and Unionist) — Hardwicke
Holly Simkiss (Liberal Democrats) — Kingswood
Chloe Turner (Green Party (E&W)) — Minchinhampton
Gill Thomas (Green Party (E&W)) — Minchinhampton
Kate Kay (Green Party (E&W)) — Nailsworth
Maggie Dutton (Labour Party) — Nailsworth
Steve Robinson (Labour Party) — Nailsworth
Gary Luff (Green Party (E&W)) — Painswick and Upton
Matthew Sargeant (Green Party (E&W)) — Painswick and Upton
Pete Kennedy (Green Party (E&W)) — Painswick and Upton
Jonathan Edmunds (Green Party (E&W)) — Randwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe
Katy Hofmann (Labour Party) — Rodborough
Nigel Prenter (Labour Party) — Rodborough
Moya Shannon (Green Party (E&W)) — Severn
Robert Brown (Conservative and Unionist) — Severn
Carol Kambites (Green Party (E&W)) — Stonehouse
John Callinan (Labour Party) — Stonehouse
John Parker (Independent / Other) — Stonehouse
Cate James-Hodges (Green Party (E&W)) — Stroud Central
Shyama Ananthan (Labour Party) — Stroud Farmhill and Paganhill
Natalie Rothwell-Warn (Green Party (E&W)) — Stroud Slade
Lucas Schoemaker (Green Party (E&W)) — Stroud Trinity
Cath Moore (Labour Party) — Stroud Uplands
Martin Baxendale (Green Party (E&W)) — Stroud Valley
Marisa Godfrey (Green Party (E&W)) — The Stanleys
Steve Hyndside (Green Party (E&W)) — The Stanleys
Helen Elliott-Boult (Green Party (E&W)) — Thrupp
Catherine Braun (Green Party (E&W)) — Wotton-under-Edge
Gareth Kitchen (Green Party (E&W)) — Wotton-under-Edge
Linda Cohen (Liberal Democrats) — Wotton-under-Edge

Each councillor’s register of interests is on the council’s own site, linked rather than summarised, because summarising means choosing. Councillors from Open Council Data as recorded after the May 2026 elections; a by-election since then may have changed one seat. Attendance and allowances are not shown.

Cite this page

Harvard style. Every figure on the page also names its original source, which is usually the better thing to cite.

Every council page has the same five headings in the same order. Sources are the council’s own publications and official statistics. Corrections: hello@whatsittome.org.