Key Decisions and Private Meetings

The Forward Plan of Key Decisions is published each month and lists the key decisions that will be taken by the Council over the course of the next four months. Key Decisions relate to those decisions which are likely to:

  • result in the Council spending or saving money in excess of £500,000;
  • have a significant impact on communities living or working in an area comprising two or more wards within the City of Colchester.

 

The Plan sets out when the decisions will be taken and by whom. For the latest Forward Plan of Key Decisions, please click on the link below:-

 

Forward Plan of Key Decisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Forward Plan Publication Dates 2026-27

 

 

The dates on each month in the forthcoming year on which each Forward Plan will be published on this website are set out below.  Occasionally during the course of the month an Updated Forward Plan is published as further information becomes available. The current Forward Plan is always available on this page.

 

Decisions covering

Forward Plan Publication Date

June 2026 - September 2026

1 May 2026

July 2026- October 2026

2 June 2026

August 2026 - November 2026

3 July 2026

September 2026 - December 2026       

3 August 2026

October 2026 - January 2027

2 September 2026

November 2026 - February 2027

2 October 2026

December 2026 - March 2027

2 November 2026

January 2027 - April 2027

3 December 2026

February 2027 - May 2027

31 December 2027

March 2027 - June 2027

29 January 2027

April 2027 - July 2027

3 March 2027

May 2027 - August 2027

2 April 2027

 

 

 

Notice of Executive Meetings to be Held in Private

Colchester City Council is required to give 28 clear days notice of its intention to hold a meeting of an executive decision making body in private  It complies with this requirement by publishing a list of those Cabinet meetings which will be held in private. This is normally published every month alongside the Forward Plan of Key Decisions, although occasionally during the course of the month an updated notice is published as further information becomes available. For the current notice of executive meetings to be held in private click on the link below.

Notice of Executive Decisions to be Held In Private