Louise Upton is the Cabinet Member for Planning and Healthier Communities.

Her responsibilities include:

• Addressing health inequalities
• Health and Wellbeing Board & Health Improvement Board
• Public Health promotion
• Planning Policy including biodiversity
• Community Infrastructure Levy
• Local Plan
• Spatial Planning & Conservation
• Development & Building Control
• Transport Policy including Connecting Oxford
• Taxi Licensing
• Car Parking Policy
• Work in partnership with transport authorities (OCC and Highways England) to deliver a strategic approach to sustainable transport involving engaging with our local communities
• Work with transport providers (Network Rail, bus companies, taxi firms etc) to deliver affordable, accessible and frequent public transport