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Cabinet is due to consider eight substantive items at its meeting on 20 October 2026, covering Gypsy and Traveller site planning, a replacement housing system, a youth work strategy, a school project in Llangollen, Rhyl seafront, treasury and budget reports, and a confidential property lease. The minutes have not been published, so this summary records what the reports propose, not what was decided.
Cabinet endorsed Denbighshire's Climate Change Risk Assessment, which sets out climate risks to the county's communities, services and economy. It also approved extending three North Wales memory assessment support contracts by up to one year, and noted the 2026/27 finance report, which forecasts a £704k overspend.
Cabinet approved a new Digital Strategy for 2026 to 2031 and the procurement of building works at two Rhyl High Street properties. It also approved two-year extensions for 41 supported living contracts, noted the 2026/27 budget position, and agreed in principle to additional funding for the North East Wales Archive, subject to a further report. Councillor Jason McLellan declared interests in the supported living and archive items and left the meeting for them.
Cabinet looked at the Council's performance for 2025 to 2026, the final spending figures for 2025/26, the early budget position for 2026/27, and a confidential proposal to upgrade the Council's Microsoft software licences. Cabinet confirmed the draft performance reports for Council approval in July, approved the 2025/26 reserves position, noted the 2026/27 budgets, and approved the Microsoft upgrade while delegating the signing of the contract.
Cabinet agreed to accept a grant and start a tender for energy and carbon work at County Hall, Ruthin, and to appoint Wynne Construction to the first stage of the Denbigh High School refurbishment. It also approved updates to the medium term financial strategy, which forecasts a funding gap over the next three years.
Cabinet considered three reports at its meeting on 28 April 2026. It formally adopted a new policy to encourage the internal use of Welsh, and approved a Community Engagement Policy, a Public Participation Strategy and a Petitions Scheme. It also approved the award of a contract to build new salt storage barns for winter road maintenance in the north of the county.
Cabinet met on 24 March 2026 to consider reports on UK funding, care home fees, partnership agreements, a community asset transfer policy, the latest budget position and a school project. It approved the next steps for the Local Growth Fund, the 2026/27 care home fee rates, the regional collaboration and supported living agreements, a lower quorum for the national adoption and fostering committee, the asset transfer policy, the 2025/26 finance decisions and the award of a contract for Ysgol Pendref.
Cabinet met on 10 February 2026 and recommended a balanced 2026/27 budget to full Council, with a 5.22% Council Tax rise. It also agreed a regional small works framework and a consultancy framework for North Wales, and extended a transport purchasing system for school and bus contracts to October 2028.
Denbighshire's Cabinet met on 20 January 2026 and made decisions on seven items. It also noted the provisional 2026/27 Welsh Government funding settlement and approved funding principles and projects for the 2026/27 Capital Plan, for full Council to consider.
Cabinet adopted the Corwen and Denbigh Placemaking Plans and approved a 2025/26 interim fee increase of £571k for Denbighshire Leisure Limited. It also approved a 4.3% council rent rise from April 2026, the Denbigh High School and Ysgol Pendref business cases, a new salt storage building, and a process for choosing projects for a UK Government fund. The Cabinet also noted the 2025/26 finance report and deferred the corporate performance update to its next meeting.
Cabinet paused its decision to close Cefndy Healthcare for six months so that alternative options can be developed. It also decided on public toilet provision, approved a response to the proposed Glyndŵr National Park, and approved a demolition contract at the former North Wales Hospital. Cabinet also endorsed the draft Our Rhyl plan, agreed a new NJC pay table to recommend to full Council, and approved a finance reserve change.
Cabinet considered a report on the future of Cefndy Healthcare, a factory in Rhyl that employs disabled people, which recommends closure. The minute for that item records the presentations and debate but not a decision. Cabinet also noted the Ombudsman's annual letter, approved extending the houses in multiple occupation (HMO) licensing scheme countywide, approved a procurement for school food, approved the Medium Term Financial Strategy and noted the 2025/26 finance report.
Cabinet met on 23 September 2025. It adopted Denbighshire's new Economic Strategy and Action Plan and approved the tender process for the extension and refurbishment of Ysgol Pendref. It also noted the 2024/25 treasury management report, and the 2025/26 budget monitoring report, which approved a higher cost for the Salt Barns project.
Cabinet approved the tender process for a new Community Hub, classroom extension and kitchen at Ysgol Bro Elwern in Gwyddelwern, with a pre-tender estimate of £2.5 million. It also noted the final 2024/25 revenue outturn, which is the year-end spending position, and approved the reserves position for that year. Cabinet also received the first 2025/26 budget monitoring report, which forecasts an overspend, and approved increased costs for two capital projects.
Cabinet agreed to recommend to Council a further annual premium increase on homes empty for over five years, and two new Council Tax relief categories for new owners of long-term empty homes. Cabinet also approved a short extension to the Cynnig work opportunities contract, noted an urgent decision to accept £4.78m of Welsh Government highway funding, and confirmed the draft 2024 to 2025 performance self-assessment for Council in July.
At its meeting on 27 May 2025, Denbighshire's Cabinet considered three items. It agreed to add three commitments to its earlier decision to close some public toilets, after a scrutiny call-in, and the toilets in question will stay open while talks continue. It decided to stop the project to replace Pont Llanerch because of the risk to a water supply serving about 85,000 homes, and it supported a £500k plan to improve learner wellbeing, attendance and behaviour.
Cabinet approved the Local Needs Assessment and draft Local Toilet Strategy for public toilets, and endorsed next steps that propose ending council-run toilets in St Asaph, Rhuddlan and Dyserth. It also approved budget updates and a Medium Term Financial Strategy, which show a gap of about £11m for 2026/27 even after a 9% Council Tax rise.
The meeting agreed to end GwE, the regional school improvement service, on 31 May 2025 and move school improvement work to individual councils. It approved a new Sexual Harassment Policy, an updated Redeployment Policy and a Foster Friendly Policy for council staff, and agreed to move the North Wales Growth Deal to the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee. It also approved 2025/26 care home fee rises and noted the latest budget position.
It also supported the 2025/26 budget proposals, including a 6.00% Council Tax rise, and approved the award of a regional domiciliary care agreement. The full Council will consider the budget and the performance assessment on 20 February 2025.
Cabinet met on 21 January 2025. It approved match funding for Phase 1 of the Former North Wales Hospital project, noted the provisional 2025/26 funding settlement from Welsh Government, and supported capital projects for full Council. It also noted the 2024/25 finance report, and the 2025/26 budget will return to Cabinet in February.
Cabinet agreed a draft Local Toilets Strategy for public consultation, set a 2.7% rent rise for council homes from April 2025 and noted the 2024/25 budget. It also agreed to award a domestic abuse support contract, appointed contractors to a voids framework and agreed to underwrite losses on the management contract for Queen's Market in Rhyl.
Denbighshire's Cabinet approved the disposal of Caledfryn in Denbigh and awarded a contract for the Keep My Home floating support service, which helps people stay in their own homes, at its meeting on 19 November 2024. It noted the 2024/25 budget position, which forecasts an underspend, and the Corporate Plan performance update for April to September 2024.
Cabinet met on 22 October 2024 and adopted a national fee structure and delegated powers for a new mandatory licensing scheme for special procedures such as tattooing and acupuncture. It also adopted the Asset Management Strategy 2024 to 2029, endorsed the council tax premium policy for 1 April 2025 with a review timeline for 2026/27, and approved the Medium Term Financial Strategy and Plan. It noted the 2024/25 finance report and approved the contract award for a new social care information system.
Cabinet approved extra money to fix missed collections in the new weekly trollibocs recycling service, which started on 3 June 2024. The money buys eight extra recycling vehicles and pays for the drivers and loaders to run the extra rounds, with £1.299m of capital and £1.067m of revenue costs from April 2025. Cabinet also agreed that the decision should take effect at once, without call-in, the process that lets scrutiny councillors ask for a decision to be reviewed first.
Cabinet endorsed Denbighshire's Local Area Energy Plan, a guide to reaching net zero energy, on the understanding that the council's actions depend on funding. Cabinet also noted the 2024/25 budget position, with a forecast overspend of £240k, and agreed to use a one-off £1.2m receipt to offset extra costs in the Waste Service.
Cabinet met on 30 July 2024. It agreed to replace the social care information system, moved two Ruthin town centre projects to detailed design, accepted a £19,973,282 Levelling Up Fund grant for the Vale of Clwyd, and approved the Medium Term Financial Strategy and Plan for 2025/26 to 2027/28. It also noted the 2024/25 finance report and approved peers for a performance assessment panel.
Cabinet met on 25 June 2024 and heard an urgent update on problems with the roll out of the new recycling and waste collection service, with members expressing concern and the Leader apologising to residents. It also noted the 2023/24 final revenue outturn and approved the reserves position.
Cabinet noted the outcome of a scrutiny review of its April decision on school investment, so that decision stands. It approved the draft Local Housing Market Assessment for submission to Welsh Government. It also delegated authority to send the required information to UK Government by 3 June, the deadline for about £20m of funding for Rhyl under the Long-Term Plan for Towns.
By majority, it agreed to send a draft school investment programme to Welsh Government, which phases four Band B projects over nine years. It also approved starting design work on four capital projects and approved updates to the Medium Term Financial Strategy.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.