Heston and Cranford Area Forum

At Borough Council on 23rd May 2023 members agreed to increase the number of area forums from five to seven.   As a result of decisions taken at Borough Council on 19 June 2012, (Agenda Item 8 “Review of the Structure of Area Committee Meetings to Improve Community Engagement”), the Heston and Cranford Area Committee has been renamed the Heston and Cranford Area Forum.  The Borough Council on 24 May 2011 abolished Area Committee Planning Committees and revised the terms of reference of the Monitoring Area Committees to include Planning items for comment and Highways decisions. For more information please see the agenda and minutes of Borough Council 24 May 2011.   For meetings held before 25 May 2011 please see Heston and Cranford Area Committee (Planning)or Monitoring.   The members of the Heston & Cranford Area Forum are the councillors for the following wards: Cranford – Ghazala Butt and Vickram Grewal Heston Central – Harleen Atwal Hear and Shivraj Grewal Heston East – Aqsa Ahmed (Vice-Chair), Gurmail Lal (Chair) and Amritpal Mann Heston West – Emma Siddhu, Karamat Malik and Shantanu Rajawat   The Heston and Cranford Area Forum is one of seven area forums operating across the borough.Each is committed to providing clear, accountable, community leadership and tackling the unique challenges and needs of their area. The forum monitors and reviews services delivered by the Council and other agencies in that area.   An area forum is made up of local councillors with extensive knowledge of the area. The meetings allow for local consultation and discussion. The area forums are crucial in shaping the local area to meet the needs and aspirations of their residents, providing a forum for decision-making by local ward councillors on a wide range of matters.   Meetings are open to the public and are usually held in Hounslow House.   Electronic Records From January 2003 the complete papers considered at the meeting are displayed. Many reports before this date are available electronically and can be emailed on request.  If you would like further information please contact Democratic Services by email democratic.services@hounslow.gov.uk