Councillor Chris Barnham
Email: chris.barnham@lewisham.gov.uk
Council: Lewisham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
43 meetings · Page 1 of 9
Appointments Committee - Friday, 19th December, 2025 9.30 am
Corporate Parenting Group - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.00 pm
Appointments Committee - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 9.30 am
The Lewisham Council Appointments Committee met on Wednesday 26 November 2025, and appointed Modester Anucha as Director of Housing Strategy. Councillor Will Cooper was appointed Chair for the meeting.
Council - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 7.30 pm
The Council of Lewisham met on Wednesday 26 November 2025, addressing community safety concerns, celebrating achievements in planning and parks, and approving the annual accounts. The council also discussed petitions, public and member questions, and motions related to recognising the contributions of British West Indian service personnel and the Latin American community in Lewisham.
Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 7.30 pm
The Public Accounts Select Committee met to discuss the council's financial performance, income collection strategies, and risk management. Councillors reviewed the period six monthly monitoring report, focusing on areas of overspend and potential risks, and they also discussed strategies for improving income collection and managing corporate resources risks. The committee agreed to note the reports presented, and decided against making a recommendation to Mayor and Cabinet regarding the council tax collection rate target, pending further review.
Decisions from Meetings
157 decisions · Page 29 of 32
Financial monitoring
From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 7.00 pm - September 26, 2024
Recommendations Approved
Building for Lewisham - Achilles Street PART 1
From: Mayor and Cabinet - Wednesday, 18th September, 2024 6.00 pm - September 18, 2024
...to approve the revised redline and submission of a planning application for the Achilles Estate regeneration project, noting the Landlord Offer, positive resident feedback, the updated financial model, delivery timeline, grant conditions, and the upcoming procurement approach approval.
Recommendations Approved
Sustainable Streets - existing CPZ reviews
From: Mayor and Cabinet - Wednesday, 18th September, 2024 6.00 pm - September 18, 2024
...to note feedback from public consultations, maintain existing hours for most CPZs, extend hours for Lewisham Central (Zone B) with a zone split and Sunday hours in the southern section, remove footway parking where possible, implement sustainable street measures, extend double yellow lines, and designate EVCP parking bays.
Recommendations Approved
Treasury Management Outturn and Mid-year review
From: Mayor and Cabinet - Wednesday, 18th September, 2024 6.00 pm - September 18, 2024
...to approve and recommend that the Council approves the Treasury Management Outturn report for 2023/24 and the Mid-year Treasury Management report 2024/25, including related prudential indicators, the revised Capital Programme 2024-28, and borrowing forecast.
Recommendations Approved
Housing Acquisitions Programme Update - approval to proceed PART 1
From: Mayor and Cabinet - Wednesday, 18th September, 2024 6.00 pm - September 18, 2024
...to approve an updated Housing Acquisitions Programme, including increasing the total scheme cost to £105m, increasing the refurbishment contract component to £6.75m, continuing the acquisition of up to 300 units with periodic reviews, extending the programme to March 2027, increasing the development allowance to 3.5%, and potentially leasing units to Lewisham Homes Limited.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 43
Average per Month: 2.3
Decisions Recorded: 157