Christopher Woolmer - Councillor for Sutton (Sutton West and East Cheam)

Councillor Christopher Woolmer

Liberal Democrat Sutton West and East Cheam Chair: Environment and Sustainable Transport Committee

Email: christopher.woolmer@sutton.gov.uk

Council: Sutton

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Strategy and Resources Committee (Committee Member) Senior Officer Appointment Committee Sutton Local Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Committee South London Waste Partnership Joint Committee (Chair) Environment and Sustainable Transport Committee (Chair) Licensing Sub-Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Environment and Sustainable Transport Committee Chair

Environment and Sustainable Transport Committee - Thursday, 8th January, 2026 7.00 pm

The Environment and Sustainable Transport Committee met on 8 January 2026, adopting a revised policy for dealing with abandoned vehicles and receiving an update on the Sutton Town Centre Public Realm and Placemaking Programme. The committee also discussed the planned maintenance programme for highways and transport works for the upcoming year.

January 08, 2026
Strategy and Resources Committee Committee Member

Strategy and Resources Committee - Monday, 8th December, 2025 7.00 pm

The Strategy and Resources Committee met on 8 December 2025, and among other things, decided not to proceed with the Genr8 Kajima Regeneration Ltd (GKRL) bid for the Sutton Civic and Town Centre Regeneration, but will continue to develop proposals for housing on the current Civic Centre site and review options for relocating services within the town centre. The committee also approved a contract with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for cloud data centre services and noted the Resilience Standards for London Self Assessment 2025.

December 08, 2025
South London Waste Partnership Joint Committee Chair

South London Waste Partnership Joint Committee - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 6.30 pm

The South London Waste Partnership Joint Committee met to discuss communications and engagement, contract performance, and budget updates, and to approve the proposed management budget for 2026/27. The committee approved the 2026/27 management budget and heard updates on the Beddington Energy Recovery Facility (ERF).

November 26, 2025
Sutton Local Committee Committee Member

Sutton Local Committee - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 7.00 pm

The Sutton Local Committee met to discuss the Sutton Town Centre Public Realm Regeneration plans, receive an update from the Sutton Housing Partnership, and hear a presentation on actions taken towards net zero as part of the Climate Scorecards. The committee was also scheduled to address public questions and approve the minutes from their previous meeting.

November 06, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Monday, 3rd November, 2025 7.00 pm

The Sutton Council meeting scheduled for 3 November 2025 included discussion of Houses in Multiple Occupation, a motion to support diversity, and the annual report of the Audit and Governance Committee. Councillors were also expected to answer questions.

November 03, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Contract Standing Orders Amendments

From: Strategy and Resources Committee - Monday, 10th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 10, 2025

...amendments to the Contract Standing Orders were approved to align with the changes brought about by the implementation of the new procurement regulations (Procurement Act 2023).

Recommendations approved

Finance and Performance - Quarter 3 2024/25

From: Strategy and Resources Committee - Monday, 10th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 10, 2025

...the Strategy and Resources Committee of Sutton approved recommendations related to financial monitoring, key performance indicators, and budget virements for Quarter 3 of the 2024/25 financial year, including addressing a general fund overspend, a housing revenue account underspend, and a dedicated schools grant overspend, as well as agreeing to end the Customer Experience shared service with Kingston Council.

Recommendations Approved

Award of Property and Commercial Property Insurance 2025-30

From: Strategy and Resources Committee - Monday, 10th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 10, 2025

...to award a contract for Property insurance to Insurer 1 for a maximum period of five years from 1 April 2025 and to delegate the award of a contract for High Value Commercial Property Insurance for a maximum period of five years from 1 April 2025 to the Strategic Director of Resources, also noting the Council's departure from the Insurance London Consortium on 31 March 2025.

Recommendations Approved

A refresh of governance arrangements for Sutton College

From: Strategy and Resources Committee - Monday, 10th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 10, 2025

...to approve and seal the revised Instrument and Articles of Governance for Sutton College, thereby refreshing its governance arrangements.

Recommendations Approved

Local Government Association (LGA) Corporate Peer Challenge

From: Strategy and Resources Committee - Monday, 10th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 10, 2025

... the Strategy and Resources Committee of Sutton approved the recommendations from the Local Government Association (LGA) Corporate Peer Challenge and agreed to the Corporate Peer Challenge Action Plan to address those recommendations.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 35

Average per Month: 1.7

Decisions Recorded: 55