Eva Kestner - Councillor for Lewisham ( Lee Green)

Councillor Eva Kestner

 Labour and Co-operative Party  Lee Green

Email: Eva.Kestner@lewisham.gov.uk

Council: Lewisham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Licensing Committee Public Accounts Select Committee (Committee Member) Pensions Investment Committee (Committee Member) Lee Green Assembly Audit and Risk Committee (Chair) Corporate Parenting Group (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

53 meetings · Page 5 of 11

Licensing Committee

Licensing Committee - Thursday, 13th March, 2025 7.00 pm

The Licensing Committee met to decide on the application for a new alcohol licence at the Sainsbury's supermarket in Blackheath Village. After considering an objection from a member of the public, the committee decided to grant the licence.

March 13, 2025
Council

BUDGET, Council - Wednesday, 5th March, 2025 7.30 pm

This meeting was about setting Lewisham Council's budget for 2025/26. It included discussion of the council's overall financial position, a proposed increase to council tax, and the setting of housing rents.

March 05, 2025
Licensing Committee

Licensing Committee - Wednesday, 26th February, 2025 7.00 pm

The meeting included two licensing applications: an application for a new Premises Licence for the Deptford Storehouse, and an application for a new Premises Licence to operate an Adult Gaming Centre at 3 Catford Broadway.

February 26, 2025
Council

EGM, Council - Tuesday, 11th February, 2025 7.30 pm

The Lewisham Council meeting on 11 February 2025 was scheduled to include discussions about a range of topics in the council’s draft local plan, including a proposed increase in the target for new housing delivery. Proposed changes to the plan included a series of modifications to the “Lewisham Local Plan: Proposed Submission Document”, an addendum to the “Integrated Impact Assessment”, and a schedule of policy map changes. These documents were provided to the attendees for the meeting, but no information is available about what was actually discussed during the meeting.

February 11, 2025
Lee Green Assembly

Lee Green Assembly - Thursday, 6th February, 2025 7.00 pm

February 06, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

64 decisions · Page 1 of 13

Statement of Accounts 2024-25

From: Council - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 7.30 pm - November 26, 2025

... to note the contents of the report, approve agreed audit adjustments to the 2024/25 Statement of Accounts and Pension Fund Accounts, approve delegation to the Section 151 Officer to agree changes to audit adjustments, the final Statement of Accounts for publication, and changes to the Auditor’s Annual Report, and note the management representation letters and the Auditor’s Annual Report.

Recommendations Approved

Declarations of interest

From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 7.30 pm - November 20, 2025

...to note that no declarations of interest were made at the meeting.

Recommendations Approved

Income Collection

From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 7.30 pm - November 20, 2025

...to note the Income Collection update.

Recommendations Approved

Corporate Resources Risk Register

From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 7.30 pm - November 20, 2025

...to note the Corporate Resources Directorate Risk Register and to discuss integrating it into the Committee's future work programme.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of previous meeting

From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 7.30 pm - November 20, 2025

...to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as a correct record, with the amendment to include Councillor Millbank in the list of members present.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 53

Average per Month: 2.8

Decisions Recorded: 64