Councillor Gareth Richards
Email: cllr.g.richards@richmond.gov.uk
Council: Richmond upon Thames
Council Profile: View on council website
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
24 meetings · Page 1 of 5
Transport and Air Quality Committee - Monday, 8 December 2025 7.00 pm
The Transport and Air Quality Committee are scheduled to meet to discuss the Richmond Corporate Plan, the committee work programme, and a draft towpath strategy. The committee will also consider changes to the legal status of the Thames Towpath.
Council - Tuesday, 2 December 2025 7.00 pm
Richmond upon Thames Council met to discuss a range of issues, including air quality, affordable housing, and the government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The council approved a new Public Spaces Protection Order to tackle vehicle idling and agreed to write to the Home Secretary to support a campaign for service medals for Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs). An amended motion on affordable housing was passed, and the council committed to studying the findings of the independent report into the government's response to Covid-19.
Planning Committee - Tuesday, 25 November 2025 7.00 pm
The Planning Committee met to discuss a number of planning applications, including proposed amendments to a previously approved application for the comprehensive redevelopment of the Twickenham Riverside site. After hearing from speakers and discussing the issues, the committee voted to approve the application, including an additional informative encouraging the applicant to explore the potential for affordable rented homes to be 'social rent'.
Special Meeting, Council - Tuesday, 11 November 2025 7.00 pm
Richmond upon Thames Council convened to bestow the honour of Honorary Freeman of the Borough upon Sir Vince Cable, recognising his decades of public service and contributions to the Twickenham constituency. The motion, proposed by Councillor Gareth Roberts, Leader of the Council, and seconded by Councillor Andrée Frieze, Leader of the Opposition, was unanimously approved. Sir Vince Cable accepted the honour with a speech reflecting on his 50 years in the borough and his political career.
Decisions from Meetings
70 decisions · Page 6 of 14
Petitions
From: Transport and Air Quality Committee - Tuesday, 10 June 2025 7.00 pm - June 10, 2025
...to approve the recommendations, as there were no petitions presented to the Transport and Air Quality Committee.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes
From: Transport and Air Quality Committee - Tuesday, 10 June 2025 7.00 pm - June 10, 2025
...they approved the minutes of the meeting held on Monday, 7 April 2025, as a correct record, and approved the recommendations within the meeting minutes.
Recommendations Approved
Wykeham Estate - Review of Experimental Traffic Management Scheme
From: Transport and Air Quality Committee - Tuesday, 10 June 2025 7.00 pm - June 10, 2025
...to address traffic concerns in the Wykeham Estate, the committee agreed to modify school street hours, implement traffic management orders for yellow lines and one-way systems, extend an exemption area, consider ANPR enforcement, and conduct further traffic monitoring.
Recommendations Approved
Air Quality Action Plan 2025-30
From: Transport and Air Quality Committee - Monday, 7 April 2025 7.00 pm - April 07, 2025
...to approve the Air Quality Action Plan for 2025-2030, with adjustments including a pilot program on non-exhaust vehicle emissions, investigation of impacts on nurseries, emphasis on opposition to Heathrow expansion, further targeting of engine idling, and improved readability, while also sharing consultation responses with relevant teams to assist planning.
Recommendations Approved
Ward Concerns
From: Transport and Air Quality Committee - Monday, 7 April 2025 7.00 pm - April 07, 2025
...to approve the recommendations regarding the ward concern raised by Councillor Mansfield about the delays in delivering the promised changes for Railshead Road in St Margaret's.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 24
Average per Month: 1.3
Decisions Recorded: 70