Councillor Iman Less

Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 28th October, 2025 6.30 pm

The Strategic Planning Committee of Westminster City Council met on 28 October 2025, and approved plans for the refurbishment of 55 Baker Street and the demolition of Latimer House at the University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish Street, to be replaced with a new building.

General Purposes Committee - Wednesday 22nd October, 2025 6.00 pm

The General Purposes Committee of Westminster City Council was scheduled to meet on 22 October 2025 to discuss several items, including compensation payments, the London Squares Preservation Act 1931, and the programme of meetings for 2026/2027. Councillor David Boothroyd, Cabinet Member for Finance and Council Reform, was scheduled to chair the meeting. The meeting was scheduled to take place at Westminster City Hall.

Climate Action, Environment and Highways Policy and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 14th October, 2025 6.00 pm, NEW

The Climate Action, Environment and Highways Policy and Scrutiny Committee met to review the call-in of a decision regarding the implementation of Cycleway 43 (Section B). After hearing from Councillor Max Sullivan, Cabinet Member for Streets, and discussing concerns raised by Marylebone ward councillors, the committee voted to take no further action, allowing the Cabinet Member Decision to be implemented.

Planning Sub-Committee (1) - Tuesday 30th September, 2025 6.30 pm

The Planning Sub-Committee (1) of Westminster Council met on 30 September 2025 to consider several planning applications. The committee, including Councillor Patrick Lilley, Deputy Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Lead Member for Soho and LGBTQ+ Champion, and Councillor Md Shamsed Chowdhury, Deputy Cabinet Member - Streets and Lead Member - Edgware Road Champion, was scheduled to discuss applications ranging from the creation of a new garden at Tate Britain to the erection of extensions for hotel and residential use. Members of the public were welcome to attend the meeting, which was also scheduled to be live-streamed.

Climate Action, Environment and Highways Policy and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 25th September, 2025 6.30 pm

The Climate Action, Environment and Highways Policy and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the impact of the parking fee structure review, and the work and management of the City Inspectors, including the street-based intervention team. The committee recommended that the council consider expanding the current bands listed for pay to parking, give additional thought to how it can make parking easy and affordable for tradespeople, increase outreach with businesses that interact with the city inspectors, arrange neighbourhood coordination meetings outside of traditional working hours, engage with the Football Association to work towards an agreement whereby clubs would contribute to the cost of cleanup for mass fan gathering events, promote the positive contributions of city inspectors, and ensure ward councillors are adequately informed with regards to incidents that might emerge in their ward. The committee also reviewed and approved the committee work programme for forthcoming meetings.