James Royston - Councillor for Lewisham ( Catford South)

Councillor James Royston

 Labour and Co-operative Party  Catford South

Email: James.Royston@lewisham.gov.uk

Council: Lewisham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Pensions Investment Committee (Committee Member) Sustainable Development Select Committee (Committee Member) Catford South Assembly Overview and Scrutiny Committee Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Call-In) Planning Committee A (Committee Member) Public Transport Liaison Forum Housing Select Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Pensions Investment Committee Committee Member

Pensions Investment Committee - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 18, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 7.30 pm

The Council of Lewisham was scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 26 November 2025, to discuss the statement of accounts for 2024-25, consider several motions, and address questions from both the public and council members.

November 26, 2025
Sustainable Development Select Committee Committee Member

Sustainable Development Select Committee - Thursday, 13th November, 2025 7.00 pm

The Sustainable Development Select Committee was scheduled to meet to discuss town centre regeneration, and to review its work programme. Updates on regeneration programmes in Lewisham Town Centre and Catford were expected to be given, including progress on the Lewisham Town Centre Improvement Programme, the Catford Town Centre Framework, the former Catford Constitutional Club, and Thomas' Lane Yard. The committee was also expected to review its work programme and consider items for the next meeting.

November 13, 2025
Planning Committee A Committee Member

Planning Committee A - Tuesday, 7th October, 2025 7.30 pm

The Planning Committee A of Lewisham Council met to discuss a number of planning and licensing applications, including a proposal for the demolition of a garage and the construction of a house at 2a Gaynesford Road. Councillors also discussed retrospective permission for a terrace at Skehans Freehouse, and a new traveller site at Pool Court. The committee voted to approve the application for 2a Gaynesford Road, subject to conditions outlined by planning officers.

October 07, 2025
Pensions Investment Committee Committee Member

Pensions Investment Committee - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 7.00 pm

The Lewisham Pension Investment Committee met to discuss a range of issues, including divestment from companies operating in occupied territories, the annual report, and a general update on the pension fund. Representatives from the Lewisham Divest for Palestine campaign addressed the committee, and the committee agreed to prepare a report on using the UN list of companies complicit in human rights abuses as a guide for divestment. The committee also agreed to a referral response to a motion on divestment that was tabled at a council meeting in July.

September 25, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

63 decisions · Page 2 of 13

Members' Allowances

From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 24, 2025

...to increase the basic allowance for members by 3.2% to £13,201 and all existing Special Responsibility Allowances (SRAs) by 3.2%, both effective from 1st April 2025, and to instruct the Monitoring Officer to review the Council's current allowances and implement the decision.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of the meeting held on 11 June 2025

From: Sustainable Development Select Committee - Thursday, 11th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 11, 2025

...to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as an accurate record.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 48

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 63