Councillor Michael Butlin

Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 18 September 2025 7.00 pm

The Education and Children's Services Committee met to discuss safeguarding, budget monitoring, special educational needs, children in care, and complaints. The committee approved the Kingston and Richmond Safeguarding Children Partnership annual report, noted the overspend on the dedicated schools grant, and celebrated the 'outstanding' rating given to the council's children's services by Ofsted.

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 17 September 2025 7.00 pm

At a meeting of the Planning Committee, councillors voted to delegate authority to the Head of Development Management to approve an application relating to 100 Church Road, Teddington, with amendments to conditions around windows. The application sought to remove a condition restricting working hours, and allow the building to be used 24/7. Councillors agreed to impose additional restrictions over obscured windows to the third floor of the building facing Railway Road.

Transport and Air Quality Committee - Monday, 8 September 2025 7.00 pm

The Transport and Air Quality Committee met to discuss the Richmond upon Thames Transport Strategy 2040, the future of e-bike and e-scooter services in the borough, and the Q1 quarterly monitoring report. The committee agreed to continue e-bike services and participate in the TfL e-scooter trial, and also approved priority areas for inclusion in the Transport Strategy 2040.

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 16 July 2025 7.00 pm

At a meeting of the planning committee, Richmond upon Thames Council delegated authority to the Head of Development Management to approve an application for a new detached house on Vicarage Road, and also voted to confirm a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) for an oak tree on Nelson Road.

Council - Tuesday, 8 July 2025 7.00 pm

The Richmond upon Thames Council met to discuss several topics, including the approval of minutes, announcements, declarations of interest, petitions, public questions, member's questions, reports of the council's committees, a debate on opposition priority business, reports on joint arrangements and external organisations, reports of the Head of Paid Service, and notices of motion. The council adopted the Richmond upon Thames Climate and Nature Strategy 2025-2030, and rejected a motion to abolish the committee system of governance. A motion on parking charges for large vehicles was also rejected, and a motion on the impact of fair funding review was approved.