Councillor Paul White

Agenda

This meeting of the Borough Residents Forum was scheduled to receive an update on the Local Plan for the borough, as well as updates on the rollout of food waste collection on housing estates and the findings of the second phase of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. The meeting was also scheduled to consider reports on the Council's performance on Tenant Satisfaction Measures and a draft Vulnerable Residents' Policy.

Agenda and decisions

The committee approved five planning applications: the construction of seven new homes at Tolan Square, the redevelopment of the Ackroydon Community Centre to provide 13 affordable homes and a replacement community centre, the demolition of a house at 21 Rowena Crescent and its replacement with a larger one, the construction of eight new intermediate rent homes at Vision Point on Yelverton Road, and a traffic order to enable the movement of a Network Rail structure near Aldrington Road. The committee also confirmed two Tree Preservation Orders, TPO 491/2024 and 492/2024.

Meeting

Agenda

The meeting began with a recitation of the Quran by the Mayor's Faith Leader, Ali Jafri. The Council then approved an update to the council's capital spending plans, despite some abstentions from Conservative councillors. Two motions were then considered. The first, proposed by the Labour administration, was a general statement in support of children's safety and wellbeing and was passed despite opposition from the Conservative group. The second, proposed by the Conservatives, expressed concern at the loss of winter fuel payments for many pensioners and called on the Council to take steps to provide for those affected. This motion was defeated, with the Conservatives voting in favour and Labour against. The meeting concluded with the reception of reports from several committees.

Agenda

The committee noted three reports: the Borough Residence Forum report, the Housing Services Activity update, and the HRA business plan update. It also decided to award the Grounds Maintenance contract to an unnamed bidder, subject to consultation with leaseholders.