Councillor Peter Bernards
Email: peter.bernards@lewisham.gov.uk
Council: Lewisham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
40 meetings · Page 5 of 8
Council - Wednesday, 22nd January, 2025 7.30 pm
The Council approved the Statement of Accounts 2023/24 and Annual Report 2023/24. The Council also approved a number of amendments to the Council’s Constitution and, as part of its statutory duty, approved changes to the polling scheme for elections and referendums. Finally, the Council adopted a motion declaring Lewisham a “Right to Food Borough”.
Healthier Communities Select Committee - Thursday, 9th January, 2025 7.00 pm
This meeting of the Healthier Communities Select Committee was scheduled to receive updates from the University Hospital Lewisham and the Lewisham Safeguarding Adults Board, as well as reviewing Public Health commissioned services and considering the Committee's future work programme.
Planning Committee A - Tuesday, 10th December, 2024 7.30 pm
The committee granted planning permission for the construction of eight new homes at 27 Longton Avenue in Sydenham, and for a mixed-use development comprising of eight flats at 52 Deptford Broadway. The committee also noted the minutes of their previous meeting, which took place on 15 October 2024.
Council - Wednesday, 27th November, 2024 7.30 pm
The most recent meeting of the full Council of Lewisham Council included a motion affirming the commitment of the Labour Group to addressing the climate emergency and included a review of the activities of the council's Overview and Scrutiny committees. The meeting also included discussion of whether the basic allowance paid to councillors should be increased.
Decisions from Meetings
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Achilles Street Estate & 355-383 New Cross Road, London, SE14 6LA (DC/25/141160 )
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 02, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Statement of Accounts 2024-25
From: Council - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 7.30 pm - November 26, 2025
... to note the contents of the report, approve agreed audit adjustments to the 2024/25 Statement of Accounts and Pension Fund Accounts, approve delegation to the Section 151 Officer to agree changes to audit adjustments, the final Statement of Accounts for publication, and changes to the Auditor’s Annual Report, and note the management representation letters and the Auditor’s Annual Report.
Recommendations Approved
Leegate Shopping Centre, SE12 - Application Ref: DC/25/140732
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 18, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Lewisham Shopping Centre and Adjacent Land, Bounded by Lewisham High Street, Molesworth Street and Rennell Street, London SE13 (DC/24/137871)
From: Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 16, 2025
...to agree to refer the Lewisham Shopping Centre redevelopment proposal to the Mayor of London, authorize the completion of a Section 106 agreement, and authorize the Head of Planning to grant planning permission subject to conditions upon completion of the legal agreement and satisfactory conditions.
Recommendations Approved
Motions
From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 24, 2025
...to support Labour's 30 Hours of Free Childcare and to bring Thames Water back into public ownership.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 40
Average per Month: 2.1
Decisions Recorded: 63