Councillor Pushpita Gupta

Redbridge Council

Redbridge Council

The Clean and Green Policy Development Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, 27 January 2026. The meeting agenda includes an update from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and a discussion on the current theme of parking.

Redbridge Council

The Children and Young People Policy Development Committee met to discuss the impact of falling school rolls and the upcoming government white paper on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Key discussions included strategies to manage declining student numbers, the potential for school closures or amalgamations, and the implications of national SEND reforms for local provision.

Redbridge Council

The Planning Committee of Redbridge Council was scheduled to meet on 3 December 2025 to discuss a planning application and approve the minutes of a previous meeting. The main item for consideration was a planning application for a mixed-use development at Newton Industrial Estate in Chadwell Heath.

Redbridge Council

In a meeting of the Children and Young People Policy Development Committee, councillors discussed ways to improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in mainstream education, and agreed to include a report on school place planning at their next meeting. Councillors also received an update on the SEND inspection priority action plan, and discussed the challenges of increasing demand for SEND services amid a backdrop of falling school rolls and a national funding crisis.