Rebecca Hickey

Borough Residents' Forum

Agenda

The Borough Residents' Forum was scheduled to meet on 11 June 2025, to discuss the Regulator of Social Housing inspection report, and the council's approach to damp and mould.

Grants Sub-Committee

Agenda

The Wandsworth Council Grants Overview and Scrutiny Sub-committee met to discuss Round 29 of the Wandsworth Grant Fund (WGF). They considered 16 applications and approved £62,895 in funding for eight organisations. The committee also discussed the need for clearer guidelines on demonstrating community benefit in school-related applications and the issue of organisations with large reserves applying for relatively small grants.

Grants Sub-Committee

Agenda

The Grants Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee met to discuss grant funding for community organisations. The committee reviewed and approved recommendations for the fourth round of the Borough of Sanctuary Community Fund, allocating funds to projects supporting refugees and asylum seekers. Additionally, the committee noted the report on the Victory in Europe (VE) Day 80th Anniversary Grant Fund, which had already awarded grants to community organisations for VE Day celebrations.

Licensing Sub-Committee

Agenda

Tooting Karahi and Company Limited's application for a new premises licence for Butkarahi, to allow them to sell takeaway food until 2am was granted subject to conditions about waste disposal, and the management of noise and crowds outside the restaurant. The meeting considered objections to the application from local residents Belinda Yeldon and Thomas Southwell, and from Councillor Anna-Marie Critchard, on behalf of residents.

Grants Sub-Committee

Agenda

The committee considered a report on the 28th round of the Wandsworth Grants Fund, the third and final round for the 2024-25 financial year. The committee agreed to award grants to 13 of the 22 eligible applicants.