Councillor Rex Osborn

Meeting

Agenda and decisions

The Environment Committee agreed to transfer the management of the arboricultural and grounds maintenance contracts, and responsibility for the biodiversity strategy from Enable Leisure and Culture to Wandsworth Council[^1]. The Committee also noted that the council is negotiating with Enable about extending their leisure and culture contract, and will make a decision on that in November 2024. Councillors noted the council's response to the petition requesting the purchase of Springfield Park, and noted that a consultation will be taking place in July 2024 about the creation of a pocket park on Swaffield Road.

Agenda and draft minutes

The Conservation and Heritage Advisory Committee objected to three planning applications and supported one at their meeting on 10 September 2024. The Committee expressed serious concerns over plans to extend a locally listed house in Northcote, the proposed extension to a house on Bolingbroke Grove and the redevelopment of the Tootingbeck Lodge site. The Committee did not object to plans to extend a house on Nepean Street.

Agenda

The Council meeting began with tributes to recently deceased former Councillors Neville Daniels, Shawn Creighton, Lois Lee, and tributes were also read out on behalf of Councillor Ravi Govindia who could not be present. Councillor Peter Graham proposed an adjournment to highlight the Alton Renewal Plan, which the Council voted for. The Conservative group proposed a motion of no confidence in the Labour administration, arguing that it was incompetent, secretive, and unresponsive to residents’ concerns, particularly regarding waste collection and alleged changes to the constitution to avoid scrutiny. This motion was defeated. Councillor Cassidy proposed a second adjournment, this time to highlight the impact of the closure of Hammersmith Bridge. This motion was defeated too. The Council voted to approve changes to the constitution, and to approve the Housing and Annual Resources report. Finally, a Labour group motion stating that the Council will work with the national government to deliver on shared policy objectives was passed.

Agenda and draft minutes

The committee objected to four applications: The Glass Mill, a kiosk outside Clapham Junction Station, the redevelopment of phase 3C of the Battersea Power Station, and the addition of an extra story to Dial House. They did not object to two: the infill development at 6 Summerstown, and the reserved matters for the redevelopment of phase 3C of Battersea Power Station.