Richard Seedhouse

Council: Merton

Committees: Merton and Sutton Joint Cemetery Board (Democracy Services) Licensing Committee (Democracy Services) Licensing Sub-Committee (Democracy Services) Cabinet South London Waste Partnership Joint Committee (Democracy Services)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Merton and Sutton Joint Cemetery Board Democracy Services

Merton and Sutton Joint Cemetery Board - Wednesday 4 March 2026 2.00 pm

The Merton and Sutton Joint Cemetery Board met on Wednesday 04 March 2026 to review the council's operational and project activities at the Merton and Sutton Joint Cemetery (MSJC) and to approve financial estimates for the upcoming year. Key decisions included the approval of the client-side report, the adoption of three meetings per annum for the next financial year, and the setting of zero precepts for the financial year ending March 2027.

March 04, 2026, 2:00 pm
Licensing Committee Democracy Services

Licensing Committee - Tuesday 10 February 2026 7.15 pm

The Merton Council Licensing Committee was scheduled to meet on Tuesday 10 February 2026 to discuss proposed changes to discretionary licensing fees and charges for the upcoming financial year. The meeting's agenda also included a review of the minutes from the previous meeting.

February 10, 2026, 7:15 pm
South London Waste Partnership Joint Committee Democracy Services

South London Waste Partnership Joint Committee - Wednesday 26 November 2025 6.30 pm

November 26, 2025
Licensing Sub-Committee Democracy Services

Licensing Sub-Committee - Tuesday 28 October 2025 10.30 am

Here is a summary of the agenda for the Licensing Sub-Committee meeting on 28 October 2025. The meeting was scheduled to discuss a new premises licence application for Lockdown Bakehouse, and to hear representations from interested parties. The sub-committee was also scheduled to consider additional information submitted by both the applicant and those objecting to the application.

October 28, 2025
Licensing Committee Democracy Services

Licensing Committee - Tuesday 14 October 2025 7.15 pm

The Licensing Committee of Merton Council met on 14 October 2025 to discuss a report on the five yearly review of the council's statement of licensing policy. The committee was scheduled to consider feedback from a public consultation, and to consider approving a draft statement of licensing policy for recommendation to the full council. The meeting was scheduled to be followed by a meeting of the Licensing Committee (miscellaneous) to deal with any licensing matters which are not within the scope of the Licensing Act 2003[^2].

October 14, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

4 decisions

Appropriation of Sites for first 93 homes

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 15 January 2025 7.15 pm - January 15, 2025

...to approve the appropriation of land at Farm Road Church, Elm Nursery Car Park, and Raleigh Gardens Car Park for planning purposes, and to delegate authority for the appropriation of land at Canons Place and the subsequent use of powers under Section 203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 to the Executive Director of Housing and Sustainable Development.

Recommendations Approved

Agency Worker Contract

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 15 January 2025 7.15 pm - January 15, 2025

...to directly award the Agency Worker Contract to Comensura Limited using the ESPO MSTAR4 framework for 12 months, from December 2025 to December 2026, at a cost of £20m, while a comprehensive options appraisal and procurement exercise for a new model are undertaken.

Recommendations Approved

Budget 2025/26 and MTFS 2025-29

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 15 January 2025 7.15 pm - January 15, 2025

...to refer draft savings proposals, Equalities Impact Assessments, additional budget proposals, and the Capital Programme for 2025-2029 to the Overview and Scrutiny panels and Commission for consideration and comment.

Recommendations Approved

Financial Monitoring Report Period 8

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 15 January 2025 7.15 pm - January 15, 2025

...to address a forecast net adverse variance of £11.458m, the Cabinet approved proposed adjustments to the financial programme, as detailed in Section 7 and appendices 5a to 5d of the Financial Monitoring Report Period 8.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 23

Average per Month: 0.9

Decisions Recorded: 4