Councillor Rukhsar Askari

The Planning Committee decided to grant planning permission for the Beddington Landfill Restoration application on 02 September 2026. This decision involved approving amendments to the restoration management plan, including replacing acid and heathland habitat with meadowland, alongside the erection of an agricultural building and other associated infrastructure. The decision also included a requirement for a comprehensive habitat management and monitoring plan, detailed schemes for wet grassland and wetland creation, grassland creation and enhancement, a grazing strategy, integrated wildlife features in the agricultural shed, and a sensitive lighting design.

The Council of Sutton Council approved the recommendation to award the Freedom of the Borough to Marian James on 13 July 2026. This award recognises her eminent services to the Borough.

The Council of Sutton Council approved recommendations on 13/07/2026. The Council resolved to ask Group Leaders to write to the Prime Minister calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform and to publicly re-affirm support for a proportional voting system. The Council also agreed that Group Leaders will refrain from misleading campaign messaging in future local elections, and requested the Electoral Commission investigate targeted fear-based campaigning.

The Council of Sutton Council resolved on 13/07/2026 to approve recommendations to renew support for Fairtrade. The council will offer Fairtrade products at meetings and offices, promote Fairtrade through communications, work with the Sutton Fairtrade community group, encourage local businesses to champion Fairtrade, and take part in national campaigns. Additionally, the council will review its procurement policy to embed Fairtrade as a weighted criterion, require caterers to supply Fairtrade products, write to government ministers and Fairtrade International calling for increased international development support, review outsourced contract uniforms for sustainably sourced cotton, and write to schools encouraging Fairtrade or equivalent school uniform options.

The Strategy and Resources Committee, Council decided to approve recommendations regarding the financial performance and outturn for 2025/26 on 13/07/2026. The committee noted the general fund revenue outturn service overspend and approved capital programme budget adjustments.