Councillor Sara Apps
Email: cllr.s.apps@wandsworth.gov.uk
Council: Wandsworth
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
122 meetings · Page 6 of 25
Wandsworth Council
The Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee met on Wednesday 26 November 2025 to discuss the Cleaner Borough Phase 2 update, the Lead Local Flood Authority update, and the Battersea Park Run Year 1 Evaluation. Key decisions included noting the progress of the Cleaner Borough Phase 2 initiative, acknowledging the ongoing work on flood resilience, and approving the findings of the Battersea Park Run Year 1 Evaluation.
Wandsworth Council
The Wandsworth Council Planning Applications Committee convened to discuss several planning and enforcement matters, including a controversial five-storey development on Upper Tooting Road, which was ultimately refused due to its disharmony with local planning policies and heritage concerns. The committee also approved domestic extensions to maisonettes on Khartoum Road, and two single-storey dwellings on Theatre Street, while authorising enforcement action for breaches of planning control at Many Gates and Parkgate Road.
Wandsworth Council
The Wandsworth Council's Health and Children's Overview and Scrutiny Committees met to discuss the interim report from the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Task and Finish Group, which is working to identify opportunities for early intervention and prevention of violence against women and girls. Councillors provided feedback on the report, suggested additional stakeholders to engage, and highlighted priority areas within VAWG. The committee agreed to move forward with the final report in February.
Senior Remuneration Sub-Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 3.15 pm
The Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (OSC) met to discuss mental health services provided by the South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG), a draft public mental health action plan, the Care Quality Commission's (CQC) assessment of adult social care, and the annual complaints report for adult social care. The committee noted the reports and discussed next steps.
Decisions from Meetings
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Closed Appeals (Paper No. 25-454)
From: Wandsworth Council - December 18, 2025
...to receive for information a report on closed planning appeals from November 2025, noting that 6 appeals were allowed, 9 were dismissed, and none were withdrawn.
Recommendations Approved
Closure of Investigation Files (Paper No. 25-453)
From: Wandsworth Council - December 18, 2025
...to receive for information a report on the closure of investigation files related to alleged breaches of planning control in November 2025, noting the resolution of breaches, official actions taken, compliance with notices, and resolutions achieved through compliance with planning permission.
Recommendations Approved
Applications (Paper No. 25-449)
From: Wandsworth Council - December 18, 2025
...planning permission was granted for six applications, including a temporary permission for one, subject to conditions outlined in the reports and additional information noted in late correspondence.
Recommendations Approved
Enforcement (Paper No. 25-450)
From: Wandsworth Council - December 18, 2025
...the committee authorized enforcement notices for unauthorized construction at 20 and 28 Winders Road, requiring removal of a first-floor extension and reinstatement of the original property layout, and for 22 Broadway Lofts, mandating the removal of uPVC windows and replacement with timber-framed windows matching the originals.
Recommendations Approved
Tree Preservation Orders (Paper No. 25-451)
From: Wandsworth Council - December 18, 2025
...to confirm Tree Preservation Order (TPO) 509/2025, protecting five London Plane trees on the pavement fronting 45 Garratt Lane SW18 4AD.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 122
Average per Month: 2.4
Decisions Recorded: 109