Councillor Sheila Boswell
Email: cllr.s.boswell@wandsworth.gov.uk
Council: Wandsworth
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
140 meetings · Page 5 of 28
Meeting
The Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Air Quality Action Plan, the Wandsworth Moves Together initiative, and the Committee's work programme. The committee noted the reports on the Air Quality Action Plan and Wandsworth Moves Together, and agreed to discuss the work programme offline.
Agenda
The Children's Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the rising demand for education, health and care plans (EHCPs) and the council's 'Back to School 2025' programme, which supports schools, pupils, and families. A task and finish group is exploring the reasons behind the increase in EHCPs, while the 'Back to School 2025' programme is rolling out initiatives like Dolly Parton's Imagination Library and the Apple Schools Programme.
Agenda
The Wandsworth Council meeting included a tribute to former Councillor Len Harris, and a welcome to the new Chief Executive, Andrew Travers. Councillors debated traffic congestion in Putney, revisions to the local plan, and a motion on celebrating the 'summer of fun' in Wandsworth.
Agenda and minutes
The Children's Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss school finances, review performance indicators, and plan for a new approach to scrutiny. Councillors examined the Dedicated Schools Grant recovery strategy, the Children's Services end-of-year performance, and the general fund outturn position, as well as agreeing a new work programme.
Agenda and minutes
The Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss a range of issues, including the development of a Biodiversity Action Plan, tree management, women and girls in sport, the library strategy, budget monitoring, and the committee's work programme. The committee agreed to support the recommendations in the Library Strategy.
Decisions from Meetings
61 decisions · Page 1 of 13
Call-in Request: The Discontinuance of Bradstow Community Special School and registered Children's Homes (Paper No.25-397)
From: Wandsworth Council - November 17, 2025
... to take no further action regarding the proposed closure of Bradstow Community Special School and registered Children's Homes, allowing the decision to discontinue the school to come into force and be implemented immediately.
Recommendations Approved
Declarations of Interests
From: Wandsworth Council - November 17, 2025
...that no disclosable pecuniary, other registrable, or non-registrable interests were declared.
Recommendations Approved
Enforcement (Paper No. 25-166)
From: Agenda and decisions - May 20, 2025
...to address unauthorized development, the committee authorized enforcement notices for the removal of an extractor pipe at 87A Falcon Road and for modifications to a property at 76 Norroy Road, requiring conversion of undersized two-bedroom units into one-bedroom units and obscuring side-facing windows.
Recommendations Approved
Tree Preservation Orders (Paper No. 25-167)
From: Agenda and decisions - May 20, 2025
...to confirm Tree Preservation Orders TPO 503/2024 for trees at the Devonshire Public House and TPO 504/2024 for trees at 39 Heathfield Road.
Recommendations Approved
Closure of Investigation Files (Paper No. 25-169)
From: Agenda and decisions - May 20, 2025
...they received for information a report on the closure of investigation files in April 2025 regarding alleged breaches of planning control.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 140
Average per Month: 0.7
Decisions Recorded: 61