Councillor Stephen Penfold
Email: Stephen.Penfold@lewisham.gov.uk
Council: Lewisham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
58 meetings · Page 1 of 12
Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 19th March, 2026 7.30 pm
The Overview and Scrutiny Committee is scheduled to meet on Thursday, 19 March 2026. The meeting's agenda includes a review of the council's Corporate Strategy 2022-2026 and discussions on its future development.
Appointments Committee - Monday, 16th March, 2026 9.30 am
The Appointments Committee is scheduled to meet on Monday 16 March 2026. The agenda includes the election of a Chair, confirmation of previous minutes, and declarations of interest. A key item for discussion is the appointment of a Director of Property.
Planning Committee A - Thursday, 12th March, 2026 7.30 pm
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Housing Select Committee - Thursday, 5th March, 2026 7.00 pm
The Housing Select Committee meeting on 05 March 2026 addressed significant issues concerning housing providers' repairs services, major works programmes, and the development of new housing. Key decisions included noting reports from Hyde Housing and L&Q, with a specific recommendation for L&Q to provide further information and for the Chair of the Housing Committee to write to L&Q's CEO expressing dissatisfaction with their preparedness. The committee also noted a report on major works and stock condition, and discussed the ongoing challenges and delays at the John Smythe Court development.
Decisions from Meetings
94 decisions · Page 4 of 19
Motions
From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 24, 2025
...to support Labour's 30 Hours of Free Childcare and to bring Thames Water back into public ownership.
Recommendations Approved
Dispensation under Section 85 Local Government Act 1972
From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 24, 2025
...to grant Councillor Coral Howard a dispensation from the meeting attendance requirements of Section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972 until May 7th, 2026, due to illness.
Recommendations Approved
Use of Substitutes
From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 24, 2025
...to include the temporary arrangements for the use of substitutes in committees, previously approved on January 22nd, 2025, into the Committee Procedure Rules under Part 4 of the Constitution.
Recommendations Approved
Appointment of Independent Persons
From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 24, 2025
...to appoint Kalwant Grewal and Katy Prestedge as two independent persons to the Standards Committee.
Recommendations Approved
Members' Allowances
From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 24, 2025
...to increase the basic allowance for members by 3.2% to £13,201 and all existing Special Responsibility Allowances (SRAs) by 3.2%, both effective from 1st April 2025, and to instruct the Monitoring Officer to review the Council's current allowances and implement the decision.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 58
Average per Month: 2.3
Decisions Recorded: 94