Councillor Stephen Penfold

Delivering Affordable Homes in Partnership Task and Finish Group - Monday, 24th February, 2025 7.00 pm

This meeting was the first of the Delivering Affordable Homes in Partnership Task and Finish Group. It focused on establishing the group's role and agreeing on the scope of its work. A scoping report was presented to the group for discussion.

EGM, Council - Tuesday, 11th February, 2025 7.30 pm

The Lewisham Council meeting on 11 February 2025 was scheduled to include discussions about a range of topics in the council’s draft local plan, including a proposed increase in the target for new housing delivery. Proposed changes to the plan included a series of modifications to the “Lewisham Local Plan: Proposed Submission Document”, an addendum to the “Integrated Impact Assessment”, and a schedule of policy map changes. These documents were provided to the attendees for the meeting, but no information is available about what was actually discussed during the meeting.

Brockley Assembly - Saturday, 1st February, 2025 12.00 pm

Council - Wednesday, 22nd January, 2025 7.30 pm

The Council approved the Statement of Accounts 2023/24 and Annual Report 2023/24. The Council also approved a number of amendments to the Council’s Constitution and, as part of its statutory duty, approved changes to the polling scheme for elections and referendums. Finally, the Council adopted a motion declaring Lewisham a “Right to Food Borough”.

Housing Select Committee - Tuesday, 14th January, 2025 7.00 pm

The Housing Select Committee meeting included five items for discussion. These were the Housing Stock Condition Survey, the draft Resident Engagement Strategy and Framework, a report on Temporary Accommodation Supply, the Select Committee Work Programme and the minutes of the previous meeting.