Stephen Worrall - Councillor for Wandsworth (Shaftesbury & Queenstown)

Councillor Stephen Worrall

Labour Shaftesbury & Queenstown

Email: cllr.s.worrall@wandsworth.gov.uk

Council: Wandsworth

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Member) Grants Sub-Committee (Deputy Chair) General Purposes Committee Planning Applications Committee (Member) Safer Neighbourhood Board (Member) Health Committee (Deputy Chair) Finance Committee (Member) Audit Committee (Chair) Children's Committee (Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

51 meetings · Page 6 of 11

Safer Neighbourhood Board

Agenda

The Wandsworth Council Safer Neighbourhood Board was scheduled to meet on 12 June 2025 to discuss community safety and policing priorities. The agenda included updates on crime statistics, stop and search practices, and funding for community safety projects. The board was also expected to consider revised terms of reference and receive updates from ward panel chairs.

June 12, 2025
Grants Sub-Committee

Agenda

The Wandsworth Council Grants Overview and Scrutiny Sub-committee met to discuss Round 29 of the Wandsworth Grant Fund (WGF). They considered 16 applications and approved £62,895 in funding for eight organisations. The committee also discussed the need for clearer guidelines on demonstrating community benefit in school-related applications and the issue of organisations with large reserves applying for relatively small grants.

June 05, 2025
Council

Agenda

The annual meeting of Wandsworth Council saw Councillor Jeremy Ambache elected as Mayor for the second time, and Councillor Rosemary Birchall appointed as Deputy Mayor. Councillors also approved the appointment of cabinet members, committee members, and representatives to outside bodies. A proposal to create five Deputy Cabinet member positions was approved, despite opposition concerns about the cost.

May 21, 2025
Grants Sub-Committee

Agenda

The Grants Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee met to discuss grant funding for community organisations. The committee reviewed and approved recommendations for the fourth round of the Borough of Sanctuary Community Fund, allocating funds to projects supporting refugees and asylum seekers. Additionally, the committee noted the report on the Victory in Europe (VE) Day 80th Anniversary Grant Fund, which had already awarded grants to community organisations for VE Day celebrations.

April 30, 2025
Council

Agenda and draft minutes

The meeting approved the Council’s budget, including a council tax freeze for the third year in a row. The meeting also approved a package of reforms to the Council’s constitution, including new rules about which decisions are treated as “key decisions” and a new process for scrutinising Cabinet decisions.

March 05, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

48 decisions · Page 1 of 10

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

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

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

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

Decisions (Paper No. 25-452)

From: Wandsworth Council - December 18, 2025

...to receive the report on recent planning application decisions made under delegated authority and by the Planning Applications Committee for information.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 51

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 48