Tony Belton - Councillor for Wandsworth (Battersea Park)

Councillor Tony Belton

Labour Battersea Park

Email: Cllr.T.Belton@wandsworth.gov.uk

Council: Wandsworth

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Member) Planning Applications Committee (Chair) General Purposes Committee Conservation and Heritage Advisory Committee (Member) Environment Committee (Member) Transport Committee (Member) Finance Committee (Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

58 meetings · Page 4 of 12

Planning Applications Committee Chair

Wandsworth Council

The Wandsworth Council Planning Applications Committee convened on 23 October 2025, and approved several enforcement actions regarding breaches of planning control, and approved six planning applications with some abstentions and objections. The committee also received reports for information on recent planning decisions, closed investigation files, and closed appeals.

October 23, 2025
Council Member

Wandsworth Council

Wandsworth Council met to discuss community safety, diversity, and local services. Councillors approved the extension of the borough's Public Space Protection Order[^2] (PSPO) and debated motions on community tensions and housing. A vote was held to dispose of the remaining agenda items, effectively ending debate on several motions.

October 22, 2025
Finance Committee Member

Wandsworth Council

The Finance Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Wandsworth Borough Council was scheduled to meet on 9 October 2025 to discuss the borough's finances. The agenda included the Medium Term Financial Strategy, the Capital Programme, and the legacy of Wandsworth's year as the London Borough of Culture. The committee was also expected to discuss and develop its work programme.

October 09, 2025
Planning Applications Committee Chair

Wandsworth Council

The Planning Applications Committee met in September and made decisions on a number of planning applications, including the refusal of an application relating to affordable housing contributions at Springfield Hospital, and the approval of a number of other applications with conditions.

September 25, 2025
Transport Committee Member

Meeting

The Transport Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, school streets, and the committee's work programme. The committee agreed to apply for a government grant to trial cross-pavement charging gullies[^2] and requested that officers explore a trial of the scheme, prioritising blue badge holders, and then report back to the committee. The committee also discussed expanding the school streets programme to secondary and independent schools.

September 18, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

107 decisions · Page 1 of 22

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: 58

Average per Month: 2.6

Decisions Recorded: 107