Councillor Chris Best

Community Housing Task and Finish Group - Tuesday, 18th March, 2025 7.00 pm

This meeting was the first of the Community-Led Housing Task and Finish Group, a sub-committee of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Lewisham Council. It was scheduled to discuss a scoping report that outlined how the sub-committee should investigate the possibilities for community-led housing in Lewisham.

Safer Stronger Communities Select Committee - Thursday, 6th March, 2025 7.00 pm

This meeting was scheduled to include a presentation from the Police about the progress they are making on the council's priorities in the Safer Lewisham Plan, and a discussion about the progress made implementing Lewisham's borough-wide Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO). The Committee was also scheduled to review its work programme.

BUDGET, Council - Wednesday, 5th March, 2025 7.30 pm

This meeting was about setting Lewisham Council's budget for 2025/26. It included discussion of the council's overall financial position, a proposed increase to council tax, and the setting of housing rents.

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.

Pensions Investment Committee - Wednesday, 5th February, 2025 7.00 pm

The Pensions Investment Committee noted the contents of the quarterly investment report, adopted the fund's new Administration Strategy, and agreed to a number of recommendations made in private.