Councillor Darren Merrill

Planning Committee (Major Applications) A - Tuesday 29 April 2025 6.30 pm

The Planning Committee (Major Applications) A was scheduled to discuss planning applications and related matters, including a business relocation strategy and development management for sites in Canada Water.

Planning Committee (Major Applications) A - Wednesday 26 March 2025 6.30 pm

The Planning Committee (Major Applications) A was scheduled to discuss a release of funds for affordable housing and a major development project at the Borough Triangle site. The meeting was to be held at Ground Floor Meeting Room G02 - 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. The committee was also scheduled to approve the minutes from a prior meeting.

Ordinary meeting, Council Assembly - Wednesday 19 March 2025 7.00 pm

The Council Assembly of Southwark Council on Wednesday 19 March 2025 saw the passing of a motion on green and leisure spaces, a motion on the extension of the franchise, a motion to support the creation of a National Care Service for England, and the approval of several reports. The Assembly also received community evidence submissions, heard a deputation, and responded to public and members’ questions.

Extraordinary meeting, Council Assembly - Wednesday 19 March 2025 9.00 pm

The Council Assembly met to discuss the award of Freedoms of the Borough. The Council resolved to agree the recommendations for the award, although the names of the people or organisations to receive the honour were discussed in private and are not public knowledge. The meeting started at 9pm and finished at 10.30pm.

West Central Multi-ward Forum Funding Decision Meeting, West Central multi-ward forum - Tuesday 4 March 2025 7.00 pm

This meeting was about approving the spending of money from three funds that Southwark Council uses to pay for local improvements: the Cleaner Greener Safer programme, the Neighbourhoods Fund and the Devolved Highways budget. There were scheduled to be discussions about reallocating underspends from previous years, approving applications from the public to these funds for 2025-26, and considering proposals for projects suggested by council officers. The documents that describe the meeting do not tell us whether any of the proposals were approved, rejected or discussed by the councillors.