Debbie Porter
Council: Waltham Forest
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 2.00 pm
The Waltham Forest Council Cabinet is scheduled to meet on Tuesday 2 December 2025 to discuss a range of issues, including budget monitoring, council tax support, the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) strategy, and the Housing Asset Management Strategy. Also on the agenda are updates on the Mission Waltham Forest programme, the Physical Activity Mission, infrastructure funding, the Schools Capital Programme, the Avenue Road Regeneration project, and a deed of variation to the Fellowship Square Development Agreement.
LGRP Framework, Executive Decision - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 3.30 pm
Here is a summary of the scheduled Executive Decision meeting of Waltham Forest Council on 2 December 2025. Councillor Paul Douglas, Portfolio Lead Member for Finance and Resources, is scheduled to make a decision regarding the Local Government Resourcing Partnership (LGRP) Framework. The meeting will not be open to the public.
Pay to Park, Executive Decision - Monday, 1st December, 2025 9.00 am
The Executive Decision meeting of Waltham Forest Council included a discussion on proposed amendments to the borough's Pay to Park scheme. A report was prepared for Councillor Clyde Loakes, Deputy Leader (Climate and Air Quality), regarding making permanent an Experimental Traffic Management Order (ETMO) relating to the scheme. The report included summaries of consultation responses and an Equality Impact Assessment.
Housing and Inclusive Economy Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 7.00 pm
The Housing and Inclusive Economy Scrutiny Committee of Waltham Forest Council is scheduled to meet on 27 November 2025 to discuss infrastructure funding, housing asset management, the Fellowship Square programme, and the Avenue Road regeneration project. The committee will also review its own scrutiny report and forward plan.
Climate Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 7.00 pm
The Climate Scrutiny Committee of Waltham Forest Council scheduled a meeting to discuss retrofitting council homes, air quality, and the committee's scrutiny report. The meeting was due to be held on Wednesday, 12 November 2025, at Waltham Forest Town Hall. Councillor Caramel Quin, was scheduled to chair the meeting.
Decisions from Meetings
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Local Council Tax Support Scheme 2026-2027
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 2.00 pm - December 02, 2025
...that the Cabinet recommended to Full Council the continuation of the existing income-banded Council Tax Support scheme for working-age residents into the 2026-2027 financial year, maintaining the maximum award at 85%, and the retention of a £750,000 discretionary fund for households experiencing exceptional hardship.
Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in process)
Waltham Forest Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Strategy 2025 - 2028
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 2.00 pm - December 02, 2025
... to adopt the Waltham Forest Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Strategy 2025-2028 following a public consultation, aiming to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND in the borough.
Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in process)
Budget Monitoring - Month 6
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 2.00 pm - December 02, 2025
...the Cabinet of Waltham Forest noted the month 6 forecast outturn position for Revenue, HRA and DSG, the revised capital programme forecasts for 2025/26 and to 2034/35, approved budget additions and virement changes to the Capital programme since February 2025, and approved £0.331 million from contingency to fund the Financial Sustainability team.
Recommendations Approved
Deed of Variation to Fellowship Square Development Agreement
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 2.00 pm - December 02, 2025
...to enter into a Deed of Variation to the Fellowship Square Development Agreement, agreeing to renegotiated terms that include splitting land receipts, guaranteeing a Fellowship Square land payment date, progressing Willow House as a 100% Build To Rent scheme, and reallocating affordable housing to Block H, aiming for 46% affordable housing across the program.
Recommendations Approved
Physical Activity Mission - 'Getting Waltham Forest Active: A million more days to do the things we love'
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 2.00 pm - December 02, 2025
...the Cabinet approved a five-year Physical Activity Strategy and Council mission called Getting Waltham Forest Active: A million more days
to address inactivity and health inequalities in the borough.
Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in process)
Summary
Meetings Attended: 58
Average per Month: 3.2
Decisions Recorded: 93