Councillor Emmeline Owens
Email: cllr.e.owens@wandsworth.gov.uk
Council: Wandsworth
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
45 meetings · Page 3 of 9
Agenda
The Children's Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the rising demand for education, health and care plans (EHCPs) and the council's 'Back to School 2025' programme, which supports schools, pupils, and families. A task and finish group is exploring the reasons behind the increase in EHCPs, while the 'Back to School 2025' programme is rolling out initiatives like Dolly Parton's Imagination Library and the Apple Schools Programme.
Agenda
This meeting of the Conservation and Heritage Advisory Committee (CHAC) saw members discuss a range of planning applications, focusing on their impact on conservation areas and listed buildings. The committee objected to a proposal on Upper Tooting Road due to its height and design, and deferred a decision on Moira Court. Members also raised concerns about several other applications, including those for Waterfall House, Rayne House, Riversdale Primary School and Greenview Court.
Agenda
The Wandsworth Council meeting included a tribute to former Councillor Len Harris, and a welcome to the new Chief Executive, Andrew Travers. Councillors debated traffic congestion in Putney, revisions to the local plan, and a motion on celebrating the 'summer of fun' in Wandsworth.
Agenda
The Wandsworth Council Conservation and Heritage Advisory Committee met on 14 July 2025 to discuss several planning applications, including a 34-storey tower building next to the Heliport, a two-storey dwellinghouse on Burstock Road, revisions to proposals for The Grapes pub on Fairfield Street, and alterations to the London Rowing Club. The committee raised objections to the Heliport House proposal, expressed mixed views on The Grapes, and supported the London Rowing Club application.
Agenda and decisions
The Children's Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss school finances, review performance indicators, and plan for a new approach to scrutiny. Councillors examined the Dedicated Schools Grant recovery strategy, the Children's Services end-of-year performance, and the general fund outturn position, as well as agreeing a new work programme.
Decisions from Meetings
59 decisions · Page 1 of 12
Declarations of Interest
From: Agenda and decisions - May 20, 2025
...to approve the recommendations, noting that there were no declarations of interest.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes - 24th April 2025
From: Agenda and decisions - May 20, 2025
...to approve the recommendations from the Planning Applications Committee meeting held on April 24th, 2025, and confirm its minutes as a correct record.
Recommendations Approved
Enforcement (Paper No. 25-166)
From: Agenda and decisions - May 20, 2025
...to address unauthorized development, the committee authorized enforcement notices for the removal of an extractor pipe at 87A Falcon Road and for modifications to a property at 76 Norroy Road, requiring conversion of undersized two-bedroom units into one-bedroom units and obscuring side-facing windows.
Recommendations Approved
Closure of Investigation Files (Paper No. 25-169)
From: Agenda and decisions - May 20, 2025
...they received for information a report on the closure of investigation files in April 2025 regarding alleged breaches of planning control.
Recommendations Approved
Closed Appeals (Paper No. 25-170)
From: Agenda and decisions - May 20, 2025
...to receive the report for information, noting that of the closed appeals between 1st April 2025 and 30th April 2025, none were allowed, four were dismissed, and two were turned away/withdrawn.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 45
Average per Month: 2.3
Decisions Recorded: 59