James Rathbone - Councillor for Lewisham (Lee Green)

Councillor James Rathbone

Labour and Co-operative Party Lee Green

Email: James.Rathbone@lewisham.gov.uk

Council: Lewisham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Public Accounts Select Committee (Chair) Lee Green Assembly Planning Committee B (Committee Member) Audit and Risk Committee (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Call-In) Improving Scrutiny Task and Finish Group Standards Committee Governance Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

55 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 16, 2025
Audit and Risk Committee Committee Member

Audit and Risk Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 7.00 pm

The Audit and Risk Committee of Lewisham Council is scheduled to meet on Thursday, 11 December 2025. The agenda includes discussion of risk management in housing, an external audit update, and an internal audit progress report.

December 11, 2025
Planning Committee B Committee Member

Planning Committee B - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 7.00 pm

Here is a summary of the scheduled discussions for the Planning Committee B meeting.

December 04, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 7.30 pm

The Council of Lewisham met on Wednesday 26 November 2025, addressing community safety concerns, celebrating achievements in planning and parks, and approving the annual accounts. The council also discussed petitions, public and member questions, and motions related to recognising the contributions of British West Indian service personnel and the Latin American community in Lewisham.

November 26, 2025
Planning Committee B Committee Member

Planning Committee B - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 7.00 pm

In a meeting of Planning Committee B, Lewisham Council approved the construction of a four-storey building with a basement to house a place of worship and six apartments on Lewisham High Street, and also approved the conversion of Catford Police Station into 63 affordable housing units. Councillors also approved the construction of two semi-detached houses in Chilthorne Close.

November 25, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

64 decisions · Page 13 of 13

Overview & Scrutiny Annual Report

From: Council - Wednesday, 27th November, 2024 7.30 pm - November 27, 2024

...to increase the basic allowance for councillors by 2.5% to £12,792 and all existing Special Responsibility Allowances (SRAs) by 2.5%, both effective from April 1, 2024, and instructed the Monitoring Officer to implement the decision.

Recommendations Approved

Select Committee work programme

From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 7.00 pm - September 26, 2024

Recommendations Approved

Social care commissioning and contracting

From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 7.00 pm - September 26, 2024

Recommendations Approved

Financial monitoring

From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 7.00 pm - September 26, 2024

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 55

Average per Month: 2.8

Decisions Recorded: 64