Lewis Godfrey - Councillor for Newham ( Green Street West)

Councillor Lewis Godfrey

 Independent  Green Street West

Email: Lewis.Godfrey@newham.gov.uk

Council: Newham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Overview and Scrutiny Committee Strategic Development Committee Council (Member) Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Commission Budget Scrutiny Commission 2024 Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee Housing and Regeneration Scrutiny Commission Relationship Between Black Boys and the Borough Scrutiny Commission Audit Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

59 meetings · Page 12 of 12

Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee POSTPONED

Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee - Tuesday 25th June 2024 10.00 a.m.

This meeting has been postponed.

June 25, 2024
Strategic Development Committee

Strategic Development Committee - Tuesday 18th June 2024 5.00 p.m.

The Strategic Development Committee of Newham Council met on Tuesday, 18 June 2024, to discuss several planning applications. Key decisions included the refusal of planning permission for the redevelopment of Abbey House, Bakers Row, Stratford, and the approval of the partial change of use for the Will Thorne Pavilion in Beckton. The committee also approved the change of use for 10 Grove Crescent Road in Stratford to a business school.

June 18, 2024
Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 4th June 2024 7.00 p.m.

June 04, 2024
Council

Annual Meeting, Council - Thursday 23rd May 2024 7.00 p.m.

May 23, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

9 decisions · Page 1 of 2

Call In of Officer Key Decision: Juniper Ventures

From: Call in, Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 21st May 2025 5.30 p.m. - May 21, 2025

...to ensure public accountability and transparency, the committee referred the Officer Key Decision regarding Juniper Ventures back to Cabinet for reconsideration, citing concerns related to business plans, documentation, risk planning, school meals funding, the appropriateness of the Officer Key Decision process, commercial and financial review, partnership opportunities, and accountability and transparency.

Item Deferred

Gateway Retail Park 8 Claps Gate Lane, Beckton London E6 6LG

From: Strategic Development Committee - Tuesday 20th May 2025 6.00 p.m. - May 20, 2025

...to approve the demolition of existing retail and food and beverage floorspace and associated parking at Gateway Retail Park, and the construction of 30,127 square meters of flexible industrial and warehousing space with ancillary office accommodation, landscaping, and alterations to access arrangements, subject to conditions, a legal agreement, and referral to the Mayor of London.

Decision approved

CALL IN OF OFFICER KEY DECISION - JUNIPER VENTURES

From: Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 8th May 2025 6.30 p.m. - May 08, 2025

...the committee adjourned the Call In meeting regarding the Officer Key Decision on Juniper Ventures due to insufficient and incomplete information, postponing it to a later date.

Item Deferred

Call In of Cabinet Decision: Populo Living 2025/26

From: Call-In, Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 25th March 2025 7.30 p.m. - March 25, 2025

...to reconsider the Cabinet's decision regarding the Populo Living 2025/2026 Business Plan, citing concerns related to the plan's strategic direction, financial assumptions, and oversight, and outlining specific actions needed, including a five-year strategic business plan, a moratorium on new developments, and a forensic audit.

Decision approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 59

Average per Month: 3.0

Decisions Recorded: 9