Councillor Melanie Stevens

Licensing Sub-Committee - Monday 4 August 2025 10.00 am

The Bromley Council Licensing Sub-Committee convened to discuss two temporary event notices (TENs) submitted by Mr Marco Pierluigi Bianchi for Pierluigi's, 86 - 90 High Street, Beckenham. The Public Health Nuisance Team had objected to both applications, citing concerns over the prevention of public nuisance due to ongoing enforcement action and previous issues with loud amplified music at the premises. The Licensing Sub-Committee was asked to determine the applications, considering Bromley's Statement of Licensing Policy 2025 to 2030 and representations from the applicant and objectors.

Council - Monday 7 July 2025 7.00 pm

At a meeting of Bromley Council, Councillor Jonathan Andrews was formally appointed as the new Mayor of Bromley, and Councillor Gemma Turrell was appointed as the Deputy Mayor. Councillors also discussed and approved changes to the council's capital programme, treasury management, financial regulations, contract procedure rules, local planning protocol and scheme of delegation to officers. Finally, they considered the Health and Wellbeing Board annual report and the Local Pension Board annual report.

Standards Committee - Tuesday 1 July 2025 7.00 pm

The Standards Committee met on Tuesday to appoint a chair and vice-chair, to discuss ethical standards with the Chief Executive, and to review the Monitoring Officer's general report. Councillor Nicholas Bennett J.P. was appointed Chairman and Councillor Melanie Stevens was appointed Vice-Chairman for the 2025/26 municipal year. The committee also requested a report on publicity in the pre-election period, also known as Purdah, to be provided at the next meeting.

Executive, Resources and Contracts Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 23 June 2025 7.00 pm

The Executive, Resources and Contracts Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee met on 23 June 2025, and agreed to support recommendations regarding treasury management, building maintenance contracts, the Operational Property Review, and a temporary accommodation acquisition programme. The committee also received updates on fire safety and information technology, and discussed the forward plan of key decisions.

General Purposes and Licensing Committee - Tuesday 17 June 2025 7.00 pm

The General Purposes and Licensing Committee convened to discuss updates to financial and contract procedure rules, and a new committee report template. The committee agreed to recommend the updated financial regulations and contract procedure rules to the council for approval, and also approved the use of the updated committee report template.