Raja Zeeshan - Councillor for Greenwich (Shooters Hill)

Councillor Raja Zeeshan

Labour Shooters Hill

Email: raja.zeeshan@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Council: Greenwich

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Council Annual Meeting (Committee Member) Council Special Meeting (Committee Member) Local Planning Committee (Committee Member) Children and Young People Scrutiny Panel (Committee Member) Organisation and Communities Scrutiny Panel (Committee Member) Appointments Panel (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

45 meetings · Page 1 of 9

Council Annual Meeting Committee Member

Council Annual Meeting - Wednesday, 27th May, 2026 7.00 pm

May 27, 2026, 7:00 pm
Organisation and Communities Scrutiny Panel Committee Member

Organisation and Communities Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 23rd April, 2026 6.30 pm

April 23, 2026, 6:30 pm
Children and Young People Scrutiny Panel Committee Member

Children and Young People Scrutiny Panel - Wednesday, 22nd April, 2026 6.30 pm

April 22, 2026, 6:30 pm
Local Planning Committee Committee Member

Local Planning Committee - Tuesday, 7th April, 2026 6.30 pm

April 07, 2026, 6:30 pm
Local Planning Committee Committee Member

Local Planning Committee - Tuesday, 24th March, 2026 6.30 pm

The Local Planning Committee is scheduled to consider several applications for the change of use of properties to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), alongside associated building works. These applications are located in Plumstead and Eltham.

March 24, 2026, 6:30 pm

Decisions from Meetings

140 decisions · Page 27 of 28

Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025- 26+

From: Council Special Meeting - Wednesday, 26th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 26, 2025

...to approve the Medium Term Financial Strategy for 2025/26 to 2028/29, including a council tax increase, a balanced budget for 2025/26, and noting various investments, funding allocations, savings proposals, and potential financial risks.

Recommendations Approved

Local Council Tax Support Scheme

From: Council - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025

...to ensure the affordability of the Local Council Tax Support scheme for working-age claimants, the council agreed to reduce the maximum support level from 100% to 80%, increase the earnings taper from 15% to 25%, increase the non-dependant deduction charge from £5 to £10 per week, remove the exemption for non-dependants receiving passported benefits or not in work, abolish the second adult rebate for working-age claimants, allow DWP notifications of Universal Credit claims to serve as LCTS claims, and create a discretionary Council Tax Hardship Fund, while delegating the fund's details and implementation to the Cabinet member for Inclusive Economy, Business, Skills and Greenwich Supports.

Recommendations Approved

Motion: Protecting leaseholders from excessive insurance and remortgage costs in buildings requiring fire remediation

From: Council - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025

...to urge the government to act on the Grenfell Inquiry findings, review leaseholder protections from excessive costs, accelerate fire remediation, clarify acceptable building standards, and support a risk-pooling reinsurance scheme to lower leaseholder costs.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 45

Average per Month: 2.5

Decisions Recorded: 140