Councillor Sara Apps
Email: cllr.s.apps@wandsworth.gov.uk
Council: Wandsworth
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Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
61 meetings · Page 8 of 13
Agenda
This meeting was scheduled to discuss the council's response to a consultation on standards and conduct, a report on complaints made, and how the council provides training to ensure that councillors know and follow the rules.
Agenda
The council approved the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Budget and Rent Setting 2025/26 and a number of amendments to the Council's Standing Orders, following the walkout of all Conservative Councillors after the refusal of a motion to bring forward a debate on the possible closure of Bradstow School. The council also noted a number of supplementary items.
Agenda
The committee noted the Democracy Review Progress Report and agreed to two amendments to the Council's Standing Orders. The first amendment limits Councillors to asking just the first supplementary question after their original question in Council meetings, and the second amendment removes Councillors' ability to 'call-in' planning decisions for further scrutiny by the full Council.
Agenda and decisions
The Committee voted to refuse planning permission for a mixed-use development of student accommodation and affordable housing on Battersea Park Road, and to grant planning permission for the demolition of an industrial building on Lidden Road and its replacement with a new industrial building. The Committee also voted to grant planning permission for the construction of a new Renal Centre building at St George's Hospital.
Agenda and decisions
The committee approved all 12 of the applications that were put before it, with the exception of a controversial application at 150a-170 Penwith Road and 2-8 Thornsett Road in Earlsfield, where councillors voted against the recommendation to approve the scheme.
Decisions from Meetings
109 decisions · Page 1 of 22
Closed Appeals (Paper No. 25-454)
From: Wandsworth Council - December 18, 2025
...to receive for information a report on closed planning appeals from November 2025, noting that 6 appeals were allowed, 9 were dismissed, and none were withdrawn.
Recommendations Approved
Tree Preservation Orders (Paper No. 25-451)
From: Wandsworth Council - December 18, 2025
...to confirm Tree Preservation Order (TPO) 509/2025, protecting five London Plane trees on the pavement fronting 45 Garratt Lane SW18 4AD.
Recommendations Approved
Enforcement (Paper No. 25-450)
From: Wandsworth Council - December 18, 2025
...the committee authorized enforcement notices for unauthorized construction at 20 and 28 Winders Road, requiring removal of a first-floor extension and reinstatement of the original property layout, and for 22 Broadway Lofts, mandating the removal of uPVC windows and replacement with timber-framed windows matching the originals.
Recommendations Approved
Closure of Investigation Files (Paper No. 25-453)
From: Wandsworth Council - December 18, 2025
...to receive for information a report on the closure of investigation files related to alleged breaches of planning control in November 2025, noting the resolution of breaches, official actions taken, compliance with notices, and resolutions achieved through compliance with planning permission.
Recommendations Approved
Decisions (Paper No. 25-452)
From: Wandsworth Council - December 18, 2025
...to receive the report on recent planning application decisions made under delegated authority and by the Planning Applications Committee for information.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 61
Average per Month: 2.8
Decisions Recorded: 109