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Meeting:  Monday, 24 April 2023 7.00 pm - Environment, Sustainability, Culture and Sports Committee

6. Approval of the Regulation 19 Local Plan for Public Consultation and Subsequent Submission to the Secretary of State

  • Councillor Martin Elengorn - Personal - Councillor Elengorn placed on record that Mr Taylor in his written submissions to the Committee in connection with Item 6, the Local Plan, had referred to correspondence with him from 2017. Councillor Elengorn explained that the views he expressed at that time had been superseded by the subsequent adoption of the Local Plan in 2018.

Meeting:  Wednesday, 24 May 2023 6.15 pm - Quality Accounts Sub-Committee

4. Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare Trust draft Quality Account 2022/23

  • Councillor Clare Vollum - Personal - Councillor Vollum declared that she was an employee of Hounslow and Richmond Community Health Care Trust.
  • Councillor Piers Allen - Personal - Councillor Allen declared that he was the Richmond LA representative on the Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Council of Governors

Meeting:  Monday, 12 June 2023 7.00 pm - Education and Children's Services Committee

6. SEND Futures Plan update


Meeting:  Wednesday, 14 June 2023 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

4a 22/1225/FUL - Car Park at St Margarets Business Centre, Godstone Road, Twickenham

  • Councillor Julia Neden-Watts - Personal - Councillor Neden-Watts declared that she had discussed a previous application for the site with local residents, but that she had not discussed this application and she was not pre-determined.
  • Councillor Stephen O'Shea - Personal - Councillor O’Shea declared that he was a councillor for the neighbouring ward which abuts the site, he had not discussed this application with ward councillors or residents and he was not pre-determined.

Meeting:  Tuesday, 11 July 2023 7.00 pm - Council

4. Petitions

  • Councillor Jonathan Cardy - Other - Councillor Cardy stated that as Chair of the Planning Committee he did not intend to participate in the debate on item 4, Tackling Transport in Mortlake, East Sheen, Barnes and Kew.
  • Councillor Richard Bennett - Other - Councillor Bennett stated that as Member of the Planning Committee he did not intend to participate in the debate on item 4, Tackling Transport in Mortlake, East Sheen, Barnes and Kew.

Meeting:  Wednesday, 13 September 2023 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

4a 18/0025/EN/BCN - Petersham Nurseries, Petersham Road, Petersham.

  • Councillor Chas Warlow - Personal - Councillor Warlow declared that he lives in Ham and had been to Petersham Nurseries a number of times but was not predetermined.
  • Councillor Jonathan Cardy - Personal - Councillor Cardy declared that the Committee had received a number of emails which had been forwarded to planning officers.
  • Councillor Marjory Millum - Personal - Councillor Millum declared that she had visited Petersham Nurseries as a customer but was not predetermined.
  • Councillor Penelope Frost - Personal - Councillor Frost recused herself from consideration of this item and would step down from the Committee. She had been very involved with the charitable activities of Petersham Nurseries over a number of years and did not consider it appropriate to take part in the discussion.
  • Councillor Richard Pyne - Personal - Councillor Pyne declared that he was a regular attendee at events hosted by Petersham Nurseries. As a result, he would recuse himself from consideration of this item and would step down from the Committee.

Meeting:  Wednesday, 13 September 2023 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

4c 23/3112/FUL - Meadows Hall, Church Road, Richmond.

  • Councillor Chas Warlow - Personal - Councillor Warlow declared that he was a Ward Councillor for South Richmond Ward where Meadows Hall is located. He was familiar with the site but was not predetermined.
  • Councillor Paulina Vassileva - Personal - Councillor Vassileva declared that she was a Ward Councillor for South Richmond Ward where Meadows Hall is located. She was familiar with the site but was not predetermined.

Meeting:  Wednesday, 13 September 2023 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

4d 20/1681/FUL - Sempervirens Bridge Farm Nursery, Hospital Bridge Road, Twickenham.

  • Councillor John Coombs - Personal - Councillors Coombs declared that he had not taken part in the Planning Committee meeting for the adjoining site (Turing House School) because he was predetermined. He did not consider himself to be predetermined for the application for Sempervirens Bridge Farm Nursery.
  • Councillor Jonathan Cardy - Personal - Councillors Cardy declared that he had not taken part in the Planning Committee meeting for the adjoining site (Turing House School) because he was predetermined. He did not consider himself to be predetermined for the application for Sempervirens Bridge Farm Nursery.

Meeting:  Thursday, 14 September 2023 7.00 pm - Education and Children's Services Committee

9. Post-16 Education Provision


Meeting:  Thursday, 14 September 2023 7.00 pm - Education and Children's Services Committee

2. Declarations of Interest


Meeting:  Thursday, 21 September 2023 7.00 pm - Finance, Policy and Resources Committee

9. Addition of Community Schools to the Council’s Utilities Contract

  • Councillor Caroline Wren - Personal - Councillor Wren declared an interest in connection with item 9 (Addition of Community Schools to the Council’s Utilities Contract) in that she has a child attending a school which is part of the trial, although this was not material to the recommendations.

Meeting:  Thursday, 21 September 2023 7.00 pm - Finance, Policy and Resources Committee

18. Use of the Borough's UK Shared Prosperity Fund Allocations

  • Councillor Phil Giesler - Personal - Councillor Giesler declared an interest in connection with item 18 (The Borough’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund Allocations) in that he is a director of Discover Twickenham. He would not be voting on this item.

Meeting:  Tuesday, 3 October 2023 7.00 pm - Council

10. Notices of Motion

  • Councillor Phil Giesler - Personal - Councillor Giesler stated that, in relation to the motion on single use vapes, he worked for British American tobacco until June 2022 and still had some residual financial interest in the company, but he had sought advice, and as his interest was not a disclosable pecuniary interest, he would participate in the debate and vote.

Meeting:  Thursday, 12 October 2023 1.30 pm - Health and Wellbeing Board

7. Children and Young People's Plan

  • Councillor Nancy Baldwin - Personal - Cllr Baldwin declared an interest for agenda item 7 in that she was a trustee of HomeStart.

Meeting:  Monday, 6 November 2023 7.00 pm - Adult Social Services, Health and Housing Committee

10. Procurement of Integrated Sexual Health Services

  • Councillor Stephen O'Shea - Disclosable Pecuniary Interest - Councillor O’Shea declared an interest in agenda item 10 in so far as he is involved with the commissioning of sexual health services through his professional life. He would recuse himself for this item and would leave the meeting.

Meeting:  Thursday, 9 November 2023 7.00 pm - Education and Children's Services Committee

7. SEND Futures Plan update


Meeting:  Monday, 13 November 2023 7.00 pm - Transport and Air Quality Committee

9. School Streets


Meeting:  Wednesday, 15 November 2023 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

4d 4c) TPO T1090, Sheldon House, Cromwell Road, Teddington.

  • Councillor Jonathan Cardy - Personal - Councillor Cardy declared an interest in so far as he sat on the Board of RHP who own Sheldon House until 2014. The site had been acquired after he had left the Board and he had not been involved in this case.

Meeting:  Wednesday, 10 January 2024 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

4c 23/0260/FUL: The Mereway Centre, Mereway Road, Twickenham

  • Councillor Gareth Richards - Interested/Ward Councillor - Councillor Richards declared that one of the public speakers for this item coaches his son at rugby but has not spoken to the individual about the application.
  • Councillor Michael Butlin - Pre-determined - Councillor Butlin declared that he was one of the ward councillors for this application and that he was pre-determined. Councillor Butlin retired to the public gallery for the duration of the item.
  • Councillor Richard Bennett - Interested/Ward Councillor - Councillor Bennett declared that he was one of the ward councillors for this application but that he was not pre-determined.

Meeting:  Wednesday, 10 January 2024 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

4b 23/2478/FUL: Rear of 19-23 Friars Stile Road Richmond

  • Councillor Chris Varley - Pre-determined - Councillor Varley declared that he was one of the ward councillors for this application and that he was pre-determined. Councillor Varley retired to the public gallery for the duration of the item.
  • Councillor Gareth Richards - Interested/Ward Councillor - Councillor Richards declared that he was a neighbouring ward councillor but that he was not pre-determined.

Meeting:  Monday, 15 January 2024 7.00 pm - Education and Children's Services Committee

7. SEND Futures Plan update

  • Councillor Jo Humphreys - Personal - Item 7: SEND Futures Plan update Councillor Humphreys declared that she had a child on the SEND register.