Motions approved by Council

Council Meeting Tuesday 15 July 2025

Proposer: Councillor Coe (On behalf of Councillor Howard) Seconder: Councillor Knowles

Lead Officer: Chris Joyce, Assistant Director of Placemaking Partnerships & Sustainability

Lead Cabinet Member(s): Councillor Werner, Leader of the Council & Councillor Coe, Cabinet Member for Household & Regulatory Services

Resolved: That this Council: 
Asked the Leader of the Council to write to Central Government and to Heathrow Airport, to encourage them to address the major challenges of Heathrow airport operation and expansion as viewed by RBWM residents and businesses, including: 

i)   the health destroying impact of noise pollution, especially at night.
ii)  the weakness of present airspace rules enforcement. 
iii)  the environmental impact of flying and the journey to the airport.
iv)  the history of broken economic improvement promises. 
v)   the need to achieve maximum economic benefit for our residents.
vi)  the need to minimise disruption to residents caused by low-flying aircraft.

Update: Council agreed this unanimously.

Council Meeting Tuesday 15 July 2025

Proposer: Councillor Gosling Seconder: Councillor Coneron

Lead Officer: Alysse Strachan, Assistant Director of Neighbourhood Services

Lead Cabinet Member(s): Councillor Coe, Cabinet Member for Household & Regulatory Services & Councillor Jones, Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Finance

Resolved: That this Council:

i) Noted that the determination of fines, fees and charges and expenditure was made as part of the statutory budget setting process.
ii) Due to this statutory process, investigated increasing the fines for fly tipping within the statutory rules as part of this year’s budget setting process.
Iii) Due to this statutory process, investigated the installation of CCTV cameras at frequent fly-tipping locations as part of this year’s budget setting process.

Update: Council agreed this unanimously.

Council Meeting Tuesday 15 July 2025

Proposer: Councillor C DaCosta Seconder: Councillor A Tisi

Lead Officer: n/a

Lead Cabinet Member(s): Councillor A Tisi, Cabinet Member for Children's Services & Councillor Werner, Leader of the Council

Resolved: That this Council:

Asks that the Leader of the Council, the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services and the Councillor who proposed the motion, write to government demanding that the case of the boys who were groomed and abused at Green Field House be included in the full national statutory inquiry into grooming and that a public inquiry be held. 

Update: Council agreed this unanimously.