Agenda item

Report of the Director of Open Spaces.

The Committee received a report of the Director of Open Spaces that reviewed the progress of the City of London Cemetery and Crematorium Business Plan for the four month period up to 31 July 2014.

The Deputy Chairman noted that future reports of this nature from the Open Spaces Department should be arranged in a style similar to those from the Department of the Built Environment and the Department of Markets and Consumer Protection. The Deputy Chairman added that full details of gross income and expenditure should be included in future progress reports.

The Superintendent of the Cemetery and Crematorium updated the Committee on the progress of the planning application for the Shoot Project Works. He advised that consent was granted by the London Borough of Newham in early September and that the project team had begun to deal with archaeology and ground water issues.

Members took this opportunity to thank the Superintendent for an excellent and informative Biennial Inspection of the City of London Cemetery and Crematorium on Wednesday 3 September 2014.

RESOLVED – That the progress made in implementing the City of London Cemetery and Crematorium Business Plan be noted.