Melvyn Caplan

Councillor for Little Venice Ward

Melvyn has lived in the area and has served as a councillor for Little Venice Ward for over 30 years. He has a degree in Economics and is a Qualified Accountant. Prior to retirement, he spent 25 years of his working career as a sales director of IBM and now spends the majority of his week on council activity supporting local residents.

During his long career as a councillor, he has held many Cabinet roles at the council as well as chairing both Planning and Licencing committees. Melvyn says ' it has been my privilege to serve this area for so long and I still enjoy supporting local people and helping to preserve the special character of the Little Venice area.'.

He also serves on the Little Venice neighbourhood police committee. In his spare time, he enjoys going to the gym and watching most sports.

Contact Melvyn by email,or via the Little Venice councillors hotline on 020 7289 9929.

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Fleming Court resurfacing complete

We are pleased to advise that the driveway and the area in the internal courtyard have all been re-laid and there is now a smooth surface throughout. This is a big improvement and when we visited last week, we were thanked by local residents who appreciated this upgrade to their environment.

Expansion of electric vehicle charging bays in Little Venice

We know that the number of residents acquiring electric vehicles is increasing and, as your local Conservative councillors, we want to do all we can to support residents that make that choice. A number of residents have asked if we could provide resident parking bays for electric vehicles only.

Storms Eunice and Franklin clean up in Little Venice

Following heavy winds in our area due to Storms Eunice and Franklin, we liaised with council services to ensure that a number of fallen tree branches were removed. A lamppost also needed to be repaired on Clifton Road.

Deep cleaning at Warwick Avenue

Your Little Venice ward councillors arranged for a special Valentine’s Day deep clean around the micro recycling centre at Warwick Avenue station. The big black bin sites on Warwick Avenue, Clifton Gardens and St. Mary’s Terrace will also be deep cleaned. 

Utilities cabinet repainted in Little Venice

We arranged for the dirty, old Virgin utilities cabinet on Randolph Avenue, outside Melbourne Court to be painted. We are continuing to press BT and Virgin to remove, or at least paint, their cabinets around the ward as they make the area look very untidy.

Improved Public Realm and New Community Space at Parsons House

The development of 60 new flats at Parsons North (Venice Court), including 19 affordable units for local residents, is almost complete.   As part of the development, public realm improvements have been made in the area adjacent to the development and in front of Parsons House.

Say ‘No’ to Khan’s Plan for a High-Rise Westminster

Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has called in the planning application for three new tower blocks on the former Paddington Green Police Station site. This application was rejected by Westminster City Council's planning committee in September, but the Mayor has the power to overturn this decision as he did