Paul Swaddle

Councillor for Regent's Park Ward

Paul lives in north Marylebone and runs a software company in central London. He has lived in the St John’s Wood and North Marylebone area since 2015, serving as one of your local councillors since 2018. Paul lead on the St John’s Wood High Street project and wants to ensure that it is a place that works for visitors and retailers at the heart of our community. He is passionate about ensuring that Westminster remains a great place to do business and live.

Paul says “As a councillor, I have worked tirelessly to support local people with a wide range of issues and concerns. I am committed to ensuring that our City remains a great place to live and work, with clean streets where people feel safe.”

Contact Paul by email, via Westminster City Council on 020 7641 5377 or via the constituency office on 020 7730 8181.

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News

Air Quality Action Day in St John’s Wood

Your councillors arranged for an Air Quality Action Day held in St John’s Wood on 14th November and were joined by local people and air quality marshals who engaged with drivers about the harmful effects of engine idling.   The day is part of Westminster City Council’s #DontBeIdle campaig

Westminster Council recognised for adopting the London Living Wage

Westminster Council was accredited last month by the Living Wage Foundation for adopting and providing the London Living Wage to not only its employees including its Apprentices but also for extending to include its suppliers. This was recognised with an award from the Mayor of London on 11th Novem

Westminster prevents unsightly telephone boxes being installed

Westminster Council has won an appeal made by Maximus Networks against its decision not to allow the installing of a number of call boxes including one in our area at 100 Marylebone Road, near to York Gate.  Often these boxes are used as simple vehicles for advertising.

Moulin Rouge Café lose appeal, 63 Park Road

Your councillors have succeeded in protecting the amenity of residents living in a mansion block on Park Road from the unauthorised mix use by Moulin Rouge café including shisha smoking. This café changed its use without permission from an authorised A1 retail outlet to a mixed use sui generis comp

Protecting residents amenity from alfresco dinner

A recent planning application to place tables and chairs outside The Gate restaurant on Allitsen Road creating an afresco dining experience was withdrawn by the applicant following strong opposition from local residents.  Cllr Robert Rigby represented the interests of a large number of local p

Tackling abuse of short-term letting

We know that most homeowners who let on a nightly basis do so within the law and maintain excellent standards. However, we also know short-term letting can cause problems for local people. Conservative Councillors are keen to reduce the problems associated with abuse of short-term letting.

Rough sleeping update

Our priority in Westminster City Council when it comes to rough sleeping is to engage, offering support and a pathway away from the street although often this help is rejected. Here in NW8 we occasionally find rough sleepers, the most recent being on the Regent’s Canal Towpath.

20mph speed limit: have your say!

Westminster has begun a consultation on extending the 20mph zone that had been successfully trialled around schools in the Little Venice area and other parts of Westminster. We have had a number of comments that the current speed limits are confusing and suggesting that consistency would be the way