Decision details

Agree preferred options for future of Southwark cemeteries

RESOLVED:

1.  That the proposal in paragraph 21 of the report to create short term burial space at an estimated cost of £410,000 be agreed subject to agreement within the council’s capital programme.

2.  That consultation on the longer term options set out in paragraph 23 of the report to address the problem of the borough’s burial space shortage be undertaken.  Cabinet views the use of Honor Oak Park Recreation Ground as the least preferred option.

3.  That the consultation plan for the longer term options for Southwark’s cemeteries at Appendix 2 of the report be agreed.

4.  That following consultation a report on the outcomes of the consultation and the option/s for a long term solution be prepared for a future cabinet meeting.

5.  That cabinet seeks to work with Lewisham and other London authorities on joint solutions to the burial space shortage problem.