Mark Shearer

Councillor for St James's Ward

Mark Shearer is a Chartered Surveyor by trade. He also co-founded a social enterprise which enables businesses to connect with and fund charities / community projects. 

Mark was first elected to Westminster Council in May 2018. Having been deputy cabinet member for City Management and the Armed Forces lead, Mark currently sits on the major planning committee. Mark is determined to improve the lives of everyone living in St James’s. 

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

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News

Anti-social behaviour – Great Peter Street

Update from your St James Councillors    We are aware of the ongoing anti-social behaviour in the Great Peter Street and Monck Street area.  This is generally caused by drug dealing and the general street population who congregate here.  We have set up an “all parties” online

Castle Lane Development

Update from your St James's Councillors  Following substantial pressure from your ward Councillors, LandSec are now progressing with the refurbishment of Castle Lane to accommodate 88 affordable homes.  Having remained vacant for a number of years, LandSec will now deliver the following

Regulating Pedicabs Update

Our MP Nickie Aiken has secured Government support for her Pedicabs (London) Bill that will give Transport for London the powers to regulate pedicabs to make sure they are safe, that their fares are reasonable and consistent, and that rogue operators can no longer present a threat to residents and b

Saving Victoria Tower Gardens - interview with Cllr Mark Shearer

We caught up with Cllr Mark Shearer in Victoria Tower Gardens earlier today. So today we're in Victoria Tower Gardens, just outside of Westminster. And I'm delighted to say that the High Court has upheld a judicial review that's been brought forward to challenge the decision to build the Holocaus

Saving Victoria Tower Gardens: Victory for Local People!

Local councillors are delighted to report that earlier today, the High Court upheld the judicial review, brought by the London Historic Parks and Gardens Trust, against the decision to approve planning permission for the National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in the much loved Victoria Towe

Pedicab Enforcement Continues

Our MP Nickie Aiken has secured Government support for her Pedicabs (London) Bill that will give Transport for London the powers to regulate pedicabs to make sure they are safe, that their fares are reasonable and consistent, and that rogue operators can no longer present a threat to residents and b

Happy Christmas from your local Councillors

Thank you to the choir of St. Matthew's Primary school for singing at the light switch-on of the Strutton Ground Christmas Tree on Thursday 2 December.  Joining Cllr Louise Hyams, Deputy Lord Mayor, and her fellow St.

Park Brought to Life

The hidden city park above Temple Underground is now the venue for a large art installation. British Ugandan artist Lakwena's work ‘Nothing Can Separate Us’ will be in Temple Roof Gardens until April 2022. This initiative is part of the Council's Inside Out free festival bringing art

Holocaust Memorial approved by the government

Following a planning refusal by Westminster City Council and a Public Enquiry by the Planning Inspectorate, the Housing Minister Christopher Pincher has granted planning approval for Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad’s Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens. Many local people