Mitcham Common Conservators
Mitcham Common is managed and regulated by Mitcham Common Conservators who have been the legal custodians of the Common since 1891.
About the Conservators
The Mitcham Common Conservators have been managing the Common since 1891. Prior to that time there had been considerable unrest amongst local people at level of gravel extraction and turf removal which they regarded as the plundering of the Common’s resources. At the forefront of this opposition was George Parker Bidder QC, who lobbied for the Common to be protected. Eventually this led to the Metropolitan Commons (Mitcham) Act 1891, which empowered the Conservators to manage the Common and make byelaws to protect it.
The Board of Conservators is made up of 13 members nominated by the London Boroughs of Croydon, Merton and Sutton (4 each), and the City of London Corporation.
The Conservators meet quarterly at the Mill House Ecology Centre.
Meeting Agendas and Minutes are available here
Current Conservators
London Borough of Croydon
Mr John Cheetham
Councillor Rym Daoud
Councillor Mark Johnson
Councillor Scott Roche
London Borough of Merton
Councillor Dan Johnston
Councillor Gill Manly
Councillor Martin Whelton
Councillor Matthew Willis
London Borough of Sutton
Councillor Richard Clifton
Councillor Tom Foster
Councillor Dave Tchil
Mr Norman Jones
Corporation of the City of London
TO BE CONFIRMED