Blossom Young - Councillor for Newham ( Beckton)

Councillor Blossom Young

 Labour  Beckton  Cabinet Member for Council Housing Improvements

Email: Blossom.Young@newham.gov.uk

Council: Newham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Member) Strategic Development Committee (Member) Council (Member) Chief Officer Appointments Sub-Committee (Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

44 meetings · Page 9 of 9

Strategic Development Committee

Strategic Development Committee - Tuesday 19th November 2024 6.00 p.m.

This meeting was scheduled to consider 5 planning applications, a report on developer contributions for the 2023/24 financial year, and the confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting. The committee was recommended to approve 4 planning applications, and to refuse one.

November 19, 2024
Cabinet

Cabinet - Tuesday 5th November 2024 10.30 a.m.

The meeting approved a proposal to remove the ‘Renegotiate trade union officer facility time’ saving from the budget. Cabinet also approved the disposal of a 250 year lease to E16 Community Land Trust to provide community-led housing on a disused garage site in Canning Town North. The meeting also approved the sale of the council’s IPv4 address range and the appointment of Adecco UK Limited to provide temporary workers for the council from 14 March 2025.

November 05, 2024
Strategic Development Committee

Strategic Development Committee - Tuesday 15th October 2024 6.00 p.m.

This meeting of Newham Council's Strategic Development Committee included applications to determine planning permission at four sites in the borough, and considered the minutes of two previous meetings.

October 15, 2024
Council

Council - Monday 22nd July 2024 7.00 p.m.

The Council approved the delegation of planning powers from the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) to Newham Council, appointed a new Monitoring Officer and made appointments to several committees. The Council also debated a motion relating to comments about the Bangladeshi community made by the Labour Party leader, Sir Keir Starmer. An amendment to the motion, proposed by the Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz, was passed and the substantive motion, as amended, was agreed. A motion on child poverty was withdrawn. The Council also agreed a motion on the Newham dental crisis and a motion on temporary accommodation.

July 22, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

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Pre Procurement Report Approval - Schools' Capital Condition Programme 2026/2027

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 18th November 2025 11.30 a.m. - November 18, 2025

... to procure capital condition projects for schools, funded by existing and future DfE allocations, up to £6.4 million, with delegated authority for programme adjustments and a re-procurement strategy for future works.

For Determination

Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) Programme Grant 2026-2029

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 18th November 2025 11.30 a.m. - November 18, 2025

...to accept the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) grant from the DfE for the financial years 2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29, approve an annual open tender process for delivery partners across four lots, and delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Children and Young People to approve the list of awarded HAF contracts.

For Determination

Report from the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Commission on "Fit for Purpose? Newham's Leisure Inequalities and The Borough's Plans To Address Them"

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 18th November 2025 11.30 a.m. - November 18, 2025

...to consider and respond to the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Commission's report and recommendations regarding leisure inequalities in Newham, and to provide an executive response to those recommendations.

For Determination

Receipt of Pride in Place Impact Funding

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 18th November 2025 11.30 a.m. - November 18, 2025

...to accept £1.5m in Pride in Place Impact Funding from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, allocate it flexibly to existing place visions across the three parliamentary constituencies, and delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Inclusive Economy, Housing and Culture to manage the allocation of funding across projects.

For Determination

Former Stratford East Picturehouse at Great Eastern Road, Stratford, London, E15 1BX - Award of Lease Agreement to Operator

From: Cabinet - Thursday 23rd October 2025 10.30 a.m. - October 23, 2025

...to approve entering a lease agreement with Oxygen ActivePlay for the former Stratford East Picturehouse and delegate authority to finalize the lease terms.

Decision approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 44

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 99