Caroline Harper
Council: Barking and Dagenham
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
11 meetings · Page 1 of 3
Planning Committee - Wednesday, 22 April 2026 7:00 pm
Planning Committee - Monday, 16 March 2026 7:00 pm
The Planning Committee was scheduled to consider two new planning applications. One application was for a new outline planning application at Barking Riverside, and the other was a non-material amendment to a previous planning permission for Beam Park Station.
Planning Committee - Tuesday, 24 February 2026 7:00 pm
Cabinet - Monday, 16 February 2026 7:00 pm
The Cabinet of Barking and Dagenham Council met on Monday 16 February 2026 to discuss and approve a range of significant financial and strategic matters. Key decisions included the adoption of the Budget Framework for 2026/27 and the Medium-Term Financial Strategy for 2026/27 to 2030/31, which involves a 4.99% Council Tax increase. The Cabinet also approved the Barking and Dagenham Housing Strategy for 2026-2031 and the business plans for Be First (Regeneration) Ltd, B&D Energy Ltd, and B&D Reside Group.
Planning Committee - Tuesday, 16 December 2025 7:00 pm
The Planning Committee of Barking and Dagenham Council was scheduled to discuss three planning applications, all of which involved variations to existing permissions. These included proposed changes to the White Horse public house in Chadwell Heath, redevelopment at The Croft in Chadwell Heath, and amendments to a development at 3 Gallions Close in Barking.
Decisions from Meetings
29 decisions · Page 5 of 6
Pay Policy Statement 2025/26
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 February 2025 7:00 pm - February 25, 2025
...to recommend Assembly approval of the 2025/26 Pay Policy Statement for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, for publication on the Council’s website from April 2025.
Approved
Budget Framework 2025/26 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025/26 to 2027/28
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 February 2025 7:00 pm - February 25, 2025
...to recommend to the Assembly the approval of the Budget Framework 2025/26 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025/26 to 2027/28, including a 4.99% increase in Council Tax, implementation of premiums on long-term empty and second homes, a General Fund revenue budget with a Council Tax requirement of £93.486m, new savings and growth proposals, and a provisional Capital Programme with a Capital Budget for 2025/26 at £168.437m.
Approved
Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2025/26 and Capital Strategy 2025/26 to 2027/28
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 February 2025 7:00 pm - February 25, 2025
...to recommend Assembly approval of the Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2025/26 and Capital Strategy 2025/26 to 2027/28, including borrowing forecasts, prudential and treasury indicators, the treasury investment strategy, amendments to counterparty lending limits, the Minimum Revenue Provision Policy Statement 2025/26, and noting associated risks.
Approved
Urgent Action - Be First Board Appointments
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 February 2025 7:00 pm - February 25, 2025
Approved
Future of Be First
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 February 2025 7:00 pm - February 25, 2025
...to approve a more streamlined Be First, focused on enabling and facilitating other investors to deliver the Council's strategic objectives with greater accountability and lower financial risk, and to agree to a new Be First Business Plan reflecting this new model, while noting that a new Inclusive Growth Strategy will be presented later in the year.
Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 11
Average per Month: 0.7
Decisions Recorded: 29