Maium Talukdar - Councillor for Tower Hamlets (Canary Wharf)

Councillor Maium Talukdar

Aspire Canary Wharf Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Education, Youth and Lifelong Learning (Statutory Deputy Mayor)

Email: maium.talukdar@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Council: Tower Hamlets

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Member) Council (Member) Children and Education Scrutiny Sub-Committee (Member) Tower Hamlets Health and Wellbeing Board (Member) Housing Management (Cabinet) Sub-Committee (Member) King George's Field Charity Board (Member) Appointments Sub Committee (Chair, Member) Grants Determination (Cabinet) Sub-Committee (Member) Pensions Committee (Substitute) Employee Appeals Sub Committee (Member) Strategic Development Committee (Substitute) Transformation and Assurance Board (Substitute) Human Resources Committee General Purposes Committee (Substitute)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Appointments Sub Committee

Longlisting for the post of Director of Adult Social Care, Appointments Sub Committee - Tuesday, 30th July, 2024 5.00 p.m.

The Appointments Sub Committee meeting on the 30th July 2024 was scheduled to discuss longlisting candidates for the post of Director of Adult Social Care and appointing a Chair for the meeting.

July 30, 2024
Cabinet

Cabinet - Wednesday, 24th July, 2024 5.30 p.m.

The Cabinet agreed all of the items on its agenda. The most significant decisions were to progress a new draft Local Plan and to begin consultation on a Public Space Protection Order for dogs and their owners. The Cabinet also agreed to extend the contract for the Barkantine Heat and Power Company for two years, and to grant permission for five schools to become academies.

July 24, 2024
Appointments Sub Committee

Interview for the post of Corporate Director, Housing and Regeneration, Appointments Sub Committee - Tuesday, 23rd July, 2024 10.00 a.m.

The Appointments Sub Committee meeting on 23 July 2024 was scheduled to involve the shortlisting of candidates for interview for the post of Corporate Director, Housing and Regeneration. As the substantive business on the agenda was exempt/confidential, the usual arrangements for public attendance did not apply. The meeting was chaired by the Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman.

July 23, 2024
Council

Council - Wednesday, 17th July, 2024 7.00 p.m.

The meeting decided that Columbia Road Market, Watney Market and Whitechapel Market should all be officially designated as markets, and also that the market fees at these markets, and at all other markets and street trading spots in Tower Hamlets should increase by 3.1% from September 2024. The meeting also agreed the contents of an interim scheme by which the council will take over the planning powers of the London Legacy Development Corporation ([LLDC]) in September 2024.

July 17, 2024
Strategic Development Committee

Strategic Development Committee - Tuesday, 16th July, 2024 6.30 p.m.

The Strategic Development Committee approved planning permission and listed building consent for redevelopment of the former London Chest Hospital on Bonner Road, and approved the Council's observations on a Reserved Matters Application for Plot 1 of the Bishopsgate Goodsyard development. The committee deferred a decision on a planning application for a residential development at 4 & 5 Harbour Exchange Square pending a site visit. Councillor Iqbal Hossain was appointed as Vice-Chair of the committee for the municipal year 2024/25.

July 16, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

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The (draft) CIL Partial Review Draft Charging Schedule - Consultation

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 5.30 p.m. - December 17, 2025

... to undertake public consultation on proposals to revise the 2020 Tower Hamlets CIL Charging Schedule, including a new rate of £117 per square metre for Research & Development uses, and to progress to public examination if no material modifications are needed after the consultation.

For Determination

Amendments to Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy Approach

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 5.30 p.m. - December 17, 2025

...to ensure compliance with CIL regulations and to provide more flexibility in addressing local priorities, the Cabinet approved amendments to the Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) approach, allowing underspent grant funds to be reallocated and including revenue projects alongside capital and affordable housing projects.

For Determination

Partial Update to the Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 5.30 p.m. - December 17, 2025

...it approved a partial update to the 2021 Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document, revising the Monitoring and Development Coordination Fees and the Mansard Roof Contribution, and authorized officers to withdraw the current version.

For Determination

Community Safety Partnership Plan

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 5.30 p.m. - December 17, 2025

... that the Community Safety Partnership Plan 2025-29 was recommended to proceed to the next meeting of Full Council for approval, as required by the Council Constitution.

For Determination

Strategic Vision – Our Tower Hamlets 2035

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 5.30 p.m. - December 17, 2025

...the Cabinet approved the Our Tower Hamlets 2025-2035 strategic vision, a 10-year plan outlining the council's shared ambitions for the borough and how they will be achieved in partnership with residents and other stakeholders.

For Determination