Councillor Michael Desmond
Email: michael.desmond@hackney.gov.uk
Council: Hackney
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
42 meetings · Page 1 of 9
Planning Sub-Committee - Wednesday 4 February 2026 6.30 pm
The Planning Sub-Committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday 4 February 2026 to discuss several planning applications. The agenda includes proposals for the redevelopment of garage sites in Buckland Street and Cavendish Street, as well as applications concerning Fellows Court and Weymouth Court. Additionally, the committee will consider a significant mixed-use development on a site bounded by Worship Street, Curtain Road, Scrutton Street, and Holywell Row, and a proposal for Gillett Square Car Park.
Planning Sub-Committee - Wednesday 14 January 2026 6.30 pm
The Planning Sub-Committee of Hackney Council met on Wednesday 14 January 2026, approving planning permission for two sites and withdrawing one application. The committee also noted delegated decisions made between November 2025 and January 2026.
Planning Sub-Committee - Wednesday 3 December 2025 6.30 pm
Council - Wednesday 26 November 2025 7.00 pm
The Hackney Council meeting on 26 November 2025 addressed key issues including rent controls, the Shoreditch Area Action Plan, and pension fund management. The council approved a motion supporting rent controls and adopted the Future Shoreditch Area Action Plan for submission to the government. Additionally, the council noted the Annual Report of the Pensions Committee 2024/25 and the Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap 2025 report.
Planning Sub-Committee - Wednesday 19 November 2025 6.30 pm, NEW
The Hackney Council Planning Sub-Committee convened on 19 November 2025 and approved planning permission for three development projects: the Garages at Blackwell Close, the Former Boiler House on Pedro Street, and the Rectory Road Area Office. The committee also approved noting a document of delegated decisions for the period of 24 October 2025 to 6 November 2025, and agreed that the minutes of the previous meeting would be considered at a future meeting.
Decisions from Meetings
204 decisions · Page 26 of 41
To consider the minutes of the meeting held on 27 November 2024
From: Council - Setting of Council Tax and Local Business Rates 2025/26, Council - Wednesday 29 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025
...to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 27 November 2024 as an accurate record.
Recommendations Approved
Deputations
From: Council - Setting of Council Tax and Local Business Rates 2025/26, Council - Wednesday 29 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap
From: Council - Setting of Council Tax and Local Business Rates 2025/26, Council - Wednesday 29 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Appointments to Outside Bodies
From: Council - Setting of Council Tax and Local Business Rates 2025/26, Council - Wednesday 29 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025
...to approve the updated appointments or nominations of Councillors to outside bodies, as detailed in the amended Appendix 1.
Recommendations Approved
Calculation of 2024/25 Council Tax Base and Local Business Rate Income 2025/26
From: Council - Setting of Council Tax and Local Business Rates 2025/26, Council - Wednesday 29 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025
...to set the Council Tax Base for 2025/26 at 78,754.1 Band D equivalent properties and forecast non-domestic rating income for 2025/26 at £208,868,663, with no changes to the current Council Tax Reduction Scheme.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 42
Average per Month: 1.9
Decisions Recorded: 204