Oliver Simms
Council: Brent
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
5 meetings
Cabinet - Monday 8 December 2025 10.00 am
The Brent Council Cabinet is scheduled to meet on 8 December 2025 to discuss a range of issues, including housing performance, homelessness, corporate performance, substance misuse services, and cycle parking. The Cabinet will also consider the Q2 corporate performance and reporting.
Cabinet - Monday 17 November 2025 10.00 am
The Brent Council Cabinet met to discuss budget proposals for 2026-27, approve a health and wellbeing hub in Gladstone Park, and address school place planning. Councillors also approved adopting the socio-economic duty to reduce inequality and backed a collaborative procurement for sexual health services.
Council - Monday 10 November 2025 6.00 pm
The Brent Council meeting on 10 November 2025 addressed a range of local issues, including community safety, housing, environmental concerns, and financial planning. Motions were passed regarding bee corridor management, support for free childcare, and reforming the two-child benefit limit, while a motion on affordable housing was defeated. The council also formally adopted the Brent Youth Justice Plan 2025-28.
Cabinet - Monday 13 October 2025 10.00 am
Here's a summary of the Cabinet Meeting held by Brent Council on 13 October 2025:
Council - Monday 15 September 2025 6.00 pm
At a meeting of Brent Council, councillors debated topics ranging from local traffic concerns to international relations, and also reviewed the council's finances. The council approved a motion to push for visitor levy powers, but voted down motions on street cleaning and illegal immigration.
Decisions from Meetings
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School Place Planning Strategy 2024-28 Second Refresh
From: Cabinet - Monday 17 November 2025 10.00 am - November 17, 2025
...to address varying demand patterns and increasing SEND needs, the Cabinet approved the second refresh of the School Place Planning Strategy 2024-2028, focusing on place sufficiency and school sustainability.
Recommendations Approved
Approval to Proceed with Alternative Heat Supply for Willesden Green Library- Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) Phase 4
From: Cabinet - Monday 17 November 2025 10.00 am - November 17, 2025
...to approve a £917,628 capital budget, funded by a Salix grant and the Carbon Offset Fund, to install alternative low carbon heating solutions at Willesden Green Library and Willesden New Cemetery, acknowledging the Equality Impact Assessment and the grant spend timeline.
Recommendations Approved
Draft Budget 2026 - 27
From: Cabinet - Monday 17 November 2025 10.00 am - November 17, 2025
...to consult on the draft budget proposals for 2026-27, including a potential 4.99% Council Tax increase, and to endorse the associated consultation, scrutiny, equalities, and technical budget assumption processes.
Recommendations Approved
Willesden Green Health and Wellbeing Integrated Hub
From: Cabinet - Monday 17 November 2025 10.00 am - November 17, 2025
...to endorse the proposal to deliver the Willesden Green Health and Wellbeing Integrated Hub at Gladstone Park, allocate up to £2.97m SCIL funding, approve a 150-year peppercorn lease to Willesden Green Surgery, authorise the Director of Property and Assets to agree terms and enter contracts, and note the relocation of Kilburn Cosmos Rugby Football Club and the temporary working name for the facility.
Recommendations Approved
Any other urgent business
From: Cabinet - Monday 13 October 2025 10.00 am - October 13, 2025
...to approve the recommendations, noting there were no items of urgent business.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 5
Average per Month: 1.3
Decisions Recorded: 29