Councillor Saied Ahmed

Shortlisting for Director Regeneration and Development, Appointment Sub-Committee - Monday, 18th August, 2025 5.30 p.m.

The Appointments Sub-Committee met to discuss shortlisting candidates for the role of Director of Regeneration and Development. Councillor Maium Talukdar, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Education, Youth and Lifelong Learning (Statutory Deputy Mayor), was scheduled to chair the meeting. Councillors were also expected to confirm the minutes of the previous meeting and consider whether to exclude the press and public from the meeting.

Shortlisting for Director of IT, Appointment Sub-Committee - Monday, 18th August, 2025 7.00 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Council Appointments Sub-Committee met on Monday, 18 August 2025, to discuss shortlisting candidates for the role of Director of IT. Councillor Maium Talukdar, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Education, Youth and Lifelong Learning (Statutory Deputy Mayor), was scheduled to chair the meeting. Much of the meeting was scheduled to be held in private due to the confidential nature of the information to be discussed.

Shortlisting for Director HR & OD, Appointment Sub-Committee - Monday, 18th August, 2025 5.00 p.m.

This meeting of the Tower Hamlets Council Appointments Sub-Committee was scheduled to discuss shortlisting candidates for the role of Director of HR & OD[^2]. The committee was also expected to confirm the minutes of a previous meeting, and to exclude the press and public from the majority of the meeting due to the confidential nature of the topics to be discussed.

Shortlisting for Director Corporate Property and Estates, Appointment Sub-Committee - Monday, 18th August, 2025 6.00 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Council Appointments Sub-Committee met to confirm the shortlisting of candidates for the Director of Corporate Property and Estates position. The meeting also covered procedural items, including declarations of interest and confirmation of minutes from a previous meeting. Due to the confidential nature of the substantive agenda item, the report pack recommended that the press and public be excluded from the majority of the meeting.

Strategic Development Committee - Thursday, 31st July, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Strategic Development Committee (SDC) convened to discuss three planning applications and one listed building consent, all concerning the Truman Brewery site. The committee voted to refuse the application for a data centre at the corner of Grey Eagle Street and Kelvin Street, while also voting to refuse the application for the construction of a commercial building at Ely's Yard. The committee was minded to grant the planning application and listed building consent for the Truman's Brewery East site, but ultimately voted to refuse the application.