Councillor Tommy Gale

Planning Committee - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 7.00 pm

The meeting was scheduled to discuss ten planning applications and included requests for addendums to two applications previously presented to the Committee. These related to proposed amendments to two conditions relating to commencement dates for works on site.

Housing Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 10th December, 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting included reports on the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget for the next financial year, private sector renting in the borough, and a plan to improve energy efficiency in council homes. The committee was also scheduled to discuss a report on performance across all council services.

Council - Monday, 18th November, 2024 7.00 pm

Planning Committee - Thursday, 14th November, 2024 7.00 pm

The meeting was about making decisions on five planning applications. The applications included proposals for a mixed use development on Malden Road, the erection of a new commercial building on Saffron Hill and the intensification of employment uses at Highgate Studios.

Housing Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 12th November, 2024 6.30 pm

The Housing Scrutiny Committee noted updates on the Housing Transformation Programme, anti-social behaviour (ASB) policy, rough sleeping services review, estate parking strategy, and homelessness scrutiny panel actions. It also reviewed a report from the Cabinet Member for Better Homes. It was agreed that the Asset Management Strategy (Cabinet Report) would now be presented at the January 2025 meeting instead of the December 2024 meeting. A deputation on Holmes Road Depot and its direct labour force was received from Alice Brown, Climate Emergency, who expressed concern about the lack of publicly available data on the amount of work done by the direct labour force compared to contractors and subcontractors. Brown argued for greater transparency in procurement processes to tackle the climate emergency effectively.