Forthcoming Decisions
17/01/2022 - Public Realm Improvements (Private Land Agreement) – Middlesex Street Regeneration Programme
Approval is required for a public realm
improvement scheme grant to be delivered under the Middlesex Street
Regeneration Programme as it will benefit the resident community,
businesses, market traders and visitors to the area.
The cost of the works will be paid for under the Middlesex Street
Regeneration Programme, with the private landowner benefiting from
an improved area of land and also in turn improving tenant
attraction for nearby vacant commercial units.
The scope of the public realm works include resurfacing an uneven
vacant concrete surface at the corner of 13 New Goulston Street
with York stone, installing new benches and planters, as well as
installing trees, plants and herb/vegetable garden for members of
the community to maintain in a safe space.
Decision Maker: Grants Determination (Cabinet) Sub-Committee
Decision due date: 09/03/2022
Wards affected: Spitalfields & Banglatown;
Lead officer: Vicky Clark
Notice of decision: 17/01/2022
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
Explanation of anticipated restriction:
N/A
11/01/2022 - Making of Article 4 direction for the removal of permitted development rights for the change of use from E-class uses to residential (C3)
The Council is seeking to confirm the Article
4 Direction that was made in August 2021 to remove permitted
development rights for changes of use from Class E uses to Class C3
residential uses in specific location in the borough (town centres
and designated employment sites).
The Article 4 direction would result in the need for planning
permission to be obtained for the above changes of use.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 09/03/2022
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Jennifer Peters
Notice of decision: 11/01/2022
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
11/01/2022 - Annual Equality Report 2020-21
The Tower Hamlets Annual Equality Report
2020-21 outlines key activities the council has undertaken to
address inequality in the borough in 2020-21.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 09/03/2022
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Emily Fieran-Reed, Afazul Hoque, Iqbal Raakin
Notice of decision: 11/01/2022
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
11/01/2022 - Withdrawal from the London Housing Consortium Joint Committee
To seek Cabinet approval for Tower Hamlets to
withdraw from the LHC Joint Committee and in the case of its
disbandment to agree to consider at a future meeting, options for
the Council’s continued participation in a new LHC corporate
entity.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 09/02/2022
Lead officer: Karen Swift
Notice of decision: 11/01/2022
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
11/01/2022 - Service action plan: response to OSC recommendations from the Parking scrutiny challenge session
This report submits the Service Action Plan
response to the Parking scrutiny challenge session report and
recommendations on “the extent to which the councils parking
permit policy influences people’s behaviour”.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 09/03/2022
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Dan Jones
Notice of decision: 11/01/2022
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
11/01/2022 - London Borough of Tower Hamlets Markets Improvement Plan 2022 - 2027
This report is to support the Draft LBTH
Markets Improvement Plan 2022 – 2027 which sets out the
Council’s approach to improving the performance and
competitiveness of our 10 street markets, with an enhanced focus on
Whitechapel Market to support the Whitechapel Road Improvement
Programme. The Plan was based upon desk-based research and
analysis, internal and external interviews, and a survey of
shoppers, businesses and market traders that took place May –
June 2021.
The Plan sets the scene for London’s markets, street trading
and high streets and how they impact the borough’s markets.
It proposes a vision for our markets and priorities for the next
five years to ensure they can adapt, where needed, and remain
strong into the future.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 09/03/2022
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Dan Jones
Notice of decision: 11/01/2022
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
21/12/2021 - Delivery Report – Community Safety
This report sets out the Council’s
delivery activity in the area of Community Safety
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 09/02/2022
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ann Corbett
Notice of decision: 21/12/2021
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
14/12/2021 - Contracts Forward Plan 2021/22 – Quarter Four
This report presents the contracts being
procured during quarter four. The report also sets out the
Contracts Forward Plan at Appendix 2 to the report.
2. The report asks for confirmation that all contracts can proceed
to contract award after tender
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 09/03/2022
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Nisar Visram
Notice of decision: 14/12/2021
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
02/12/2021 - Grant Payment for St Anne’s Catholic Primary School Expansion
This item seeks a decision on payment of a
grant of £1.3M to the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Westminster
for the expansion of St Anne’s Catholic Primary School.
Decision Maker: Grants Determination (Cabinet) Sub-Committee
Decision due date: 12/01/2022
Wards affected: Spitalfields & Banglatown;
Lead officer: Steve Nyakatawa
Notice of decision: 02/12/2021
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
Explanation of anticipated restriction:
NA
30/11/2021 - The Council’s 2022-23 Budget Report and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2022-25
This report sets out the budget for the
financial year 2022-23.
The report reviews and updates the assumptions made in setting the
Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) for the years 2021-24 and
incorporates a new financial year, 2024-25, to maintain the
Council’s three-year MTFS.
Decision Maker: Council
Decision due date: 02/03/2022
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Nisar Visram
Notice of decision: 30/11/2021
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
29/11/2021 - Tenancy Agreement Review and Recommendations (Post-Consultation)
The council consulted its tenants on proposed
changes to the tenancy agreement. The statutory consultation took
place over 6 weeks between 6th and 17th October 2021. This report
advises Mayor and Cabinet of the outcome of the consultation
process and seeks approval to proceed with the introduction of the
revised tenancy agreement, including a decision on whether to
rescind the second succession policy.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 09/02/2022
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Karen Swift
Notice of decision: 29/11/2021
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
09/11/2021 - Governance of Tower Hamlets Homes (THH) Board
THH’s articles of association have been
revised to improve the fundamental aspects of operational
management, regulation, and corporate governance. The Mayor,
following an executive decision in 2011, has the responsibility of
appointing THH’s Board members and approving the articles of
association.
Decision Maker: Mayor's Executive Decision Making
Decision due date: 11/2021
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Karen Swift
Notice of decision: 09/11/2021
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
Explanation of anticipated restriction:
N/A
09/11/2021 - Annual Equality Report 2020-21
The Tower Hamlets Annual Equality Report
2020-21 outlines key activities the council has undertaken to
address inequality in the borough in 2020-21.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 09/03/2022
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Sharon Godman
Notice of decision: 09/11/2021
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
29/10/2021 - Report on the outcome of public representations received in response to the statutory Notice on the proposal to amalgamate Marion Richardson Primary and Old Church Nursery Schools
This report informs the council of the outcome
of the four-week period of public representation in response to the
statutory notice on the proposal for the amalgamation (merger) of
Marion Richardson Primary and Old Church Nursery Schools from
September 2022
This would require the closure of Old Church Nursery School and
extending the age range of Marion Richardson Primary School, to
establish a two-form entry (2FE), all-through 3-11 Primary School
with 60 FTE Nursery
It recommends for the Mayor in cabinet to consider a decision on
whether or not to formally proceed with plans for the
schools’ merger that would take effect from the 1st September
2022. Old Church Nursery School would therefore officially close on
31st August 2022
The report includes a summary of representations received and any
responses made; risk and opportunities; officer’s
recommendations; decisions available to the Mayor in Cabinet
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 09/03/2022
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Steve Nyakatawa
Notice of decision: 29/10/2021
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
29/10/2021 - Annual Schools Report 2020 -2021
This report provides an overview of education
within the context of the pandemic in 2020/21 academic year. The
report highlights successes and challenges faced by schools and
pupils last year.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 09/03/2022
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Steve Nyakatawa
Notice of decision: 29/10/2021
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
26/10/2021 - Strategic delivery and performance reporting – Q3 2021/22
This report provides the Mayor in Cabinet with
an update on the delivery and implementation of the council’s
Strategic Plan
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 09/03/2022
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Sharon Godman
Notice of decision: 26/10/2021
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
25/10/2021 - Response to Overview and Scrutiny’s Challenge Session on Empowering Communities – engaging our diverse community at a locality level
This report formalises the service’s
response to the overview and scrutiny’s challenge session
recommendations on engaging communities – engaging our
diverse community at a locality level taken to Cabinet on 26
January 2021.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 09/02/2022
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Sharon Godman
Notice of decision: 25/10/2021
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
20/10/2021 - Strategic delivery and performance reporting – Q2 2021/22
This report provides the Mayor in Cabinet with
an update on the delivery and implementation of the council’s
Strategic Plan
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 24/11/2021
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Sharon Godman
Notice of decision: 24/08/2021
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
13/10/2021 - Leisure Estate Investment Plan
The report sets out a proposed investment programme for the Leisure estate, based on the objectives of the Leisure Strategy, the condition of each facility and an assessment of the subsequent financial viability of the estate.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 09/02/2022
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Judith St John
Notice of decision: 13/10/2021
Anticipated restriction: Part exempt (Part of the report will be exempt) - view reasons
Explanation of anticipated restriction:
The report will include a section on the anticipated revenue costs of a number of options for delivering the future Leisure management contract. This information is commercially sensitive, and access to it at this stage would provide prospective bidders with an advantage over the Council in any ensuing negotiations as part of a procurement. The relevant exemption is as follows:
3. Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority handling the information)
05/10/2021 - Delivery Report – Housing and Homes
This report sets out the Council’s
delivery activity in the area of the housing over the last
years
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 09/02/2022
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Karen Swift
Notice of decision: 05/10/2021
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
27/09/2021 - Annual Plan for the Youth Justice Board 2021/22
It is a constitutional requirement that the
Cabinet reviews this plan. The plan sets out the priorities and
strategic goals of the Youth Justice Board.
This report highlights the current priority areas to tackle which
include disproportional representation, and steps to reduce first
time entrants.
Decision Maker: Council
Decision due date: 19/01/2022
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Richard Baldwin
Notice of decision: 27/09/2021
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
27/09/2021 - Disposal of property at 53 Antill Road, E3 5BT
Sale of 53 Antil Road London E3 5BT, a
property previously acquired under Compulsory Purchase Order
powers.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 09/02/2022
Wards affected: Bow West;
Lead officer: Karen Swift
Notice of decision: 27/09/2021
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
27/09/2021 - Future of Commercial Road Car Pound
The Commercial Road Car Pound site at 585-593 Commercial Road is used by the Council to accommodate various Public Realm services. However, the site is not fully utilised. It has potential for redevelopment and could be sold for a significant capital receipt. The report proposes that the site is declared surplus to requirements and sold.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 09/02/2022
Wards affected: Bethnal Green East; Stepney Green;
Lead officer: Vicky Clark
Notice of decision: 27/09/2021
Anticipated restriction: Fully exempt (the whole report will be exempt) - view reasons
01/06/2021 - LGA Corporate Peer Challenge Re-Visit Findings and Action Plan
The findings of the 2021 LGA Peer Challenge revisit and resulting action plan. This item outlines how we intend to address the recommendations made by the LGA team following their September visit.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 09/02/2022
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Sharon Godman
Notice of decision: 01/06/2021
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)
15/04/2021 - Liveable Streets Bethnal Green - Warner Place/Squirries Street
This item seeks a decision on the next stages
of the measures for Warner Place and Squirries St and the junction
between on Gosset St which is part of the Liveable Streets project
in Bethnal Green
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 28/07/2021
Wards affected: Weavers;
Lead officer: Dan Jones
Notice of decision: 15/04/2021
Anticipated restriction: Open (Unrestricted)