Councillor Diarmaid Ward
Email: diarmaid.ward@islington.gov.uk
Council: Islington
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
55 meetings · Page 1 of 11
Planning Committee - Monday, 1st June, 2026 7.30 pm
Annual Council - Wednesday, 27 May 2026 - 7.00 pm
Planning Committee - Tuesday, 21st April, 2026 7.30 pm
Planning Sub Committee B - Monday, 9th March, 2026 7.30 pm
The Planning Sub Committee B of Islington Council is scheduled to meet on Monday 9 March 2026 to consider a range of planning applications. The agenda includes proposals for a rear extension at 137 Newington Green Road, conservation work on the Clock Tower at Highbury Hill, and the stopping up of a section of footway on Wilson Street to facilitate development.
Budget Meeting, Council - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm
The Council meeting on 26 February 2026 saw the approval of the council's budget for the upcoming year, alongside a proposed amendment to this budget. The meeting also addressed appointments to outside bodies and the Members' Allowances Scheme.
Decisions from Meetings
85 decisions · Page 2 of 17
Proposal on the future of Highbury Quadrant Primary School - exempt appendices
From: Executive - Thursday, 24th April, 2025 7.00 pm - April 24, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Finsbury Leisure Centre Redevelopment - I030971
From: Executive - Thursday, 24th April, 2025 7.00 pm - April 24, 2025
...to minimise ongoing costs and financial risks, the Executive decided to cease the current Finsbury Leisure Centre redevelopment project, withdraw the associated planning application, and explore alternative proposals for the site, while still committing to affordable housing and local improvements.
For Determination
Local Initiatives Fund
From: Executive - Thursday, 24th April, 2025 7.00 pm - April 24, 2025
...that the Local Initiatives Fund 2025/26 will be delivered using the same framework as in 2024/25, with a maximum of £1,000 underspend per ward carried forward, and continued delegation of authority to the relevant Director to agree changes to previously awarded funding, following consultation with the Executive Member for Equalities Communities and Inclusion, while also noting the funding decisions and declarations of interest related to the 2024/25 fund.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of previous meeting
From: Executive - Thursday, 24th April, 2025 7.00 pm - April 24, 2025
...to confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 13 February 2025 as an accurate record of proceedings and authorise the Chair to sign them.
Recommendations Approved
Public Health allocation of additional grant funds 2025/26
From: Executive - Thursday, 24th April, 2025 7.00 pm - April 24, 2025
...to accept a £3,384,684 Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Improvement Grant (DATRIG) from the Department of Health and Social Care and to allocate £2,058,707.19 of it to the North London NHS Trust via a Grant Agreement.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 55
Average per Month: 2.0
Decisions Recorded: 85