Cllr Donna Lumsden

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 12 November 2025 7:00 pm

The Planning Committee is scheduled to meet to discuss a reserved matters application concerning the Beam Park development, and to confirm the minutes of their previous meeting. The main focus of the meeting will be on the Beam Park Phase B Reserved Matters application, which includes the construction of 405 dwellings and associated amenities.

JNC Appointments, Salaries and Structures Panel - Monday, 20 October 2025 9:00 am

The JNC Appointments, Salaries and Structures Panel met on Monday 20 October 2025 to discuss the appointment of a Director of Enforcement, Regulatory Services and Community Safety, as well as the extension of appointment for the Interim Director of Care, Community and Health Integration, associated honorarium, and the appointment of an Interim Director of Public Realm. Due to the nature of the business to be transacted, a resolution to exclude the public and press from the remainder of the meeting was considered.

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 15 October 2025 7:00 pm

The Planning Committee of Barking and Dagenham Council convened to discuss several planning applications, including the Barking Riverside development's strategic framework and discharge of conditions, a retrospective application for a live-in care facility, and the retention of 13 detached homes constructed without planning permission. Councillors unanimously approved the Barking Riverside applications and the retrospective application for the care facility. The committee also approved the retention of the 13 homes, with one councillor recusing themselves due to a conflict of interest.

Health Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 1 October 2025 7:00 pm

The Health Scrutiny Committee was scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 1 October 2025, to discuss several health-related topics. These included life after stroke services in Barking and Dagenham, and appointments to the Outer North East London Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (ONEL JHOSC). The committee was also scheduled to review its work programme for the municipal year 2025/26.

Pensions Committee - Tuesday, 30 September 2025 7:00 pm

The Barking and Dagenham Pensions Committee met to discuss the draft pension fund accounts for 2024/25, receive an update from Grant Thornton, review the quarterly monitoring report, and consider a responsible investment policy. The committee approved the Responsible Investment Policy and deferred a decision on which London CIV Infrastructure fund to invest in, pending the outcome of the Strategic Asset Review expected in January 2026, and agreed to delegate to the Strategic Director Resources in consultation with the Chair and Deputy Chair the London CIV preferred way forward on replacing Newton and Pyrford Diversified Growth Funds, and agreed the adoption of Investment Management Agreements between the LCIV and the investment manager for the mandates the Fund currently has with Kempen, UBS, Blackrock, Hermes and Patria.