Councillor Michael Desmond
Email: michael.desmond@hackney.gov.uk
Council: Hackney
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
49 meetings · Page 1 of 10
Annual Meeting, Council - Thursday 28 May 2026 7.00 pm
Planning Sub-Committee - Wednesday 29 April 2026 6.30 pm, NEW
Planning Sub-Committee - Wednesday 1 April 2026 6.30 pm
Corporate Committee - Wednesday, 18 March 2026 - 6.30 pm
The Corporate Committee is scheduled to consider the annual performance of the Noise Service and receive an update on the Corporate Peer Challenge. Other items on the agenda include a review of the council's work programme and a report on the Planning Code of Conduct.
Planning Sub-Committee - Wednesday 11 March 2026 6.30 pm
The Planning Sub-Committee of Hackney Council met on Wednesday 11 March 2026, approving planning permission for two sites and noting delegated decisions. An agenda item concerning a site bounded by Worship Street, Curtain Road, Scrutton Street and Holywell Row was withdrawn.
Decisions from Meetings
229 decisions · Page 42 of 46
2024/0037: 1 Gainsborough Studios Poole Street, London, N1 5ED
From: Planning Sub-Committee - Wednesday 9 October 2024 6.30 pm - October 09, 2024
...planning permission was granted for the installation of two long boat moorings for residential use at 1 Gainsborough Studios, subject to conditions and the completion of a legal agreement.
Recommendations Approved
2023/2211: 78-94 and 79-95 Watermint Quay, London, N16 6DN
From: Planning Sub-Committee - Wednesday 9 October 2024 6.30 pm - October 09, 2024
...planning permission was granted for roof extensions to accommodate four additional dwellings at 78-94 and 79-95 Watermint Quay, subject to conditions and completion of a legal agreement.
Recommendations Approved
2023/2925: 201-207 Shoreditch High Street and 1 Fairchild Street, Hackney, London, E1 6LG
From: Planning Sub-Committee - Wednesday 9 October 2024 6.30 pm - October 09, 2024
... planning permission was granted for the erection of a part 27-storey, part 7-storey, and part 6-storey building at 201-207 Shoreditch High Street and 1 Fairchild Street, subject to conditions and completion of a legal agreement regarding Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Recommendations Approved
Hackney Independent Socialist Motion: End the Hostile EnvironmentAgainst Migrants
From: Council - Wednesday 18 September 2024 7.00 pm - September 18, 2024
...to refer the Hackney Independent Socialist Motion: End the Hostile Environment Against Migrants, without discussion, to the next ordinary meeting of the Full Council for discussion.
Recommendations Approved
Labour Motion: London Charter to End Rough Sleeping
From: Council - Wednesday 18 September 2024 7.00 pm - September 18, 2024
...to address rising homelessness, Hackney Council resolved to sign the London Charter to End Rough Sleeping and to urge the government to increase funding and support for homelessness prevention and affordable housing initiatives.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 49
Average per Month: 2.0
Decisions Recorded: 229