Councillor Stephen Cowan
Email: stephen.cowan@lbhf.gov.uk
Council: Hammersmith and Fulham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
38 meetings · Page 1 of 8
Annual meeting, Full Council - Thursday, 21st May, 2026 7.00 pm
Cabinet - Monday, 9th March, 2026 7.00 pm
The Cabinet of Hammersmith and Fulham Council met on Monday 9 March 2026, approving a new Affordable Workspace Strategy, endorsing the Enhanced Biodiversity Duty Report, and agreeing a procurement strategy for community reablement and homecare services. The meeting also saw the approval of the Revenue Budget and Council Tax levels for 2026/27, a four-year Capital Programme, and the Housing Revenue Account budget.
Budget meeting, Full Council - Wednesday, 25th February, 2026 7.00 pm
The Full Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday 25 February 2026 was set to focus on the council's financial plans for the upcoming year, including the revenue budget and council tax levels. Discussions were also scheduled to cover the capital programme, treasury management, and the pay policy statement.
Cabinet - Monday, 19th January, 2026 7.00 pm
The Cabinet of Hammersmith and Fulham Council met on Monday 19 January 2026 to discuss several key issues, including the Council Tax Support Scheme for 2026/27, the Council Tax Base and Collection Rate for the same year, and future resident-facing energy proposals. The Cabinet also approved a procurement strategy for essential safety works at the Edward Woods Towers.
Decisions from Meetings
67 decisions · Page 9 of 14
Council Tax Base and Collection Rate 2025/26 and Delegation of the Business Rate Estimate
From: Cabinet - Monday, 13th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 13, 2025
...to recommend to the Full Council the approval of the 2025/26 Council Tax Base, an estimated collection rate of 97.0%, a Council Tax Base of 88,304 Band D
equivalent properties, and the delegation of authority to the Executive Director for Finance & Corporate Services to determine the business rates tax base for 2025/26.
Recommendations Approved
Tree Strategy Adoption
From: Cabinet - Monday, 13th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 13, 2025
...to formally adopt the Hammersmith and Fulham Tree Strategy and its associated action plan.
Recommendations Approved
Joint Waste Strategy
From: Cabinet - Monday, 13th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 13, 2025
...to approve the adoption of the Joint Waste Management Strategy and delegate decisions on further changes to the Executive Director of Place in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Realm.
Recommendations Approved
Council Tax Support Scheme 2025/26
From: Cabinet - Monday, 13th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 13, 2025
...to continue the Council Tax Support Scheme from 2024/2025 into 2025/2026 with annual uprating of allowances, applicable amounts, and income as set out in the DWP Housing Benefit circular.
Recommendations Approved
Capital Programme Monitor and Budget Variations 2024/25 (Quarter 2)
From: Cabinet - Monday, 16th December, 2024 7.00 pm - December 16, 2024
...the updated capital programme for 2024-2028 was approved, along with an additional budget for General Fund capital schemes and the allocation of s106 funding, while also delegating authority for the use of unspent Right to Buy receipts.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 38
Average per Month: 1.4
Decisions Recorded: 67