Councillor · Tower Hamlets
Councillor David Edgar
Labour and Co-operative Party
Limehouse ward
Tower Hamlets
- Stories naming David
- 5
- Meetings we covered
- 12
- Latest story
- 9 Oct 2026
In brief
Councillor David Edgar highlighted that private sector-led housing schemes present the greatest risk due to reduced demand. He asked about the duration of interim appointments for officer roles and the reasons for a 12-month timeframe for the Monitoring Officer role. The councillor also inquired how key risks were identified and spoke against the scale of proposed allowance increases, particularly questioning new 'ambassador' posts.
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Stories naming Councillor David Edgar
- Tower Hamlets Council Faces Housing Delivery Risks Due to Private Sector Reliance During a meeting of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee on Tuesday, 22 September 2026, David Edgar, Director of Regeneration and Development, highlighted that schemes led by the private sector are the greatest risk due to reduced demand for private market units. He noted that the council cannot deliver all housing...
- Tower Hamlets Council Appoints Tina Stankley as Interim Finance Chief During the meeting, Councillor David Edgar raised questions regarding the duration of interim appointments. Specifically, he asked, "how long it is likely to be that we will have an interim person"...
- Tower Hamlets Council Establishes New Monitoring Officer Role and Appoints Interim Officer In the interim, Mark Norman, the current Interim Director of Governance, has been appointed as the statutory Monitoring Officer for a period of up to 12 months. This interim appointment is intended...
- Tower Hamlets faces disclaimed audit opinion until 2029-30 Councillor David Edgar asked how the key risks were identified, and Reid explained it was a combination of EY's two years of auditing the authority, specific planning discussions with officers, and...
- Tower Hamlets Council approves allowance increase However, Councillor David Edgar spoke against the scale of the proposed increases, describing them as "very, very big increases in allowances" of "35%, 63%, 34%, 70%", particularly questioning the...
From meetings they attended
These stories cover meetings David was listed at. The stories do not name them.
- New 54-storey tower approved for South Quay with 35% affordable homes
- Standon House to be redeveloped into 21-storey mixed-use building
- Tower Hamlets Council's £609 Million Housing Investment Plan Faces Scrutiny Over Financial Realism and Delivery Capacity
- Tower Hamlets Council Addresses Housing Repair Backlog Amidst Resident Concerns
- Whitechapel hotel expansion approved by Tower Hamlets Council despite resident concerns