David Gardner - Councillor for Greenwich (Greenwich Peninsula)

Councillor David Gardner

Labour and Co-operative Greenwich Peninsula Chair of Audit and Risk Management Panel and Deputy Mayor

Email: David.Gardner@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Council: Greenwich

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Licensing Sub-Committee C (Chair) Pension Fund Investment & Administration Panel (Committee Member) Council Special Meeting Audit and Risk Management Panel (Chair) Planning Board (Committee Member) Council (Deputy Mayor) Transport and Place Scrutiny Panel (Committee Member) Overview & Scrutiny Call-in Sub-Committee Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Local Planning Committee Licensing Sub-Committee B (Committee Member) Licensing Review Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Council Annual Meeting Licensing Sub-Committee A

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

75 meetings · Page 1 of 15

Audit and Risk Management Panel Chair

Audit and Risk Management Panel - Wednesday, 21st January, 2026 6.30 pm

January 21, 2026
Licensing Sub-Committee C Chair

Licensing Sub-Committee C - Wednesday, 21st January, 2026 10.30 am

January 21, 2026
Planning Board Committee Member

Planning Board - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 6.30 pm

January 20, 2026
Licensing Review Sub-Committee Committee Member

Licensing Review Sub-Committee - Monday, 19th January, 2026 6.30 pm

The Licensing Review Sub-Committee is scheduled to consider an application to review the premises licence for Chi Chi Dishes, a restaurant and bar located at 29-31 Hare Street, Woolwich, London SE18 6NE. The committee will also receive apologies for absence, address any urgent business, and members will declare any interests.

January 19, 2026
Pension Fund Investment & Administration Panel Committee Member

Pension Fund Investment & Administration Panel - Monday, 8th December, 2025 10.30 am

The Pension Fund Investment & Administration Panel are scheduled to meet to discuss the Royal Borough of Greenwich Pension Fund's [^2] investment strategy, funding, and performance. They will also receive an update on the London Collective Investment Vehicle (LCIV).

December 08, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

122 decisions · Page 19 of 25

Decisions on Executive Functions taken under Urgency Procedures

From: Council - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025

...to note the decisions taken under urgency procedures, specifically the direct award of a contract to Wavenet Limited for support, maintenance, and cloud upgrade of the Avaya telephony system.

Recommendations Approved

Motion: Protecting leaseholders from excessive insurance and remortgage costs in buildings requiring fire remediation

From: Council - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025

...to urge the government to act on the Grenfell Inquiry findings, review leaseholder protections from excessive costs, accelerate fire remediation, clarify acceptable building standards, and support a risk-pooling reinsurance scheme to lower leaseholder costs.

Recommendations Approved

The Calabash Restaurant & Bar, 1-2 Stockwell Street, London, SE10 9JN

From: Licensing Sub-Committee C - Tuesday, 21st January, 2025 10.30 am - January 21, 2025

...to address significant noise and public nuisance concerns, the committee refused two temporary event notice applications for The Calabash Restaurant & Bar and issued counter notices, citing breaches of existing license conditions and an abatement notice.

Recommendations Approved

Vacant plot adjacent to development site at 81-88 Beresford Street SE18 6BG - Ref: 24/3095/F

From: Planning Board - Tuesday, 14th January, 2025 6.30 pm - January 21, 2025

...to grant full planning permission, subject to a Section 106 agreement and conditions, for the construction of a new purpose-built student accommodation building as an extension of the existing one at 81-88 Beresford Street SE18 6BG.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 75

Average per Month: 3.8

Decisions Recorded: 122