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

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Council

Council - Wednesday, 26th March, 2025 7.00 pm

Royal Greenwich Council met on 26 March 2025, and among other items, noted the annual audit report, discussed corporate parenting, and approved the members' allowances scheme for 2025-26. Councillors also debated petitions from residents and discussed issues ranging from traffic management to knife crime. The council approved a motion regarding dockless cycles, and an amended motion on the economic impact assessment of selling off council car parks.

March 26, 2025
Audit and Risk Management Panel

Audit and Risk Management Panel - Wednesday, 19th March, 2025 6.30 pm

The meeting noted Forvis Mazar’s 2023/24 Annual Audit Report, which proposed an unqualified audit opinion for the Council. The Panel accepted two recommendations from Forvis Mazars about the Council’s financial sustainability, and the failure to clear the backlog of fire safety actions. The meeting also accepted the draft report on the work of the Audit and Risk Management Panel 2024/25.

March 19, 2025
Pension Fund Investment & Administration Panel

Pension Fund Investment & Administration Panel - Monday, 17th March, 2025 10.30 am

This meeting of the Pension Fund Investment & Administration Panel included a review of the draft Pension Fund accounts for the nine months to 31 December 2024 and the draft business plan for 2025/26. It also included a discussion of the risk register, recent progress, and the investment manager performance for the last quarter.

March 17, 2025
Planning Board

Planning Board - Tuesday, 11th March, 2025 6.30 pm

The Planning Board approved two applications: a Minor Material Amendment to an outline planning permission for the redevelopment of the Maryon Road and Grove Estate and the accompanying Reserved Matters application; and an application by the University of Greenwich for the demolition of a conference centre, the construction of a three-storey extension, the restoration and upgrade of the Grade II listed Devonport House, and the relocation of a Grade II listed monument.

March 11, 2025
Council Special Meeting

Council Special Meeting - Wednesday, 26th February, 2025 7.00 pm

The meeting approved the Council's Statement of Accounts for 2023-24, its Treasury Management and Capital Strategy for 2025-26, the Housing Revenue Account medium-term financial strategy, budget and rent setting, and its Medium Term Financial Strategy and budget and council tax setting for 2025-26.

February 26, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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260 Eltham High Street, Eltham, London, SE9 1AA - Ref: 25/3822/MA

From: Planning Board - Tuesday, 10th March, 2026 6.30 pm - March 10, 2026

... refused the application to extend the opening hours of the self-storage facility due to concerns about increased early morning noise and disturbance for local residents.

Recommendations Approved

Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026/27+

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...to provide for £35m of investment, including £22m for increasing costs due to demand and inflation, £9m for capital investment financing, and £1m for Freedom Pass, while also agreeing the proposed Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026/27 to 2029/30, which includes a 2.00% adult social care precept and a 2.99% main council tax rate increase, and approving the allocation of £4.034m per year for the Department for Work and Pensions’ Crisis and Resilience Fund.

Recommendations Approved

Budget and Council Tax Setting 2026/27

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...approved the council budget for 2026/27, agreed a 4.99% increase in the borough element of council tax (including a 2.99% increase for service delivery pressures and a 2% adult social care precept), and set the overall council tax levels, including a specific addition for taxpayers surrounding the Gloucester Circus garden.

Recommendations Approved

Treasury Management and Capital Strategy 2026/27

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...approved the Treasury Management Strategy, Capital Strategy, Prudential Indicators, and Minimum Revenue Provision arrangements for 2026/27.

Recommendations Approved

Statement of Accounts

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025, including the Royal Borough of Greenwich Statement of Accounts and the Royal Borough of Greenwich Pension Fund Statement of Accounts, were approved.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 90

Average per Month: 3.8

Decisions Recorded: 141