Councillor David Gardner
Email: David.Gardner@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Council: Greenwich
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
90 meetings · Page 9 of 18
Council - Wednesday, 25th June, 2025 7.00 pm
The Royal Borough of Greenwich Council met on 25 June 2025, and among other business, agreed to prohibit itinerant ice cream trading on King William Walk, and to dispose of the Margaret McMillan Field Study Centre, subject to certain conditions. The council also reviewed its strategic risk register and discussed a number of questions raised by both members of the public and councillors.
Audit and Risk Management Panel - Wednesday, 18th June, 2025 6.30 pm
The Royal Borough of Greenwich Audit and Risk Management Panel met in June to discuss internal and external audit plans, performance, and strategy. The panel approved the audit work program and the internal audit plan and charter for the upcoming year. They also reviewed the audit strategy memorandum for both the council and its pension fund.
Planning Board - Tuesday, 17th June, 2025 6.30 pm
The Greenwich Council Planning Board met to discuss two planning applications: a deferred application for student housing at Greenwich Quay, and a new application for a mixed-use development at Millennium Retail Park. The board refused the Greenwich Quay application, citing concerns over height, massing, and impact on the local townscape and the Greenwich Maritime World Heritage Site. The board approved the Millennium Retail Park application, subject to conditions and a Section 106 agreement, after discussing traffic, infrastructure, and community benefits.
Licensing Sub-Committee A - Wednesday, 11th June, 2025 6.30 pm
The Licensing Sub-Committee A was scheduled to convene to discuss a premises licence application and confirm the minutes of a previous meeting. The main item on the agenda was the application for a new premises licence for Expo International Supermarket, located at 31 Herbert Road, London, SE18 3SZ.
Planning Board - Tuesday, 27th May, 2025 6.30 pm
The Planning Board of Greenwich Council met to discuss several planning applications, including a student accommodation complex at Greenwich Quay, a residential development at Flint Glass Wharf, and amendments to existing permissions at Kidbrooke Village and the Royal Arsenal Riverside. The board deferred a decision on Greenwich Quay for a site visit, approved the Flint Glass Wharf application with amendments, and approved changes to material specifications at Kidbrooke Village and the Royal Arsenal Riverside.
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