Gary Dillon - Councillor for Greenwich (Charlton Village and Riverside)

Councillor Gary Dillon

Labour and Co-operative Charlton Village and Riverside Chair of Planning

Email: gary.dillon@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Council: Greenwich

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Local Planning Committee (Chair) Council Special Meeting Planning Board (Chair) Council (Committee Member) Council Annual Meeting

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

50 meetings · Page 1 of 10

Planning Board Chair

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

January 20, 2026
Local Planning Committee Chair

Local Planning Committee - Tuesday, 13th January, 2026 6.30 pm

The Local Planning Committee is scheduled to consider three planning applications at its meeting on Tuesday 13 January 2026. The committee will review proposals for a commercial unit amalgamation, and two separate applications for the conversion of family homes into Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs).

January 13, 2026
Local Planning Committee Chair

Local Planning Committee - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.30 pm

The Royal Borough of Greenwich Local Planning Committee met to discuss several planning applications, including changes of use for properties to houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), and the amalgamation of commercial units. Councillors approved two HMO applications with amendments, approved one HMO application, and deferred a decision on the amalgamation of two commercial units for a site visit.

December 09, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 7.00 pm

Royal Greenwich Council met in December 2025 to discuss a range of issues, including approving a draft local plan for consultation, adopting a revised licensing policy, and addressing community safety and road repairs through dedicated motions. Councillors also noted updates on treasury management and strategic risks.

December 03, 2025
Planning Board Chair

Planning Board - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 6.30 pm

The Planning Board met to discuss eight planning and licensing applications, approving all of them with amendments to some conditions. The most significant decisions concerned a new community sports facility in Eltham, and a large mixed-use development in Woolwich.

December 02, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

169 decisions · Page 16 of 34

Greenwich Quay, Clarence Road, London, SE8 3EY - Ref: 23/3847/F

From: Planning Board - Tuesday, 17th June, 2025 6.30 pm - June 17, 2025

...that full planning consent for the demolition of existing structures and construction of a building comprising student accommodation, commercial floorspace, and associated works at Greenwich Quay, Clarence Road, London, SE8 3EY, was refused due to the development's height and massing being out of scale with its surroundings and negatively impacting views from the World Heritage Site and The Royal Greenwich Park.

Recommendations Approved

Millennium Retail Park Car Park & 59 Bugsby's Way and land bound by Bugsby's Way, Peartree Way and Commercial Way, SE7 - Ref: 24/1965/F

From: Planning Board - Tuesday, 17th June, 2025 6.30 pm - June 17, 2025

... full planning permission was granted for a comprehensive mixed-use redevelopment comprising demolition of a commercial unit and construction of new buildings with residential, commercial, and community spaces, subject to referral to the Mayor of London, completion of a Section 106 agreement, and specified conditions.

Recommendations Approved

47 Speranza Street, Plumstead, London, SE18 1NX - Ref: 24/3752/F

From: Local Planning Committee - Tuesday, 10th June, 2025 6.30 pm - June 10, 2025

...the application for a change of use and extensions at 47 Speranza Street was withdrawn from the agenda because the applicant could not arrange the requested site visit, despite recommendations for approval.

Recommendations Approved

76 Langton Way, Blackheath, London, SE3 7JU- Ref: 24/3992/F

From: Local Planning Committee - Tuesday, 10th June, 2025 6.30 pm - June 10, 2025

...to grant full planning permission, subject to conditions, for the demolition of an existing house at 76 Langton Way and the construction of three two-storey plus loft floor, three-bedroom dwelling houses with associated landscaping, parking, and storage.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 50

Average per Month: 2.5

Decisions Recorded: 169