Peter Baker - Councillor for Greenwich (Abbey Wood)

Councillor Peter Baker

Labour and Co-operative Abbey Wood

Email: Peter.Baker@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Council: Greenwich

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Local Planning Committee (Committee Member) Organisation and Communities Scrutiny Panel (Committee Member) Council Special Meeting Council (Committee Member) Council Annual Meeting

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Organisation and Communities Scrutiny Panel Committee Member

Organisation and Communities Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 6.30 pm

January 22, 2026
Local Planning Committee Committee Member

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 Committee Member

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
Local Planning Committee Committee Member

Local Planning Committee - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 6.30 pm

The Royal Borough of Greenwich Local Planning Committee met on 25 November 2025, and approved plans for two properties to become houses in multiple occupation (HMO). Permission was granted for the change of use of 47 Arbroath Road, Eltham, to a five-bedroom HMO, and for 32 Roydene Road, Plumstead, to become a six-bedroom HMO, subject to conditions.

November 25, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Royal Borough of Greenwich Strategic Risk Register

From: Council - Wednesday, 25th June, 2025 7.00 pm - June 25, 2025

...the Council noted the Royal Borough’s updated Strategic Risk Register, which contains key risks threatening the Council's plans and strategies, along with controls and mitigating actions.

Recommendations Approved

Proposed Freehold disposal of the Margaret McMillan Field Study Centre

From: Council - Wednesday, 25th June, 2025 7.00 pm - June 25, 2025

...to dispose of the Margaret McMillan Field Study Centre, Wrotham, Kent, subject to agreed Heads of Terms and compliance with Section 121 Charities Act 2011, delegating authority to the Director of Place and Growth to manage the disposal process.

Recommendations Approved

40 Arbroath Road, Eltham, London, SE9 1LW - Ref: 25/0497/F

From: Local Planning Committee - Tuesday, 24th June, 2025 6.30 pm - June 24, 2025

... to grant full planning permission for the change of use of 40 Arbroath Road from a dwellinghouse to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), including a dormer extension and garage conversion to a communal kitchen, subject to conditions regarding construction management, a management plan, and minor wording changes authorized by the Assistant Director (Planning & Building Control).

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 42

Average per Month: 2.1

Decisions Recorded: 129