Councillor Peter Baker
Email: Peter.Baker@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Council: Greenwich
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
51 meetings · Page 1 of 11
Council Annual Meeting - Wednesday, 27 May 2026 - 7.00 pm
Organisation and Communities Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 23rd April, 2026 6.30 pm
Local Planning Committee - Tuesday, 24 March 2026 - 6.30 pm
The Local Planning Committee is scheduled to consider several applications for the change of use of properties to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), alongside associated building works. These applications are located in Plumstead and Eltham.
Organisation and Communities Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 12th March, 2026 6.30 pm
The Organisation and Communities Scrutiny Panel met on Thursday, 12 March 2026, to discuss the Council's Digital Strategy and the use of Artificial Intelligence, community engagement efforts, and the monitoring of Freedom of Information requests. The Panel also received an update from the Cabinet Member for Finance, Resources and Social Value and discussed the work programme for the upcoming year.
Local Planning Committee - Tuesday, 3rd March, 2026 6.30 pm
The Local Planning Committee meeting on 3 March 2026 saw several applications for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) discussed, with two deferred due to insufficient information regarding management plans and noise mitigation. A proposal for a two-storey side extension to a Grade II listed building at 25 Gloucester Circus was refused due to concerns about its impact on heritage value, while a similar application at 888 Sidcup Road was deferred for further information. Planning permission was granted for HMO conversions at 73 and 57 Roydene Road, and 76 Riverdale Road. An application for an 8-bed HMO at 31 Eltham Hill was deferred.
Decisions from Meetings
162 decisions · Page 27 of 33
Statement of Accounts
From: Council Special Meeting - Wednesday, 26th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 26, 2025
...to approve the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024, delegate its signing to the Corporate Director of Resources, and note the Audit Completion Report and the Audit and Risk Management Panel's view on general reserves.
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Housing Revenue Account Medium Term Financial Strategy & 2025-26 Budget and Rent Setting
From: Council Special Meeting - Wednesday, 26th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 26, 2025
...to approve the Housing Revenue Account Medium Term Financial Strategy and the 2025-26 budget, including rent increases for social homes, tenant service charges, and garages, alongside various measures to address financial pressures, such as rephasing capital program spending, extending the relet policy, reviewing tenant management organisation funding, converting planned council home builds to acquisitions, utilizing GLA grants, converting void homes for temporary accommodation, and funding a Hardship Fund.
Recommendations Approved
Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025- 26+
From: Council Special Meeting - Wednesday, 26th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 26, 2025
...to approve the Medium Term Financial Strategy for 2025/26 to 2028/29, including a council tax increase, a balanced budget for 2025/26, and noting various investments, funding allocations, savings proposals, and potential financial risks.
Recommendations Approved
Treasury Management and Capital Strategy 2025-26
From: Council Special Meeting - Wednesday, 26th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 26, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Plot 203, 7 Warman Walk, GMV Phases 345, Greenwich, SE10 0WU - Ref: 24/3389/F
From: Local Planning Committee - Tuesday, 25th February, 2025 6.30 pm - February 25, 2025
...to grant full planning permission for changing the use of the residential lobby at Plot 203, 7 Warman Walk, from residential to a flexible café/community space, with authorization for minor wording changes to the conditions.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 51
Average per Month: 2.1
Decisions Recorded: 162