31 transcripts · 265 insights in the last 12 months · busiest week w/c 27 Oct · 1 meeting, 2 signals this week
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£150 active travel vouchers for children
Transport · 23 Sept 2026
Council agreed a scheme offering a £150 voucher to each eligible child in Greenwich for a bike, scooter and safety equipment. The scheme is to be funded from developer contributions, not council tax. The council is…
Beresford Square, Woolwich Co-Living Development - 156 Units
Housing and Residential Development · 24 Feb 2026 · tender expected 24 Feb 2026
Approved full planning application for mixed-use development delivering 156 co-living units (equivalent to 87 conventional units) plus ground floor commercial space in Woolwich Town Centre. Scheme includes £2.2 million…
Greenwich Millennium Village Mixed-Use Housing Development - Phase 3-5
Housing and Residential Development · 24 Feb 2026
Approved section 73 and full planning applications for 258 new homes at Greenwich Millennium Village, Pear Tree Way. Development includes 35% affordable housing with 70/30 split between social rent and shared ownership.…
Troubadour Theatre Temporary Venue - Planning Permission Approved
Entertainment & Cultural Facilities · 20 Jan 2026
Planning permission granted for temporary 10-year use of demountable theatre structure (6,977 sq m) with two auditoriums (1,500 capacity each), restaurants, bars, and ancillary facilities on Greenwich Peninsula. Theatre…
Lewisham College deferral may incur costs
Planning and Legal Services · 24 Sept 2026
Members unanimously deferred item 5 to obtain a clearer picture of the application and Lewisham's position, particularly because the scheme could not proceed without the access road. Officers warned that deferral could…
Playing pitch shortfall pressure
Sports and Leisure · 21 Jul 2026
Officers said the site is heavily used, overplayed and not surplus to requirements, creating pressure to retain and improve it rather than redevelop it. The council’s playing pitch strategy and Sport England objection…
Housing · 14 Jul 2026
The Vicarage Park application generated major concern about a narrow, stepped access route, platform lifts, bin movement and day-to-day accessibility. Officers said the lifts were required to achieve step-free access…
Acute Housing Supply Shortfall - 2.38 Year Housing Land Supply
Housing and Residential Development · 24 Feb 2026
Council demonstrates only 2.38 years of housing land supply against required 5-year provision. Housing delivery test shows 48% performance. This housing shortfall applies across multiple applications (Items 5, 6, 9) and…
Sports and Leisure · 21 Jul 2026 · £4.7m
The applicant proposed off-site mitigation across Southwood Park, Charlton Park and Bostall Heath to offset loss of sports pitches. Officers noted the package was costed at about £3.94m net, rising to about £4.73m gross…
Community Safety Investment - £4.4m Programme
Community Safety & Enforcement · 3 Dec 2025 · £4.4m
Cabinet member for Community Safety announces £4.4 million investment into community safety enforcement and infrastructure. Funds will be used to nearly double community safety enforcement officer numbers, increase…
Capital receipts for digital transformation
IT · 23 Sept 2026
The approved Treasury Management and Capital Mid-Year Update includes using income from capital receipts to fund transformation and savings plans, predominantly in the digital team. The stated aim is to create digital…
Affordable homes at council sites
Housing · 21 Jul 2026
The board approved a separate scheme to redevelop council-owned garage sites opposite Sewell Road for 21 dwellings, all affordable. Officers described this as a brownfield regeneration scheme with a blended average rent…
Planning · 29 Sept 2026
Site visits were requested and agreed for 82 Brambleby Road, 812 Halland Road, and 70 St. Margaret’s Terrace. The chair said these applications were expected to return at a future meeting after the visits. This is a…
Review disputed minutes amendment
Committee administration · 29 Sept 2026
Approval of the 14 July minutes was deferred while the chair and an officer reviewed the video recording and checked the disputed account of whether a further ecological assessment had been raised as a condition. The…
Culture and Events · 21 Jul 2026
A temporary 10-year Secret Cinema venue on Greenwich Peninsula was approved subject to conditions and a section 106 agreement. Officers relied on transport, noise, and management conditions, plus an events coordination…
Planning · 24 Jun 2026
Officers recommended approval of the six-bedroom HMO proposal at 47 Arbroath Road, stating it complied with space standards, had acceptable amenity impacts, and received no highway objection. This is a planning decision…
Regeneration · 22 Jul 2026 · £20m
Thamesmead has been awarded £20 million over ten years through the Pride in Place programme. The council intends to establish a board and work with residents and community organisations to shape priorities, creating…
New flood risk management strategy
Flood Risk Management · 23 Sept 2026
Cabinet approved a new flood risk management strategy. It includes managing water flow through sustainable drainage and leaky dams, and a data-led, responsive approach to gully cleaning instead of cleaning every gully…
Waste Management · 22 Jul 2026
The council is already reviewing the waste management strategy because of simpler recycling rules, contracts nearing expiry, and the deposit return scheme. This indicates likely procurement activity around collection,…
Planning / Land Use · 21 Jul 2026
Officers concluded that redeveloping the SDC Sports Club site for housing would be inappropriate development on Metropolitan Open Land and would permanently harm openness. The scheme was judged not to provide the very…
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Over the last 12 months, the most frequently discussed commercial topics in this council's meetings have been Construction & Building Works (47 mentions, easing), Highways & Transport (22 mentions, easing), IT & Digital (15 mentions, easing) and Professional Services (15 mentions, easing).