Councillor Gary Dillon

Local Planning Committee - Tuesday, 1st October, 2024 6.30 pm

The Local Planning Committee approved the construction of a new dwelling house to the rear of a takeaway on Woolwich Road, Greenwich. It also approved the change of use of a property on Sidcup Road, Blackheath, to a 7-bedroom House of Multiple Occupation (HMO), and granted permission for the retention of an outbuilding to the rear of a ground floor flat on Alwold Crescent in Eltham.

Local Planning Committee - Tuesday, 24th September, 2024 6.30 pm

The meeting saw the approval of a retrospective planning application for a single storey rear infill extension at 34 Fairthorn Road, as well as the approval of an application for the construction of a nine-storey extension to the Vista Building on Calderwood Street. The committee also approved a contentious application for the conversion and extension of an existing outbuilding at 118 Woodhill Road, and the change of use from a residential dwelling to a six-person HMO at 64 Holburne Road.

Planning Board - Tuesday, 17th September, 2024 6.30 pm

Planning permission was granted for the development at Enderby Place subject to a Section 106 agreement and conditions. The application for the former lorry park adjacent to Studio 338 was approved with an amendment to a condition and an informative added to the decision. The application for Victoria House was approved subject to conditions and a Section 106 legal agreement. The application about 2B Rathmore Road was deferred until the next Planning Board meeting.

Council - Wednesday, 24th July, 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting of the full council saw the appointment of Councillor Majid Rahman as the new Cabinet Member for Planning, Estate Renewal and Development, replacing Councillor Aidan Smith who has left the council to take up a new role elsewhere. The council also voted to approve the adoption of a new Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charging schedule and to allow for the appointment of political assistants for both the Labour and Conservative groups.

Planning Board - Tuesday, 23rd July, 2024 6.30 pm

The Planning Board refused permission for an application to demolish a house at 11 Crossmead in Eltham and build a 32-flat development. The Board also granted permission for the Royal Borough of Greenwich to build a new special educational needs school at the site of the former Kidbrooke Park Primary School, on Hargood Road in Kidbrooke.