Maisie Richards Cottell - Councillor for Greenwich (East Greenwich)

Councillor Maisie Richards Cottell

Labour East Greenwich

Email: Maisie.Richards.Cottell@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Council: Greenwich

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council Special Meeting (Committee Member) Planning Board (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Transport and Place Scrutiny Panel (Chair) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Appointments Panel (Committee Member) Council Annual Meeting (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Planning Board Committee Member

Planning Board - Tuesday, 21st October, 2025 6.30 pm

The Royal Greenwich Planning Board met to discuss planning permission for a mixed-use development near Woolwich Crossrail station and a flexible use building in Thamesmead. Councillors approved both applications, subject to conditions and legal agreements.

October 21, 2025
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 6.30 pm

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss policing in the borough, and the strategic planning and management of Greenwich's parks. The committee noted the upcoming executive decisions set out in the Forward Plan, and agreed to pick up with Councillor Rachel Taggart-Ryan, Cabinet Member Community Safety and Enforcement, the need for more publicity about policing in the Greenwich comms and social media channels.

October 16, 2025
Transport and Place Scrutiny Panel Chair

Transport and Place Scrutiny Panel - Tuesday, 7th October, 2025 6.30 pm

The Transport and Place Scrutiny Panel were scheduled to meet to discuss the progress of the new Local Plan, and to review the Local Implementation Plan (LIP) programme for 2025-26.

October 07, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.00 pm

Greenwich Council has reviewed its financial strategy, debated the future of adventure playgrounds, and discussed government funding cuts. The council also appointed His Honour Judge Andrew Lees as the Honorary Recorder for the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

September 24, 2025
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 4th September, 2025 6.30 pm

In a meeting recorded and posted to the council's YouTube channel, the Royal Borough of Greenwich Overview and Scrutiny Committee convened to discuss the borough's status as a Borough of Sanctuary, and to consider future reports and upcoming executive decisions. The committee noted the progress made since the Royal Borough of Greenwich was awarded Borough of Sanctuary status in July 2023.

September 04, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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260 Eltham High Street, Eltham, London, SE9 1AA - Ref: 25/3822/MA

From: Planning Board - Tuesday, 10th March, 2026 6.30 pm - March 10, 2026

... refused the application to extend the opening hours of the self-storage facility due to concerns about increased early morning noise and disturbance for local residents.

Recommendations Approved

Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026/27+

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...to provide for £35m of investment, including £22m for increasing costs due to demand and inflation, £9m for capital investment financing, and £1m for Freedom Pass, while also agreeing the proposed Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026/27 to 2029/30, which includes a 2.00% adult social care precept and a 2.99% main council tax rate increase, and approving the allocation of £4.034m per year for the Department for Work and Pensions’ Crisis and Resilience Fund.

Recommendations Approved

Budget and Council Tax Setting 2026/27

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...approved the council budget for 2026/27, agreed a 4.99% increase in the borough element of council tax (including a 2.99% increase for service delivery pressures and a 2% adult social care precept), and set the overall council tax levels, including a specific addition for taxpayers surrounding the Gloucester Circus garden.

Recommendations Approved

Treasury Management and Capital Strategy 2026/27

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...approved the Treasury Management Strategy, Capital Strategy, Prudential Indicators, and Minimum Revenue Provision arrangements for 2026/27.

Recommendations Approved

Statement of Accounts

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025, including the Royal Borough of Greenwich Statement of Accounts and the Royal Borough of Greenwich Pension Fund Statement of Accounts, were approved.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 64

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 120