Sandra Bauer - Councillor for Greenwich (Kidbrooke Village and Sutcliffe)

Councillor Sandra Bauer

Labour and Co-operative Kidbrooke Village and Sutcliffe Cabinet Member Equality, Culture and Communities

Email: sandra.bauer@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Council: Greenwich

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Pension Board Council Special Meeting (Committee Member) Planning Board (Vice-Chair, in the Chair, Vice-Chair) Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Eltham Crematorium Joint Committee (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Guest) Council Annual Meeting (Committee Member) Overview & Scrutiny Call-in Sub-Committee (Guest)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

63 meetings · Page 5 of 13

Planning Board Vice-Chair

Planning Board - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 6.30 pm

The Planning Board convened to discuss planning applications, focusing primarily on amendments to a previously approved mixed-use development. Councillors approved the amended application for land bound by Vincent Road, Wilmot Street and Woolwich New Road, which includes increasing building heights and the number of residential units, and reducing commercial space. An application relating to Stadium Road and Baker Road was withdrawn.

November 18, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 7.00 pm

The council meeting held on 29 October 2025 included discussion of petitions, changes to executive function schemes of delegation, and several motions concerning local issues. Councillors were also scheduled to answer questions from the public and from other members.

October 29, 2025
Planning Board Vice-Chair

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 Guest

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
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 12.30 pm

In a recent meeting, the Royal Borough of Greenwich's cabinet agreed to allocate specific resources to targeted service-based interventions and investments, as detailed in section 5 and 6 of the Use of grants and one-off financial capacity report. They also noted the progress made in meeting key regulatory requirements in housing and the ongoing work to improve compliance, as outlined in the Annual Housing Safety and Compliance Report 2024/2025.

October 15, 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

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

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 63

Average per Month: 2.6

Decisions Recorded: 188