Greenwich Council - Area Planning and Environment Committees - Area Planning and Environment Committees

Area Planning and Environment Committees are responsible for considering non-strategic planning applications where one of the following applies:

the proposal would not accord with the Council’s approved planning policies and the Chief Officer’s recommendation is to grant permission
there are two or more objections to the application and the Chief Officer's recommendation is to grant permission
a Councillor requests that the application be determined by Committee.

Committee meetings and membership

Meetings are held once a month, usually on a specified Wednesday at 6.30pm

Browse our meetings and agendas online calendar

For further information and membership, visit the section on the respective committees:

Each Area Planning and Environment Committee deals with local planning issues for particular wards in the borough:

Eltham and Kidbrooke area - Coldharbour and New Eltham, Eltham North, Eltham South, Eltham West, Kidbrooke with Hornfair, Middle Park and Sutcliffe, and Shooters Hill wards.
Greenwich area - Blackheath Westcombe, Greenwich West and Peninsula wards.
Woolwich and Thamesmead area - Abbey Wood, Charlton, Glyndon, Plumstead, Thamesmead Moorings, Woolwich Common and Woolwich Riverside wards.

You have a right to attend council meetings.

If you want to put forward a question on an agenda item for consideration at the meeting, it must be received in writing 24 hours before the meeting.