Planning decisions

Functions of the planning board

The planning function is divided between the:

• Planning Board
• Local Planning Committee
• officers within our Planning directorate (with delegated authority)

The Planning Board considers major strategic planning applications while the Local Planning Committee considers non-strategic applications. Find out more about the planning function under Part 3 of the council’s constitution.

Planning meetings

We hold monthly planning meetings at Woolwich Town Hall at 6:30pm.

Attend a planning meeting

Anyone can attend and observe a planning meeting.

You can attend a meeting in person or watch it online via webcast. We also record planning meeting webcasts, which are available to watch for 12 months after the meeting date.

To watch a planning meeting online:

1. View Planning Board meetings or view Local Planning Committee meetings.
2. Select the correct meeting date.
3. View the webcast.

Speak at a planning meeting

If you want to speak at a planning meeting about an item we’re considering, you need to attend in person. You also need to send us a request to speak at the meeting.

Submit a request to speak

You must submit your request by 5pm on the last working day before the meeting.

We allow an equal maximum of 7 speakers at each meeting and accept requests on a first come, first served basis.

We will not accept any requests to speak that we receive after the deadline.

What to include in your request

Your request must include:

• your full name and address
• the address or reference number of the planning application you wish to speak about
• whether you're speaking in favour of the application or objecting to it
• details of any residents’ or conservation group you're representing
• any relevant documents you've not already sent to us - see the section below about submitting documents

Reasons we cannot accept a request to speak

Unfortunately, we cannot accept requests:

• that we receive after the deadline
• that do not contain all the information we need
• when we've already accepted 7 other speakers

Submit documents to a planning meeting

Anyone can submit photos, documents, maps and written submissions to a planning meeting. You can do this even if you’re not attending or speaking at a meeting.

You must submit these by 5pm, 2 full working days before the meeting. For example, if the meeting is on a Tuesday, the deadline is 5pm on the preceding Thursday. This gives the committee time to review your submission.

Do not submit anything:

• that you’ve already sent to our Planning Officers
• direct to members of the planning committee
• at the planning meeting

How to submit requests and documents

To submit requests and documents you can:

• email us at committees@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
• write to us at the address shown at the bottom of this page
• telephone us on 020 8921 4350
• visit us at the Town Hall