Royal Greenwich has a new vision to 2050 and a four-year plan to start delivering it, following approval on Wednesday, 21 October.
The vision, Greenwich: the borough that creates, was shaped by more than 1,300 contributions from residents, partners and staff over the summer. The corporate plan is the first four-year step towards it.
For the first time, the organisation has a long-term vision: to be the borough that creates. The ambitious blueprint will guide decision making and growth until 2050, centred around creating opportunity, belonging, joy, wellbeing and neighbourhoods.
Councillor Anthony Okereke, Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, said: "Greenwich is a special place, with a unique history of innovation and creativity. We don't want to lose that, or any of the personality that makes Eltham, or Plumstead, or Charlton, the places people know and love. We want a borough where people are not nostalgic for what it was, but proud of what it is.
"The world is changing quickly, so it has never been more important to plot a course for the place we all live, work and study. We had well over 1,000 contributions over the summer, and every bit of feedback told us something useful - how it should be seen, treated and left for the next generation."
The vision, paired with the corporate plan, describe a borough where everyone has a place – one that is fair and sustainable for the next generation.
The corporate plan sets out what the council will deliver over the next four years. It’s formed around 110 commitments, across seven themes – with a focus on being a council that gets things done. It includes:
- 6,000 new council, social rent and low rent homes over the next decade
- Tackling fly tipping and reducing bulky waste charges
- £150 bike vouchers for young people
- 5 youth hubs open 7 days a week through NextGen Greenwich and a £1.6m youth grant
- £1m for local causes through our Greenwich Neighbourhood Growth Fund
- Pushing for the DLR extension, unlocking Charlton Riverside and delivering Thamesmead’s New Town
Cllr Okereke added: "A child born here this year will be 24 in 2050 and looking for a good job and home. Our corporate plan is the first four-year step towards that reality. Big ambition is easy, but delivery is what counts, and the council will get things done."
Our vision pulls from the history residents said meant a lot to them – and applies it in a way that protects what makes the borough special.
Residents shaped the vision through Greenwich 2050, the council’s summer engagement campaign. People took part at community forums in Plumstead, Eltham and Greenwich and Blackheath, at local events and online.