We, the undersigned, call on the Royal Borough of Greenwich to take immediate action to stop the White Swan in Charlton Village being turned into residential flats and to force the owners to restore the premises to a working pub with function rooms. 

We are appalled at the dereliction and disrepair that the White Swan has fallen into, and that Charlton Village is about to enter its seventh year as an “at risk” conservation area. 

We are pleased to see that the Council has designated the White Swan a local community asset and local heritage asset. We believe that the White Swan should remain a community asset now and in the future, and the Council should reject all attempts to change its use or change to residential use. 

We further request that this petition should be treated as a material consideration in any future planning application with regard to The White Swan. 

As such, we ask that:

1) The Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Planning Enforcement team takes immediate action to ensure that the White Swan’s owners restore the property’s first-floor function rooms.

2) The Council ensures the restoration of the Charlton Village Conservation Area and economic regeneration area is included in the revised and updated Charlton Riverside Masterplan.

3) The Council works with Charlton residents and community groups to develop an economically prosperous Charlton Village, to attract external funding and bring a community-led White Swan back to life as the heart of the village, as part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s wider strategic aims and priorities.