Kensington and Chelsea's Consultation and Engagement Hub

Every year, Kensington and Chelsea has to make hundreds of decisions that affect the community. The Council is committed to put local people at the heart of decision making in everything we do. That's why we want your input. Feel free to browse the links below to find and take part in Kensington and Chelsea consultations and engagement activities, or search current and past consultations.

Find out about the decisions we've made with your input

We Asked, You Said, We Did

Featured Consultations

  • Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2026-27

    The Council is reviewing its Council Tax Reduction Scheme (the scheme), which helps residents on low incomes by reducing the amount of Council Tax they need to pay. Some households currently receive up to 100 per cent support, meaning they do not pay any Council Tax. We are proud to have one of the most generous schemes in London, helping around 8,000 working-age households each year. However, this may have to change in the future as the Council is facing the biggest financial...

    Closes 7 December 2025

  • Draft Budget Proposals 2026-27

    Help us tackle our biggest budget challenge yet by sharing your views on the Council’s budget for the financial year 2026/27. The Council delivers around 200 services – from keeping our streets clean and maintaining open spaces to providing vital services such as adult and children’s social care and homeless prevention. Each year, we are legally required to set a balanced budget, ensuring that the money we spend does not exceed the income we receive from...

    Closes 9 January 2026

Open Consultations

  • Cycle Hangars October 2025

    Enabling more cycling is one of the Council’s borough transport objectives. Making travel by bicycle convenient for residents is one way to improve our air quality, reduce traffic congestion, and work towards our goal for the borough to be carbon neutral by 2040. One of the ways we can make cycling easier is to provide cycle storage. Residents living in flats experience particular difficulty...

    Closes today

  • Local Listed Building Consent Order for Grade II listed buildings in the Queen’s Gate, Pembridge, and Holland Park Conservation Areas

    The Council is consulting on a Local Listed Building Consent Order (LLBCO) for Grade II listed buildings in the Queen’s Gate, Pembridge, and Holland Park Conservation Areas. This measure would allow owners to install double-glazed windows within existing frames without needing individual listed building consent, provided specific conditions are met. The initiative aims to promote energy...

    Closes 20 November 2025

  • Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2026-27

    The Council is reviewing its Council Tax Reduction Scheme (the scheme), which helps residents on low incomes by reducing the amount of Council Tax they need to pay. Some households currently receive up to 100 per cent support, meaning they do not pay any Council Tax. We are proud to have one of the most generous schemes in London, helping around 8,000 working-age households each year....

    Closes 7 December 2025

  • Future support for the voluntary and community sector

    The Council is facing the biggest financial challenge it has ever faced over the next few years. Currently, between now and 2030 we are expecting to lose £82m of funding from Government which represents 40 per cent of our controllable spend. This is due to the Government’s Fairer Funding Review, where they are looking to move funding out of London to the areas of greatest deprivation...

    Closes 7 December 2025

  • Strengthening Portobello Road Phase 1 Consultation

    Have your say on proposals to make Portobello safer, greener, more flood resilient and better for trading. Portobello Road is our famous market street that is rich in heritage, character, and community. We will make sure Portobello remains a unique place where people are proud to live, trade and work. We have developed ideas with local people for almost three years. The key...

    Closes 10 December 2025