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.

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Featured Consultations

  • Implications of the Fairer Funding Review

    Future Funding Arrangements - Sustainable Communities Act Kensington and Chelsea is facing an unprecedented funding gap as a result of the Government's Fairer Funding Review. Over the four year funding period, the Government will remove more than £100 million from our budgets, equivalent to over 40 per cent of our controllable budget. The impact will fall on our residents; creating a gap so huge that we will be forced into cuts and tax rises, almost entirely as a result of decisions...

    Closes 4 October 2026

Open Consultations

  • Draft Kensington High Street Local Action Plan

    The Kensington High Street Business Improvement District (BID), Opportunity Kensington, is developing a range of projects and longer-term aspirations to enhance the high street. We have been working with the BID to create an action plan so that local people can have their say and help shape the delivery of projects and the future of the high street. The projects will contribute to making...

    Closes 13 September 2026

  • Implications of the Fairer Funding Review

    Future Funding Arrangements - Sustainable Communities Act Kensington and Chelsea is facing an unprecedented funding gap as a result of the Government's Fairer Funding Review. Over the four year funding period, the Government will remove more than £100 million from our budgets, equivalent to over 40 per cent of our controllable budget. The impact will fall on our residents; creating a gap...

    Closes 4 October 2026

  • Private Rented Sector Discharge Policy and Temporary Accommodation Placement Policy.

    We want to hear your views on updating our Private Rented Sector Discharge Policy and Temporary Accommodation Placement Policy. These are two separate policies which aim to deliver a fairer system for everyone. One explains how we decide where households are offered private rented homes to deliver our homelessness duty. The other explains how we decide where households are placed in...

    Closes 20 October 2026

  • Housing policies - Homelessness, Private Rented Sector, Temporary Accommodation Placement

    As part of our aims to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping we have a new draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2026–2031 which sets out how we will work over the next five years to prevent homelessness, tackle rough sleeping and help households access suitable housing. This links in with our updated Private Rented Sector Discharge Policy and Temporary Accommodation Placement...

    Closes 20 October 2026

  • Draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2026–2031

    Have your say on the draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2026–2031 We have developed a draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy for 2026–2031 with help from residents, people with lived experience of homelessness, housing providers, voluntary and community sector organisations and we want it to deliver a fairer system. The strategy sets out how we will work...

    Closes 20 October 2026