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  • Colville Square Playground

    Colville Square Playground is a popular play area for younger children up to the age of six, located alongside Colville Square in North Kensington, near Portobello Road, Notting Hill. It has toddler swings, a basket swing, wooden play house, see-saw, roundabout, slide and climbing frame, surrounded by timber fencing. The play equipment and safer surfacing are coming to the end of life and need to be replaced. We would love to hear your views to help us design a new playground for local... More
    Opened 8 September 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 benefits of the proposals are: Better road safety Better flood... More
    Opened 29 October 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. However, this may have to change in the future as the Council is facing the biggest financial... More
    Opened 27 October 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 across the country. When you include broader pressures in terms of inflation and increasing... More
    Opened 27 October 2025

  • Culture Activities in Kensington and Chelsea - Citizens' Panel

    Kensington and Chelsea is rich in culture. We are an international destination for visitors, with Exhibition Road, Notting Hill Carnival, Chelsea Flower Show and Portobello Market to name just a few of the amazing institutions based here. Culture is who we are, it is our heritage and future. It is how we live our lives and express our identities. It is art, music, film, fashion, design and food. But it is much more: it is what defines us and sets out how we are changing. ... More
    Closed 23 October 2025

  • Culture Activities in Kensington and Chelsea

    Kensington and Chelsea is rich in culture. We are an international destination for visitors, with Exhibition Road, Notting Hill Carnival, Chelsea Flower Show and Portobello Market to name just a few of the amazing institutions based here. Culture is who we are, it is our heritage and future. It is how we live our lives and express our identities. It is art, music, film, fashion, design and food. But it is much more: it is what defines us and sets out how we are changing. ... More
    Closed 22 October 2025

  • Making the Borough Greener

    In 2021, we consulted with residents on key environmental priorities before adopting our: Climate Emergency Action Plan (CEAP) Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP) and Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) Now, we want to hear from you again to help shape the programmes and priorities for the coming years. This consultation aims to understand how environmental issues are impacting your local area, what environmental... More
    Closed 20 October 2025

  • Grenfell Community Support Programme: First Year Review

    We’re reviewing the first year of the Grenfell Community Support programme and want to hear the views of residents eligible for the support before we launch the second year in January 2026. The feedback will help shape future support for the Grenfell community. This anonymous survey will help us understand the experience of those accessing the support, what’s working and what could be improved. We will then ask questions about possible changes we could make to the programme and the... More
    Closed 19 October 2025

  • Tetcott Road Cycle Stands

    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. Chelsea Riverside ward councillors have approved a Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy bid from a resident to introduce cycle stands on the pedestrianised area in Tetcott Road between Chelsea Academy and World's End... More
    Closed 13 October 2025

  • Community Safety Plan 2025

    The Safer Kensington and Chelsea Partnership brings together the Council, Police, health services and voluntary sector organisations to address community safety issues in the borough. Safer Kensington and Chelsea would like your help to find out what are the most important crime and community safety issues affecting residents and businesses in our borough. This survey is an opportunity to tell us how resources from agencies across a range of statutory services - including Police, Council, the... More
    Closed 13 October 2025

  • Housing Management- Resident Involvement Strategy

    At Kensington and Chelsea, we believe that residents should be at the centre of everything we do. You know your homes and communities best, and your insights are invaluable in shaping the services that affect your lives. This strategy is about working with you, not just for you, and creating real opportunities to collaborate, share ideas, and bring about meaningful change. Since the launch of our first Resident Involvement Strategy in 2021, we’ve made strides in building trust and... More
    Closed 12 October 2025

  • 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 efficiency and reduce carbon emissions while protecting historic architecture. The... More
    Opened 9 October 2025

  • Maintaining and Investing in Residents’ Homes: Draft Housing Asset Management Strategy 2025-2030

    The Council is updating its strategy for the maintenance and improvement of residents’ homes over the next five years, with an update to the Housing Asset Management Strategy. This draft Strategy has been co-designed with residents and builds on previous work shaped by the lessons from Grenfell, evolving legislation and regulation, and changing resident expectations. It aims to ensure all Council homes are safe, well-maintained, and energy-efficient, while strengthening trust... More
    Closed 6 October 2025

  • 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 storing bicycles at home and much of the existing cycle parking on-street does not offer high... More
    Opened 6 October 2025

  • King’s Road / Beaufort Street Proposed Signalised Crossings

    Enabling more journeys on foot is one of the Council’s key objectives and helping to make it easier and safer for pedestrians to cross the road is an important part of meeting that objective. Between 2020 and 2024, there were 25 casualties from collisions at the junction of A3217 King's Road/Beaufort Street, seven of which involved serious injuries. The Council is therefore proposing to make improvements to the signalised pedestrian crossings at this junction. ... More
    Opened 29 September 2025

  • Time Banded Commercial Waste Collections- Holland Park Avenue and Draycott Avenue

    Due to the built nature of the borough, most businesses present their waste and recycling on the public highway in bags to await collection. The Council’s Commercial Waste Service provides collections for many businesses, and there are numerous other private waste collection companies that also service the businesses in Kensington and Chelsea. Earlier in 2025, we launched ‘Clear Streets’ – Commercial Waste Time Banded Collections in nine town centres across... More
    Opened 29 September 2025

  • Housing Management- Tenancy Policy Review

    Kensington and Chelsea is making some changes to its tenancy policy and we’d like your input. The Tenancy policy outlines the Council’s approach to issuing, ending and transitioning between tenancies in its own council housing stock. It was previously published in 2020 and it has reached its cyclical four year review. The changes to this policy are mainly to improve clarity and ease of reading for residents. We’ve moved the definition of the different types of... More
    Opened 29 September 2025

  • Statement of Licensing Policy

    The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is currently consulting on its Statement of Licensing Policy. This policy outlines how the Licensing Act 2003 is implemented within the borough. The policy covers various licensed premises, including pubs, restaurants, clubs, and off-licences. The consultation aims to gather feedback from residents, businesses, and other stakeholders on the proposed changes to the policy. We are required to review and republish this policy every five years and... More
    Closed 31 August 2025

  • Housing Needs Customer Satisfaction Survey 2025

    The Housing Service is keen to hear your feedback on using our services. We would be grateful if you could spare a few minutes to complete this survey. This survey will: Help us better understand residents’ experiences when contacting us online, by telephone, in person or by letter. Help us better understand residents’ ability to use our online services and any barriers, which will inform our policies and how we support residents to use these services. ... More
    Closed 28 August 2025

  • Residents Survey

    As part of our commitment to listen to residents and respond to feedback the Council is inviting all our residents to take part in our residents survey. This is your opportunity to tell us what you think about the borough and the Council. Our survey focuses on our residents' satisfaction with the local area and Council services. We will use the feedback we receive from residents to help us set priorities for a greener, safer and fairer Kensington and Chelsea . The survey is open... More
    Closed 24 August 2025

  • Elsham Road and Russell Road area – Bus and coach ban

    The Council has introduced an experimental traffic order which prohibits all buses (including coaches) from entering Elsham Road, Fairfax Place, Holland Gardens, Russell Gardens and Russell Road (excluding any part of those roads that is a red route side road). The ban is intended to improve the amenities of the local area, in particular for residents, by restricting the use of these roads by buses and coaches. The ban has been introduced following recent proposals in relation to using... More
    Opened 13 August 2025

  • Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) for 2025-28

    The Kensington and Chelsea Health and Wellbeing Board is consulting on its draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) for 2025-28 and would like to hear from you.   Every Health and Wellbeing Board has a statutory responsibility to update their PNA by the 1st October 2025. The PNA is used to help the NHS decide on applications for new pharmacies and changes at existing pharmacies. The draft report assesses the needs of pharmaceutical services for the local... More
    Closed 10 August 2025

  • Franklin's Row Improvements

    Kensington and Chelsea Council is striving to become a Greener, Safer and Fairer borough. As part of improvements to Quietway 15, and in response to requests from residents to calm traffic, the Council is proposing improvements at the junctions of Franklin’s Row/Cheltenham Terrace/St Leonard’s Terrace and Franklin’s Row/Turk’s Row. To encourage slower vehicle speeds, t he proposals include introducing footway widening to narrow the carriageway and reduce crossing... More
    Closed 3 August 2025

  • Silchester Road Central Reservation

    Kensington and Chelsea Council is striving to become a Greener, Safer and Fairer borough. As part of improvements to Cycleway 27 and in response to concerns from Kensington Aldridge Academy over near-miss collisions, the Council is proposing to introduce a new central reservation where Silchester Road meets Lancaster Road. The proposals involve introducing a raised median strip either side of the existing zebra crossing to encourage vehicles to remain within the carriageway lane and... More
    Closed 3 August 2025

  • London Healthy Waterways Boat Dweller 2025

    RRR Consultancy Ltd is conducting research to understand how air pollution, fuel use, and energy options impact boat dwellers across London. This study aims to gather insights into boaters’ awareness of air pollution and its health effects, access to energy sources, barriers to switching from solid fuels, and attitudes towards sustainability and climate emergency. The findings will help inform local authorities, waterways organisations, and policymakers to improve support for boat dwellers.... More
    Closed 1 August 2025

  • Earl's Court Shopfront Design Guide - draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

    This design guide has been produced to help businesses improve their shopfronts and bring a more unified design identity to Earl’s Court Road District Centre’s characterful shops and businesses. It is for business owners new to the high street planning to install a new shopfront or signage, as well as more established business owners looking to improve or change their current shopfront or signage. The Council is consulting on adopting the guide as a Supplementary Planning... More
    Closed 30 July 2025

  • Elm Park Gardens - Proposed kerbside carriageway tree planting

    Please read the following information carefully before completing the survey below, no later than 27 July 2025 . Kensington and Chelsea’s Council plan sets out our ambition to become a greener, safer and fairer borough. To make the borough greener, we are proposing to introduce trees in kerbside carriageway tree pits along Elm Park Gardens, in both the east and west arms of the road. Following funding approval to progress with the scheme from the... More
    Closed 27 July 2025

  • Grenville Place and Prince of Wales Terrace - Proposed kerbside carriageway tree planting

    Please read the following information carefully before completing the survey below, no later than 27 July 2025 . Following a successful application for Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) funding by a local resident to introduce new trees along Grenville Place and Prince of Wales Terrace, the Council is now seeking views on the proposals. A portion of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is to be spent on local priorities; this is called... More
    Closed 27 July 2025

  • Ladbroke Square and Ladbroke Terrace - Proposed sinusoidal road hump traffic calming

    Please read the following information carefully before filling in our consultation survey below, no later than Sunday 27 July 2025 . Following a successful application for Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) funding by local residents, to introduce traffic calming in Ladbroke Square and Ladbroke Terrace, the Council is now seeking views on the proposals. A portion of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is to be spent on local... More
    Closed 27 July 2025

  • Portobello Road Area Parking Changes

    Proposed new restrictions: Blenheim Crescent Conversion of 10 metres (33ft) of residents’ parking outside Nos. 1 and 3 Blenheim Crescent to single yellow line (hours of control: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 6.30pm and Saturday 8:30am to 1:30pm). Cambridge Gardens Conversion of 6 metres (20ft) of residents’ parking outside the flank wall of 289 Portobello Road (situated in Cambridge Gardens) and... More
    Closed 23 July 2025
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