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Experimental introduction of on-carriageway electric scooted parking places
On an experimental basis, t he Council has introduced e-scooter parking places in the carriageway in the following locations: Kensington Park Road, in the centre of the carriageway, adjacent to the flank wall of No. 2 Horbury Crescent, having a length of 5 metres and a width of 2.5 metres Talbot Road, on the south-east side, outside Nos. 105/107 and No. 109 Talbot Road, by removing a 5.2-metre pay on-street parking place Walmer Road, on the south-west... MoreClosed 7 December 2021 -
Business Matters enewsletter
Business Matters is one of a number of regular enewsletters produced by the Council to keep residents and businesses informed about local issues. Business Matters is a fortnightly enewsletter targeted at businesses in the borough and those that are interested in business issues. MoreClosed 8 December 2021 -
Bute Street - Proposed Improvements
In 2020, to help local businesses during the Covid 19 pandemic, we closed Bute Street to motor vehicles on an experimental basis. This allowed more space for pedestrians and cyclists and enabled the restaurants and cafes on Bute Street to place tables and chairs outside their premises. This arrangement has worked well and we would now like to make the closure permanent and create a welcoming, harmonious and flexible space accommodating the farmers’ market on Saturdays;... MoreClosed 24 December 2021 -
Care and wellbeing in your borough
This is a challenging time for all of us, both nationally and locally and COVID-19 is still a serious issue. Kensington and Chelsea Council is providing a number of services for residents, as well as working in partnership with many local organisations that are undertaking fantastic work to support local residents. In August 2020, we heard from our residents about the impact that COVID-19 was having on you; the services you were accessing; and where you think the Council could... MoreClosed 29 December 2021 -
A policy to support al fresco dining on streets and public spaces
The Council has long recognised the positive contribution that outdoor hospitality makes to enlivening our streets and creating attractive and successful places for residents and visitors to enjoy. During the pandemic, when indoor dining was restricted, the opportunity to eat outdoors was valued and enjoyed by many who live, work or spend time in the borough. The Government introduced, a new type of licence; called a Pavement Licence, to make it easier for hospitality businesses to... MoreClosed 31 December 2021 -
School Street - Vicente Cañada Blanch Spanish School
What is a School Street? A School Street is a road, or section of road, outside a school that becomes a pedestrian and cycle zone during the school's opening and closing times. These timed road closures aim to reduce congestion and poor air quality directly outside school gates by preventing parents' vehicles from accessing the road to drop off or collect children. Additionally, they make the area outside the school safer and can make it easier for families to choose more sustainable... MoreClosed 2 January 2022 -
School Street - St Charles Catholic Primary School
What is a School Street? A School Street is a road, or section of road, outside a school that becomes a pedestrian and cycle zone during the school's opening and closing times. These timed road closures aim to reduce congestion and poor air quality directly outside school gates by preventing parents' vehicles from accessing the road to drop off or collect children. Additionally, they make the area outside the school safer and can make it easier for families to choose more sustainable... MoreClosed 2 January 2022 -
Draft Budget 2022-23
The draft budget report was presented to Leadership Team on Wednesday 10 November 2021 including details of key saving and investment proposals for next year. The Council has a budget gap of £7.8m for 2022/23 and a further pressure of £21.7m over the next three years. Much of this pressure is driven by projected increases in demand for services such as housing and social care, changing economic conditions, Covid recovery and a much greater reliance on income generated locally rather... MoreClosed 12 January 2022 -
North Ken News
North Ken News is a monthly publication which is delivered to households in North Kensington. It was launched in direct response to residents' feedback for more information about what is happening in the local area. It covers seven wards: Colville Dalgarno Golborne Norland Notting Dale Pembridge St Helen’s The newsletter will shortly be moving from monthly editions to editions every two months. You can read more about North Ken News, including... MoreClosed 12 January 2022 -
School Street Feedback Survey
School Streets temporarily remove motor traffic outside a school by creating timed road closures during school drop off and pick up times. They are a well-established way of helping more families to walk, cycle, scoot or wheel to school. The schemes aim to make our streets safer and more pleasant by reducing congestion and emissions, and improving road safety immediately outside the school gates. The Council currently has six School Streets at experimental stage: Burnaby Street... MoreClosed 16 January 2022 -
New Homes Delivery Programme - Latymer Community Church and Bramley Road New Homes
The Council is building 600 new homes in the borough including a minimum of 300 at social rent. This will be achieved without the loss of any existing homes. There is an urgent need for social rent and key worker homes in the borough and our New Homes Delivery Programme will go some way to tackling our housing shortage. Phase 1 Work has already started on the 97 homes that form part of Phase 1 of this programme. These sites comprise Kensal Road, Hewer... MoreClosed 17 January 2022 -
Resident Parking Permit Improvements
Over the past year and a half, Kensington and Chelsea Council has introduced virtual (paperless) parking permits as a temporary measure in response to the Covid 19 pandemic. This has had benefits for the environment and for customers, so we are now consulting on whether we should move permanently to issuing virtual parking permits. So far, during the temporary scheme, some of the benefits have included: Faster service for residents, who do not need to... MoreClosed 23 January 2022 -
Tackling parking facilities misuse on Wandon Road Estate
You may be aware that we’ve been working with residents on a solution to the widespread misuse of parking facilities on Wandon Road Estate. Previous consultations the Council has conducted have been unsuccessful in finding a solution that meets the needs of Wandon Road residents or simply did not receive enough responses for us to be confident residents wanted us to implement the proposed changes. Residents have asked us to firstly establish a fair system for parking... MoreClosed 31 January 2022 -
North Kensington Library Arts Project
North Kensington Library would like to create a programme of events for the local community. For us to do that, we would really like your input into the type of arts and cultural events and activities you would like to see. If you have any queries, require a paper copy of the survey or require assistance in other languages, please contact the Library Service Delivery Team by email at NorthKensington.Library@rbkc.gov.uk or by phone at 020 7361 3010 . MoreClosed 6 February 2022 -
Environmental Action Plans
The subject of environmental sustainability has never been so important, and environmental matters have become increasingly high profile in recent years. Environmental sustainability is a top priority for the Council and we have set ourselves some very challenging targets in this area. Our new Green Plan sets the holistic vision for how the Council will become more environmentally sustainable and identifies five key priority areas: Achieving carbon neutrality and... MoreClosed 13 February 2022 -
Anti-social behaviour on the World's End Estate: Views of young people
The Housing Management Anti-Social Behaviour Team was formed in December 2020 to tackle more serious incidents of anti-social behaviour and help reduce crime, specifically on Council-owned estates, to ensure our residents feel safe in their homes and local community. The team act on information reported by residents and help resolve complaints, whilst also using police intelligence to proactively tackle anti-social behaviour by putting measures in place to prevent it happening in the first... MoreClosed 13 February 2022 -
Traffic Order S328 - Aubrey Road
Following a request from residents, the Council has approved a Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy bid for secure cycle parking. Residents living in flats experience p articular difficulty storing bicycles at home and much existing cycle parking on-street does not offer high levels of security. The proposal is to introduce one secure cycle hangar unit outside Aubrey Lodge on Aubrey Road. Each on-street cycle hangar unit provides space for six residents’ bicycles. The... MoreClosed 23 February 2022 -
Traffic Order S329 - Blenheim Crescent
Following a request from residents, the Council has approved a Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy bid for secure cycle parking. Residents living in flats experience p articular difficulty storing bicycles at home and much existing cycle parking on-street does not offer high levels of security. The proposal is to introduce one secure cycle hangar unit opposite no. 131 Blenheim Crescent. Each on-street cycle hangar unit provides space for six residents’ bicycles. The... MoreClosed 23 February 2022 -
Traffic Order S333 - Nevern Road
Following a request from residents, the Council has approved a Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy bid for secure cycle parking. Residents living in flats experience p articular difficulty storing bicycles at home and much existing cycle parking on-street does not offer high levels of security. The proposal is to introduce one secure cycle hangar unit at the southern end of the resident’s bay outside the flank wall of Nos. 52 to 53 Nevern Square, situated in Nevern Road. ... MoreClosed 23 February 2022 -
Traffic Order S332 - Chesterton Road
The Council has received requests from residents for an on-street cycle hangar unit in Chesterton Road. Residents living in flats experience particular difficulty storing bicycles at home and much existing cycle parking on-street does not offer high levels of security. The proposal is to introduce one secure cycle hangar unit outside No. 155 Chesterton Road, reusing a Car Club bay that is no longer required by the operator. Each on-street cycle hangar unit provides space for... MoreClosed 23 February 2022 -
Traffic Order S331 - Beaufort Street
Following a request from residents, the Council has approved a Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy bid for secure cycle parking. Residents living in flats experience p articular difficulty storing bicycles at home and much existing cycle parking on-street does not offer high levels of security. The proposal is to introduce one secure cycle hangar unit outside Nos. 9 to 16 Beaufort Mansions. Each on-street cycle hangar unit provides space for six residents’ bicycles.... MoreClosed 23 February 2022 -
Traffic Order S334 - St Michael's Gardens
Following a request from residents, the Council has approved a Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy bid for secure cycle parking. Residents living in flats experience p articular difficulty storing bicycles at home and much existing cycle parking on-street does not offer high levels of security. The proposal is to introduce one secure cycle hangar unit at the westernmost end of the residents’ bay outside the flank wall of No. 218 Ladbroke Grove, situated on St Michael’s... MoreClosed 23 February 2022 -
Traffic Order S330 - Holland Park
Following a request from residents, the Council has approved a Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy bid for secure cycle parking. Residents living in flats experience p articular difficulty storing bicycles at home and much existing cycle parking on-street does not offer high levels of security. The proposal is to introduce one secure cycle hangar unit at the northern end of the residents’ bay outside No. 35 Holland Park. Each on-street cycle hangar unit provides space... MoreClosed 23 February 2022 -
Norland Road - Pedestrian and Cycle Zone
The Council proposes to provide a pedestrian and cycle zone in the pedestrianised part of Norland Road. All vehicles other than pedal cycles, vehicles used by the emergency services and vehicles required for emergency work carried out by utility companies would be banned from entering the paved area in that part of Norland Road that extends southwards from its junction with Queensdale Road to its southern extremity. MoreClosed 23 February 2022 -
January 2022 Miscellaneous Parking, Waiting and Loading Amendments
This consultation seeks views on various proposed changes to parking, waiting and loading restrictions across the borough in the following streets: Allen Street, Ashburn Place, Aubrey Road, Beaufort Street, Blenheim Crescent, Bonchurch Road, Bramerton Street, Chesterton Road, Clanricarde Gardens, Coulson Street, Cranley Gardens, Dilke Street, Drayton Gardens, Elgin Crescent, Elm Park Gardens, Elm Park Road, Elystan Street, Exmoor Street, Gloucester Road, Gore Street,... MoreClosed 23 February 2022 -
Housing Allocations Scheme
Our Housing Allocations Scheme sets out the rules for how we allocate housing. It tells you; Who can apply to go on the housing register Who gets priority for housing The size of the property people are eligible to apply for Why are we updating the Housing Allocations Scheme? The currenty scheme was introduced in 2014 and a revision introduced in 2017. The current scheme was... MoreClosed 24 February 2022 -
Housing Service Satisfaction Survey
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. ... MoreClosed 25 February 2022 -
Draft Local Listed Building Consent Order - Solar Panels
Local Listed Building Consent Orders (LLBCOs) are a legal measure which allows the Council to grant listed building consent for alterations to more than one listed building, including groups of listed buildings in all or part of the borough, or buildings of a particular description. This is a pro-active and blanket grant of listed building consent, which means that owners of those listed buildings specified in the Order will not have to make individual applications, but will be able to... MoreClosed 25 February 2022 -
Phillimore Walk Cycling Access
Enabling more cycling is one of the Council’s borough transport objectives. We are also concerned about the impacts of poor air quality on our residents, and believe making cycle trips safer is part of the solution to providing alternatives to motor vehicle trips. We want to make sure cycling is safer, easier, attractive and inclusive for all. We are consulting on providing improved cycle access between Phillimore Walk and the Holland Walk cycle and pedestrian path. ... MoreClosed 6 March 2022 -
Proposed Extension of the Edwardes Square, Scarsdale and Abingdon Conservation Area
The Council is undertaking a consultation on this draft supplementary planning document (SPD). This consultation document analyses the historic townscape qualities of the Edwardes Square, Scarsdale and Abingdon Conservation Area and proposes an extension of the existing conservation area to include mansion block buildings adjacent to the site and other buildings that contribute to the character and appearance of this existing conservation area. This is a draft document and we want to... MoreClosed 6 March 2022
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