Enabling more walking and cycling is one of the Council’s transport objectives. Making such trips safer and more convenient 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.
We are consulting on providing a new parallel crossing from Kempsford Gardens, across Old Brompton Road, to Brompton Cemetery. Parallel crossings enable pedestrians and cyclists to cross a road safely, with...More
You have consistently told us that community safety is one of your top priorities and making the borough safer again emerged as a key theme from the recent Let's Talk K&C consultation used to develop the Council Plan. We previously sought your views to inform the current Community Safety Plan and action plans. We now want to seek your views again to monitor progress and to see if there has been any shift in your attitudes and experiences. This will build on the benchmarks set in the...More
This consultation seeks views on the proposed introduction of a ban on motor vehicles travelling westbound along Harrington Gardens turning right into Colbeck Mews.
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This consultation seeks views on various proposed changes to parking, waiting and loading restrictions across the borough in the following streets:
Abbotsbury Road, Addison Avenue, Alderson Street, Allen Street, Bevington Road, Blenheim Crescent, Brunswick Gardens, Cadogan Gardens, Cadogan Square, Calderon Place, Campden Hill Road, Chelsea Bridge Road, Chelsea Embankment, Chelsea Manor Street, Cheyne Walk, Child’s Place, Collingham Road, Colville Gardens, Colville Road, Colville...More
This consultation seeks views on proposals to make changes to the parking layout within 69 St Quintin Avenue, Tavistock Crescent, Portobello Court Estate and Hortensia House housing estates
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The proposal is to amalgamate Golborne Children's Centre and Maxilla Nursery to form one nursery school. The schools have been operating as one school for a number of years and amalgamating them will make access to the school more streamlined for families and less complicated for the operation of the school.
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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.
The Council installs cycle stands where provisions are low and where there is a clear case for demand in cycle parking. The Council also receives requests from residents for cycle parking as many residents living in flats have...More
In Autumn 2022, the Council consulted on a proposal ot introduce a Schhol Street on St mark's Road, outside Thomas Jones Primary School on Monday to Friday 8.45am-9.05am and 3.10pm-3.40pm. The consultation stated that 70 per cent of respondents supported the scheme in full, so The Director for Transport and Regulatory Services, in consultation with the Lead Member for Planning, Place and Environment, has decided to proceed with a traffic order consultation on a School Street on St...More
We have been working with residents on a solution to the widespread misuse of parking facilities and increasing problems with unauthorised parking at Edenham Way.
Residents are frequently unable to find a parking space and some drivers of unauthorised vehicles are engaging in antisocial behaviour. There have been multiple incidences of vehicles speeding on the estate and vandalism of the car park entry gates.
In response, the Council is asking...More
Kensington and Chelsea Council Libraries and Archives launched K+C Co-works in April 2022. K+C Co-works provides affordable workspace and aims to create thriving communities at the most inspiring and convenient locations. We are creating a fourth space in Kensington Central Library and would like your views. Since the launch, K+C Co-works has grown and become popular amongst local business owners, entrepreneurs, and start-ups. We have witnessed a growth in the demand...More
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
Notting Dale is one of only two neighbourhoods in London that has been selected as part of the Mayor of London’s Future Neighbourhoods 2030 programme.
30 initial projects are already underway delivering benefits to local residents in Notting Dale, with the opportunity for more to secure funding in the months ahead, and leave a sustainable and positive legacy.
Notting Dale Future Neighbourhoods 2030 focuses on five key themes centred around retrofitting, energy supply, health and...More
All landlords, whether they be councils or housing associations periodically review their tenancy conditions to guarantee they remain relevant and effective in ensuring residents can enjoy their homes in peace and security.
Based on feedback over amendments proposed to your tenancy agreement in March 2021 , the Housing Management Services have just undertaken such a review, proposing a small number of changes to your tenancy conditions.
The main changes proposed are...More
During a consultation on the refurbishment of a playground at Emslie Horniman Pleasance, 83% of respondents wanted to see a mural within the playground to celebrate local artistry. The team behind Kensington and Chelsea Art Week ( KCAW ) has been curating the project, running the consultation and the final delivery of the mural - which will be added onto the inside of the wall surrounding the playground. They have already run workshops to get a better understanding of what local schools...More
This consultation focuses on whether the opening and closing times should be amended during the summer months, April through to August and how dogs should use the Square and how this should be controlled or managed.
Summer opening and closing times
Powis Square is currently open to the public from 7.30am every morning and closes when dusk falls.
The current opening and closing times for this period are displayed below:
Time periods
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In October 2022, the Council made a traffic order that exempted cycles from part of the one-way traffic order in Gilston Road , between its junctions with Priory Walk and Park Walk. After this order was made, the Council received representations from a residents’ association about the safety of the proposal.
At the request of the Lead Member for Planning, Place and Environment, the Council no longer wishes to implement this scheme. It was agreed that an alternative...More
In 2021 the Council commissioned a report from the Centre for London (CfL) to investigate the changing way residents and visitors get around the borough as the Covid pandemic receded. The Council also sought suggestions about how our streets and places could be adapted to improve walking, cycling and the use of public transport. The report also had a particular focus on Kensington High Street as a primary east-west corridor linking Kensington and Chelsea to other boroughs.
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Deciding how we fairly allocate our limited supply of social housing is one of the most important questions we face as a Council, and it is something that we must get right.
In our first consultation last year we asked for your thoughts about some key themes that we wanted your guidance on to make our Allocation Scheme better. These themes were identified in the pre-consultation work carried out with residents and local voluntary groups by Newman Francis on our behalf. ...More
This consultation seeks views on the proposed installation of a total of nine sinusoidal road humps in Egerton Crescent, Egerton Gardens and Egerton Terrace:
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The Leisure Services team wanted to capture some feedback from residents and other stakeholders about their current levels of physical activity and also their engagement with the Council's Sport and Leisure offer, to provide feedback and new ideas on ways we can improve our service for their benefit. This will also allow us to gauge what forms of exercise people have interest in, in order for us to meet demand or change to be more suitable.
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In November 2022, the Lead Member for Planning, Place and Environment approved a Key Decision Report (KDR) proposing changes to the resident parking permit eligibility criteria and terms and conditions which would reduce unnecessary bureaucracy whilst maintaining the integrity of the scheme. You can view the decision of the KDR online .
A number of the proposed changes require a change to the residents’ parking permit system and so can not be implemented until the system is changed....More
Kensington and Chelsea Council has launched a Customer Access Strategy aimed at improving the experience residents have when they contact us, and we want you to be part of it!
As part of the work to deliver the strategy we would like to work with people who live, work or study in the borough on a variety of projects, all with the aim of improving the experience people have when using Council services.
What’s happening?
We are committed to the strategy and to...More
We want our high streets to be places that are welcoming, where visitors want to spend time and where they want to return to again and again. One way we are working to support our high streets is through the development of a series of local action plans. The first one in Notting Hill Gate.
Local action plans list place-based projects which are identified and detailed with the community. Together, we will ensure that projects are deliverable, impactful, and well maintained. Projects can...More
As we draw up plans for the future, help us to continue the conversation we've already started with our communities and influence our Budget Proposals by sharing your views on the following consultations.
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We need your views on the Council’s budget
The Council’s latest draft budget report for 2023/24 includes proposed fees and charges for next year and an update on the Council’s capital programme.
It is very important that our residents and businesses have a say on this draft budget to help to ensure the Council delivers the Council Plan priorities designed with residents and sets a balanced budget for 2023/24.
This consultation focuses on capital proposals (for example,...More
We need your views on the Council’s budget
The Council’s draft budget report for 2023/24 includes key saving and investment proposals for next year.
It is very important that our residents and businesses have a say on this draft budget to help to ensure the Council delivers the Council Plan priorities being consulted on with residents and sets a balanced budget for 2023/24.
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The Council has a budget gap before any budget reductions of £13.3m for 2023/24 and...More
Kensington and Chelsea Council has taken up the challenge to become the best Council, in all that we do, so the borough is greener, safer, and fairer for everyone who lives here.
We know that becoming the best starts with listening. Residents have already shared ideas on what they think we should focus on and how we can use the learning from Grenfell to change for the better, including at the Citizens' Panel event in September.
We now drawing up plans for the future, which will be...More
Kensington and Chelsea Council has taken up the challenge to become the best Council, in all that we do, so the borough is greener, safer, and fairer for everyone who lives here.
We know that becoming the best starts with listening. Residents have already shared ideas on what they think we should focus on and how we can use the learning from Grenfell to change for the better.
We are now drawing up plans for the future, which will be set out in our new Council Plan for 2023-27 to be...More
The Council is undertaking a New Local Plan Review (NLPR) and has now reached the "Publication" stage. We have undertaken three previous consultations before reaching this stage.
In this final consultation on "Publication Policies" we are asking whether the policies satisfy the tests of soundness which are set out in paragraph 35 of the National Planning Policy Framework and are replicated in the response form.
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The Environment Select Committee set up a working group of Councillors to review flooding risk management following flooding in Kensington and Chelsea in July 2021 which affected households, high streets and businesses.
The working group is developing a report with recommendations for how the Council and other agencies might better support businesses and residents in managing flooding risk in the future.
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