We Asked, You Said, We Did

To relocate the cycle hangar on St James's Gardens to Darnley Terrace

Seven reponses were received, all objecting to the relocation. 

The Council has decided to proceed with the relocation, but to undertake further consultation on changes to parking nearby to increase resident parking availability.

Whether the Council should introduce ‘green man’ pedestrian signals and associated improvements at the junction of Kings Road and Beaufort Street.

The changes were fully supported by 127 responses (83 per cent). Fifteen (10 per cent) supported in part and 10 (7 per cent) objected to the scheme. One of the respondents had no opinion on the proposals.

The Council has decided to proceed with the scheme.

Colville Square Playground is a much-loved play area for younger children (up to age six), located alongside Colville Square in North Kensington, near Portobello Road, Notting Hill.

During autumn 2025 we asked for your views on refurbishing the playground, by giving your feedback on the current facilities, as well as ideas for improvement. Specifically, we asked for your opinions on new children’s play equipment, park furniture, colour schemes, materials to be used and whether to increase the size of the playground.

Survey responses 47.

A consultation workshop also took part with several children and staff from Colville Nursery and Pre-School.

Who took part: Most respondents were female at 85 per cent, and 87 per cent were aged 25 to 54 years. Sixty two per cent identified as white ethnic origin and four per cent as having a physical or mental health condition that was expected to last 12 months or more.

How people use the playground: Nearly one in five people visit the playground every day and a further 47 per cent visit two or three times per week. Only two per cent visit the playground rarely.

Satisfaction with the playground: Dissatisfaction was highest with the gardens surrounding the playground at 44 per cent; the gardens are not part of the playground refurbishment programme, however this feedback has been passed on to the parks managers for consideration. Satisfaction with fencing was 49 per cent, play equipment 47 per cent, seating 40 per cent and playground surfacing 29 per cent.

Areas for improvement: Common themes included replacing the ‘tired and outdated’ play equipment, providing more seating and swings for young children and ‘making the play area bigger’.

Popular choices of play equipment: The most popular choices were toddler swings, trampolines, playhouses, slides, basket swings, climbing frames and junior (flat) swings. Interactive play panels, fun ground graphics and roundabouts were also chosen, but less frequently.

Colour theme: Bright colours, such as red, blue and yellow, were preferred by nearly three quarters of respondents.

Materials: A combination of wood and painted metal play equipment was preferred by 53 per cent of respondents, with 38 per cent preferring mostly natural wood / timber.

Other items within the playground: Shade from sun and rain, more seating and picnic tables were popular. Drinking fountains and a pushchair park were less popular.

Make the playground bigger: 83 per cent asked for the playground to be made bigger, with more play items.

Designing and delivering the refurbished playground: The full consultation report and feedback from the Colville Nursery and Preschool workshop have been given to companies interested in designing, manufacturing and installing the refurbished playground. Their proposed designs will be assessed and scored against the feedback received from residents and the highest scoring company will be asked to install their design at Colville Square Gardens.

Increasing the size of the playground: All interested play companies have been asked to increase the size of the playground to the southern and eastern boundaries, as this was a very popular choice for residents.

Timescale: It is planned to rebuild the playground during spring 2026.

if the Council should introduce four new Sheffield stands on the piazza on Tetcott Road, providing space for eight bicycles.

Nine responses were received to the consultation, all in support of the proposals. 

The Council will proceed with installation of the cycle stands.

Housing Management ran this consultation to ask residents if they supported the main aims of the draft Housing Asset Management Strategy and sought feedback on the five key investment priorities proposed and any other comments on the draft.

The majority of respondents supported the Strategy’s overall aims to keep homes safe, well-maintained, energy-efficient, and to strengthen resident involvement. Some respondents questioned whether the Strategy would be fully implemented or supported in practice. Respondents felt that more specificity was needed, with clearer commitments on delivery and timelines.

Recommendations from live resident engagement and consultation feedback informed the final revisions to the Strategy. Overall, the consultation confirmed strong resident and stakeholder support for the Strategy’s approach and priorities and provided practical insights that strengthened commitments, improved clarity and ensured the Strategy reflects the needs and experiences of residents across the borough. The following changes and clarifications were made in response to consultation feedback:

• Further simplified technical language and adjusted terminology to make the Strategy clearer and easier for residents to understand. Amended wording and strengthened commitments to improve fairness and transparency in investment decisions.
• Added clear definitions of the Decent Homes Standard and Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) and clarified regulatory compliance and reporting under the Building Safety Act.
• Strengthened emphasis on resident involvement and how feedback continues to guide investment priorities.
• Incorporated clearer reference to repair and maintenance standards through the commitment to develop the RBKC Home Standard.
• Highlighted explanation of building components replacement cycles, emphasising a robust, data-driven approach to investment planning.
• Enhanced references to performance and progress monitoring, including where residents can access performance and investment data.
• Learning from Grenfell: Added clarity on how delivery of commitments will be assured and monitored through independent oversight, member scrutiny, community engagement, and transparent reporting.

The Government requires all Health and Wellbeing Boards to produce an assessment of pharmaceutical services in its area. The Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) reports on the need for and provision of pharmacy services in a local area. It is used by NHS England to make decisions about applications to open new pharmacies or to change their location.

Thank you for feeding into our latest Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment.

Your views have fed into the production of the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025 to 2028. Details of the consultation and findings can be found in the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025 to 2028

We have produced the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025 to 2028

If the Council should implement improvement works to reduce speeds and improve pedestrian facilities at the junctions of Franklin’s Row/Turk’s Row and St Leonard’s Terrace/Franklin’s Row/Cheltenham Terrace. 

Twenty-three responses were received (22 from residents and one from The Chelsea Society). Of these, seven (30 per cent) supported the scheme in full, eight (35 per cent) supported it in part, seven did not support the scheme and one person said they had no opinion.

The Council has decided to approve an amended scheme (Option 2) - subject to consideration of any responses received in relation to the statutory consultation.  Option 2 makes no changes to the Turk’s Row/Franklin’s Row junction, where some respondents believed the proposed extended footways would cause congestion.  All other proposals will proceed.

if we should introduce a raised central reservation in Silchester Road.

Sixteen respondents replied to the consultation. Thirteen supported the scheme in full and three supported in part.

Following consideration of all comments received, the Director of Highways and Regulatory Services has decided to proceed to detailed design and implementation of the proposed raised central reservation on Silchester Road.

Whether the Council should introduce tree pits in Elm Park Gardens.

There were 49 responses to the consultation. Forty-nine residents responded regarding the proposals on the western arm of Elm Park Gardens. Thirty-three responded on the proposals on the eastern arm of Elm Park Gardens.

Thirty-one (65 per cent) of the respondents supported the proposed carriageway tree pits on the western arm of Elm Park Gardens. Three (six per cent) supported the proposal in part and 14 (29 per cent) objected to the proposal. One person had no opinion.

Twenty-four (50 per cent) respondents supported the proposed carriageway tree pits on the eastern arm of Elm Park Gardens. One person (two per cent) supported the proposal in part and seven (15 per cent) objected to the proposal. One person had no opinion.

A full summary of the consultation replies, and the Councils responses can be found in the Consultation Report.

Following consideration of all the comments received, the Council has decided to proceed with the introduction of tree pits on the western and eastern arms in Elm Park Gardens, subject to final investigations on site.

Whether the Council should introduce tree pits in Grenville Place and Prince of Wales Terrace.

Grenville Place

There were 12 responses to the consultation. Ten (eighty-three per cent) of the respondents supported the proposed carriageway tree pits in Grenville Place, one (eight per cent) supported the proposal in part and one (eight per cent) had no opinion. There were no objections to the proposals.

Prince of Wales Terrace

There were 12 responses to the consultation. Eleven (ninety-two per cent) of the respondents supported the proposed carriageway tree pits in Prince of Wales Terrace and one (eight per cent) supported the proposal in part. There were no objections to the proposals.

A full summary of the consultation replies, and the Councils responses can be found in the Consultation Report.

Following consideration of all the comments received, and the investigatory ground works, the Council has decided that:  

• The tree planting scheme in Grenville Place will not proceed as the proposed locations are not viable.

• The tree planting scheme in Prince of Wales Terrace will proceed at two of the four tree pits initially proposed, subject to final investigations.

Whether the Council should add sinusoidal road humps to Ladbroke Square and Ladbroke Terrace, following a successful application for Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) funding by local residents.

We received 169 responses to the consultation.

Eighty-eight responses (52 per cent) were from people who supported the installation of road humps on Ladbroke Square, eight (five percent) supported in part and 68 (40 per cent) objected to this part of the scheme. Five of the respondents (three per cent) had no opinion on the Ladbroke Square section of the proposals.

Ninety responses (53 per cent) were from people who supported the installation of road humps on Ladbroke Terrace, four (two percent) supported in part and 74 (44 per cent) objected to this part of the scheme. One of the respondents (one per cent) had no opinion on the Ladbroke Terrace section of the proposals.

A full summary of the consultation replies, and the Councils responses can be found in the attached documents.

Following consideration of all the comments received from residents and councillors, the Council has decided to proceed with the introduction of the road humps on both Ladbroke Square and Ladbroke Terrace.

The scheme has proceeded to detailed design, and we plan to give notice of the final proposed positions of the road humps once that design has been completed. Following our consideration of any responses to the statutory notice, we hope to construct the road humps later this year or early in 2026.

We asked for views on 11 proposals in the June 2025 Housing Parking Changes.

We received a total of 2 objections, across 2 of the Housing parking proposals.

We have made the traffic order as originally advertised apart from the proposal relating to Tavistock Crescent which was amended.

We asked for views on 32 proposals in the June 2025 Miscellaneous Parking Changes.

We received a total of 56 objections, 7 letters of support and 1 comment across 10 of the on-street parking proposals.

We have made the traffic order as originally advertised apart from the proposals relating to Kingsdown Close and Portobello Road which were amended and Sheffield Terrace, Elm Park Gardens, Draycott Avenue and Ixworth Place, and Lennox Gardens which were dropped in their entirety. 

We asked for views on proposals to extend parking controls in Holland Ward and part of Abingdon Ward, which would extend the hours of control for residents’ parking and Pay-by-phone visitor parking, and introduce Sunday controls in some streets which have not had these before.  

We received 201 responses in relation to the proposals. The level of support for extended parking controls was fairly consistent across most of the consultation area. However, analysis showed a distinct area north of Holland Park where there was opposition to the proposals.

We have amended the area in which we will formally propose to extend parking controls, so that it will not include Holland Park or Holland Park Mews (as the majority of respondents in that area do not support the proposals). We will carry out a statutory consultation on extending controls in the rest of the consultation area.  

Whether the Council should make a Local Development Order which would remove the need for a separate planning permission to change windows in all (non-listed) residential properties.

Thirty-nine responses were received. Of these twenty-nine were wholly supportive, with a further five respondees supportive in principle but raised some concerns or caveated their support. This includes a response from the Lots Road Neighbourhood Forum. Three responses were negative and didn’t support the making of the LDO. Two further responses, both from statutory consultees noted that they had no view.

The Council has decided to make the Local Development Order. In order to allay some of these concerns the LDO have been drafted to make it explicit that changing a window from one made of wood to one made of uPVC will not be allowed under the LDO. An additional clause has also been added to state that the adding of film to a window, or replacing conventional glass with mirrored glass, is not permitted by the LDO.

Whether the Council should replace the mini-roundabout junction with a priority junction, raised up to the level of the footway, and install a new zebra crossing on the northern arm of the junction, to improve the safety of the junction and make it easier to cross Ledbury Road.

We received 90 responses to the consultation.

Sixty-nine responses (77 per cent) were from people who supported the change to a priority junction, eight (nine per cent) supported in part and nine (ten per cent) objected to this part of the scheme. Four of the respondents had no opinion on this section of the proposals.

Seventy-nine responses (88 per cent) were from people who supported the installation of a new zebra crossing, six (seven percent) supported in part and five (six per cent) objected to this part of the scheme.

A full summary of the consultation replies, and the Councils responses can be found in the Executive Decision Report using this link Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | Issue details - Local Road Safety Schemes 2025 ED5012452

Following consideration of all the comments received from residents and councillors, the Executive Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods has decided to proceed with the road safety changes it consulted on at Ledbury Road / Westbourne Grove.

The scheme has proceeded to detailed design stage, and subject to approval from Westminster City Council and statutory consultation, we hope to start work at the junction in Spring 2026.

Whether the Council should introduce a new zebra crossing, on Bomore Road near Avondale Park Road, by Kensington Leisure Centre.

We received 18 responses to the consultation. 13 responses (72 per cent) were from people who supported the proposals, four (22 per cent) agreed in part with the proposals and one (five per cent) objected to the scheme.

A full summary of the consultation replies, and the Councils responses can be found in the attached documents.

Following consideration of all the comments received, the Council has decided to proceed with the introduction of the zebra crossing on Bomore Road.

The scheme will proceed to detailed design, and we plan to give formal notice of the zebra crossing prior to implementation. Following our consideration of any responses to the statutory notice, we hope to construct the crossing by early 2026. 

Whether the Council should introduce a new zebra crossing, across Bramley Road near Crowthorne Road, under the Westway.

We received 16 responses to the consultation. 9 responses (56 per cent) were from people who supported the proposals, six (37 per cent) agreed in part with the proposals and one (six per cent) objected to the scheme.

The Council also asked if residents supported the proposal to re-pave the footway across the access road opposite the Crowthorne Road junction, to make it a continuous footway. 10 of the responses (62 per cent) supported the proposal in full, four (25 per cent) supported in part and one (six per cent) objected to the scheme. One (six per cent) selected the ‘no opinion’ option.

Following a review of the consultation design, our design team has reassessed the proposal and is proposing to remove the existing pedestrian refuge island and instead, widen the western footway - thereby reducing the crossing distance for pedestrians to 6.4 metres. An email was sent out to all respondents who wished to be contacted regarding any changes to the proposal. We did not receive any further response.

A full summary of the consultation replies, and the Councils responses can be found in the attached documents.

Following consideration of all the comments received, the Council has decided to proceed with the introduction of the zebra crossing on Bramley Road.

Following consideration of all the comments received, the Council has decided to proceed with the introduction of the zebra crossing on Bramley Road.

The scheme will proceed to detailed design, and we plan to give formal notice of the zebra crossing prior to implementation. Following our consideration of any responses to the statutory notice, we hope to construct the crossing by early 2026.

Whether the Council should introduce a new zebra crossing, on Ladbroke Grove by Bonchurch Road.

We received 49 responses to the consultation. 35 responses (71 per cent) were from people who supported the proposals, three (six per cent) agreed in part with the proposals and 11 (22 per cent) objected to the scheme.

The Council also asked if residents supported the proposal to introduce a raised table to encourage drivers to slow down for the new zebra crossing. 35 responses (71 per cent) supported the proposal in full, two (four per cent) supported in part and 9 responses (18 per cent) representing 34 people objected to the raised table. Three (six per cent) selected the ‘no opinion’ option.

A full summary of the consultation replies, and the Councils responses can be found in the attached documents.

Following consideration of all the comments received, the Council has decided to proceed with the introduction of the zebra crossing on Ladbroke Grove.

The scheme will proceed to detailed design, and we plan to give formal notice of the zebra crossing prior to implementation. Following our consideration of any responses to the statutory notice, we hope to construct the crossing by early 2026.

Whether the Council should introduce a new zebra crossing, on St Ann’s Road near to Stoneleigh Place.

We received 36 responses to the consultation. 31 responses (86 per cent) were from people who supported the proposals, two (six per cent) agreed in part with the proposals and three (eight per cent) objected to the scheme.

The Council also asked if residents supported the proposal to introduce a raised table to encourage drivers to slow down for the new zebra crossing. 26 of the responses (72 per cent) supported the proposal in full, four respondents (11 per cent) supported in part and three (eight per cent) objected to the raised table. Three (eight per cent) selected the ‘no opinion’ option.

A full summary of the consultation replies, and the Councils responses can be found in the attached documents.

Following consideration of all the comments received, the Council has decided to proceed with the introduction of the zebra crossing on St Ann’s Road.

The scheme will proceed to detailed design, and we plan to give formal notice of the zebra crossing prior to implementation. Following our consideration of any responses to the statutory notice, we hope to construct the crossing by early 2026.