Welcome to Kingston Let’s Talk
Here you will find out Kingston Council's latest consultations and engagement opportunities. Have your say on local issues that matter to you and help shape decision-making in Kingston upon Thames.
We will also keep this website updated with the results and outcomes of your feedback.
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Featured engagement opportunities and consultations
Shaping the Future of Kingston Adult Education
Kingston Adult Education is conducting a review to make sure that our courses align with the needs and aspirations of current and future students. This survey is open to all and your feedback will help us shape the future of Kingston Adult Education, ensuring our courses continue to provide the skills, knowledge, and opportunities you value most. Whether it’s arts and crafts, vocational training, well-being support, GCSE qualifications, skills to start up a business, or emerging...
Let’s Talk Residents' Panel
Join our Kingston Let’s Talk Residents’ Panel and share your views and experiences to help improve our services and continue to make Kingston a great place to live, work or study. A residents' panel is a group of people who are actively willing to engage with us either face-to-face, over the phone or online to help improve council services and our borough. We run the Kingston Residents’ Panel to consult with, carry out research and inform people on matters of local interest...
Open engagement opportunities and consultations
Have your say on the draft Tree and Woodland Strategy
Our trees and woodlands are vital to the character, biodiversity, and climate resilience of our borough. They enhance our landscapes, improve air quality, reduce urban heat, and provide essential habitats for wildlife. Protecting and expanding our urban forest is therefore a key priority for the years ahead. We have developed a draft Tree and Woodland Strategy for 2026–2036 , setting out how we will protect, manage, and grow our treescape. This includes a detailed evidence base,...
Water Safety Survey
This survey has been created to help the emergency services serving both Kingston and Richmond, gain a better understanding of community awareness relating to river safety.
Have your say on SEND Information, Advice and Support Services
SENDIASS provides free information, advice and support to parents, carers, children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). The service can help with understanding education rights, navigating the Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) process, and resolving disagreements or disputes. Support is available directly to young people aged 16 and over. The service is free, impartial and confidential. It is a requirement for all local authorities to...
Let’s Talk Residents' Panel
Join our Kingston Let’s Talk Residents’ Panel and share your views and experiences to help improve our services and continue to make Kingston a great place to live, work or study. A residents' panel is a group of people who are actively willing to engage with us either face-to-face, over the phone or online to help improve council services and our borough. We run the Kingston Residents’ Panel to consult with, carry out research and inform people on matters of local interest...
Your ideas for New and Old Malden
We want to hear your ideas! New and Old Malden is one of four Neighbourhoods in the borough and is made up of five wards: New Malden Village Motspur Park and Old Malden East Coombe Vale Old Malden Green Lane and St James The New and Old Malden community plan was created using ideas which were submitted by people who live, work or study in the Neighbourhood. The plan is used by the council's Neighbourhood Committee to help it make improvements in the...
South of the Borough Neighbourhood Community Grants
Neighbourhood Community Grants of up to £3,000 are available to support projects, activities, and services that benefit communities in South of the Borough. A total of £20,000 is available each financial year, with the remaining funding reducing as grants are awarded throughout the year. Groups may submit one application per year. events in community halls to celebrate or raise awareness of important causes events to support community markets to take place or local...
Our Streets
Our Streets play a major role in our vision for a Greener Kingston. We want everyone to feel our streets are spaces where they can breathe clean air, walk safely and feel connected to the local community.
We really want your views and suggestions for our programmes to improve Kingston’s neighbourhoods for everyone.
Closed activities
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South Lane Old Malden Zebra Crossing Proposal
Our vision is to create a cleaner, greener Kingston, and our streets play a major role in achieving this. We want everyone to feel that our streets are places where they can breathe clean air, walk safely, and feel connected to the local community. Thank you to all residents who took the time...
Closed 10 June 2026
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Trial School Street at Christ Church Infants & Nursery
A School Street is a road near a school that is temporarily closed to most motor vehicles during school drop-off and pick-up times. The aim is to make it safer and less polluted for children to walk, wheel or cycle to school by reducing traffic, congestion outside the school and engine idling,...
Closed 1 June 2026
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Textiles Bank Trial
We are pleased to announce our partnership with Traid - a London based charity who address global social and environmental issues within the textiles industry through their work recycling clothes and other textiles. Helping to create a greener borough for current and future...
Closed 30 April 2026
We asked, you said, we did
Below are outcomes for some of the issues we've recently asked about. See all outcomes
We asked
We asked for your feedback on proposals for new rain gardens along Lower Ham Road.
You said
You supported the scheme and suggested including an additional rain garden on Lower Kings Road.
We did
We updated the proposals to remove one rain garden from Lower Ham Road and include two rain gardens on Lower Kings Road as part of the final scheme.
We asked
When creating a new equality, diversity and inclusion strategy we wanted to work with you to understand your perspectives and needs. We asked you to share your views, so we could better understand your experiences, and your responses were used to identify key priorities for the new strategy.
A two-phase engagement process informed the development of the new strategy. Phase one (November 2024–January 2025) shaped the draft objectives, and phase two (May–July 2025) gathered feedback on those proposals. In total, 20 weeks of engagement took place, with more than 700 people contributing between autumn 2024 and summer 2025.
You said
(700+ residents over 20 weeks):
Feedback from the community highlighted several areas that are currently working well. Celebrating our cultural diversity was frequently mentioned as a significant strength, alongside the effective partnerships with the Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. Additionally, positive comments were received regarding both health and wellbeing initiatives and the quality of Adult Social Care services.
The feedback also identified several key areas for improvement. Participants expressed a desire for enhanced community safety and a reduction in crime. We also heard from residents that they often struggle to reach the right council service, particularly if they lack digital access or face a language barrier.
We did
Refined strategic priorities to address safety and accessibility. Strengthened focus on inclusive access and service navigation. Adopted the Strategy (Nov 2025) with community-informed objectives.
View the Inclusive Kingston Strategy and Engagement Report. We also have an Easy Read Inclusive Kingston strategy available to view.
We asked
Do you support the implementation of a 3.5 Tonne weight restriction, Monday to Saturday, 7pm -7am, except for access.
You said
Council officers and Councillors listened to residents' concerns about inconsiderate use and road obstructions by large vehicles in the area around Rhodrons Avenue.
We did
Designs were considered to alleviate the issue of inconsiderate use by large vehicles.
The designs were then assessed for impact and an Experimental Traffic Order (ETMO) was implemented that restricted vehicles over 3.5 Tonne from using Rhodrons Avenue, Moorfield Road, Sherborne Road and Meadow Way, operating from Monday to Saturday, 7pm -7am, except for access.
Following statutory consultation, 50 responses were received and analysed;
- 98% of respondents were residents
- 56% of respondents had concerns about emergency vehicle access
- 40% of respondents had issues with their driveways being blocked
Overall 72% of respondents supported the implementation of the Experimental Traffic Order
Therefore the Traffic Management Order (TMO) for the restriction to stay in place was agreed by the Committee.
Impacts on the surrounding area will be assessed by the South of the Borough Committee in June 2026
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