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Neighbourhood Community Grants (New and Old Malden)

New and Old Malden Neighbourhood Community Grants of up to £3,000 per application, are available to fund projects/ activities/ services to benefit communities in New and Old Malden. £20,000 in total is available per annum, which is reduced as Neighbourhood Community Grants are awarded throughout the financial year. Groups are able to submit one grant application every year. Events can include: events in community halls to celebrate or raise awareness of important causes... More

Opened 1 September 2023

Consumer Standards for Kingston Social Housing Tenants and Leaseholders Consultation

Social housing landlords must meet ‘consumer standards’ set by the Regulator of Social Housing which cover things like making sure tenants get quality accommodation, have choice and protection, and can hold their landlords to account. This survey is being conducted by Kingston Council to guage the views to these standards within our borough of Kingston. More

Opened 31 August 2023

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... More

Opened 9 August 2023

Help shape our policy for allocating housing

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is seeking to introduce a revised Housing Allocation Scheme in 2024 following a period of consultation. The Housing Allocations Scheme was last reviewed in 2017. The new Allocations Scheme seeks to: set out clearly how we allocate and let social housing in the borough ensure decisions in regards to an application for housing are made fairly with a clear reason for why we have made the decision make the document easier to... More

Opened 24 July 2023

Berrylands potential Healthy Street improvements

Kingston Council’s vision is to create cleaner, greener neighbourhoods, and our streets play a major role in this plan. 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 can achieve this by putting in place measures to reduce the speed and volume of traffic and provide good facilities to encourage more people to make more journeys by sustainable modes of transport such as walking, cycling and... More

Opened 4 July 2023

Proposed changes to current Adult Social Care Charging Policy

Kingston Council is reassessing the way it charges for Adult Social Care Care services. The existing Charging Policy, which is used to calculate care contributions, was implemented in 2017 and it is now due to be reviewed and a number of proposals are to be explored. The Council is proposing four changes to the current Charging Policy. These are: Standardise the approach to claims for night care costs for older people getting attendance allowance. Introducing an... More

Opened 3 July 2023

Lovelace Primary School (Devon Way)

Expanding the School Street scheme at Lovelace Primary School onto Devon Way, Beverley Close, Newlands Way and part of Stormont Way (up to the road closure) Our vision is to create a cleaner, greener Kingston and our streets play a major role in this plan. School Streets limit motor vehicle access to the school gates around school start and finish times making it safer and easier for children and their families to walk, cycle or scoot. They reduce local traffic and parking congestion... More

Opened 2 May 2023

Neighbourhood Community Grants (South of the Borough)

South of the Borough Neighbourhood Community Grants of up to £3,000 per application, are available to fund projects/ activities/ services to benefit communities in South of the Borough. £20,000 in total is available per annum, which is reduced as Neighbourhood Community Grants are awarded throughout the financial year. Groups are able to submit one grant application every year. Events can include: events in community halls to celebrate or raise awareness of important... More

Opened 1 May 2023

Neighbourhood Community Grants (Kingston and North Kingston)

Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Community Grants of up to £3,000 per application, are available to fund projects/ activities/ services to benefit communities in Kingston and North Kingston. £20,000 in total is available per annum, which is reduced as Neighbourhood Community Grants are awarded throughout the financial year. Groups are able to submit one grant application every year. Events can include: events in community halls to celebrate or raise awareness of... More

Opened 1 May 2023

A vision for Kingston town centre

Kingston town centre is always changing. Kingston is once again facing a transformational change with many sites coming forward for redevelopment, bringing new investment, uses, residents, jobs and opportunities. We have a once in a generation opportunity to be proactive and create vision setting out what we want the future of the town centre to look like and how new developments can help deliver this. To make sure the vision is deliverable and owned by all, we have followed a new ... More

Opened 1 March 2023

Preparing a new Local Plan

Kingston Council is in the process of preparing a new Local Plan for the borough. It sets out a vision for how we want Kingston to change and evolve over the next 20 years. It will be used to guide development in Kingston and help decide planning applications. The Local Plan covers a wide range of different and interrelated issues that need to be considered when new development is proposed. It will ensure we have the right development, in the right place and make sure it delivers... More

Opened 28 November 2022