Over 18 months after the initial public consultation over a 20mph in Surbiton town centre, consultation is hopefully going to start again. The ongoing saga of getting safer streets in Surbiton is hopefully entering its last phase. In November 2014 the local Conservatives used a constitutional power to overturn the majority decision of Surbiton Neighbourhood Councillors to […]

Kingston Council is currently consulting on closing 4 of the current 8 youth centres across the borough. The centres for that are likely to close are: The Devon Way Youth Centre in Chessington/Hook. It is home to five regular groups including disabled children groups. It also has a brand new sensory room (opened only a couple […]

Kingston Council is consulting residents on its Air Quality Action Plan, to try and tackle the problem of air quality across the borough.  The consultation includes 17 action points which residents are asked if they agree or disagree with, but many are about limiting the effect of further growth in population, not actively improving air quality.  Some, like […]

Whilst, not in Surbiton, we wanted to bring to residents attention a survey on the Fountain roundabout in New Malden. Many residents have told us what a nightmare the Fountain roundabout can be for driving, cycling, walking or on public transport. We are calling on Conservative run Kingston Council to make improvements. However, all to […]

A new planning application for the Dairy Crest site on corner of Lower Marsh Lane and Villiers Avenue has been submitted to Kingston Council. This application is for 49 residential units comprising 17 x 1 bed, 12 x 2 bed, 18 x 3 bed and 2 x 4 bed, configured as a mix of houses, […]

Kingston Council are currently consulting on its licensing policy.  This policy is the basis of all applications to sell alcohol and late night food, so it affects all Kingston’s pubs, clubs, restaurants. The consultation runs until 11th October and covers areas like anti-social behaviour, increase in homes in Kingston town centre, protection of children and […]

Kingston Council has launched a consultation on the borough’s licensing policy. The consultation is considering links with health priorities, protecting children and tackling drink related antisocial behaviour. It is important that all residents with an interest in licensing and/or nightime economy respond to the consultation. All too often, only those with concerns respond and this gives a […]

This is the mock-up by the developers of the proposed Eden Walk redevelopment. The plans, which were shared at a series of public meetings last month, include new retail space, leisure facilities, opening up walkways through memorial gardens, new eating places, offices and around 400 new homes. Of course, what it doesn’t show is that […]

Kingston Council is consulting on it’s proposal to move from awarding grants to Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations to commissioning services. Many residents rely on VCS organisations for help and advice, so ensuring these organisations not only survive but thrive is vital for some of our most vulnerable.  The work they do, the help […]

In January this year, Kingston Council launched a consultation on improvements to the cycle facility on Portsmouth Road from Brighton Road junction in Surbiton to the High Street in Kingston. This is the first of the mini-Holland projects.  The borough received over £30m funding guarantee from the Mayor of London in March 2014 to transform […]