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Neighbourhood Committees
Neighbourhood Committees
The Neighbourhoods
There are four Neighbourhood Committees made up of the Councillors representing the electoral wards in each Neighbourhood, responsible for providing many of the services in their area. Each Neighbourhood has its own budget and can make decisions on a range of services, including traffic management, planning applications, parks, libraries, housing management, youth service and licensing matters.
For further information on the Neighbourhood system in Kingston upon Thames, including finding out which Neighbourhood you live in, please follow the link at the bottom of this page.
Neighbourhood Decisions
The Neighbourhood Forward Plan sets out the decisions that are due to be taken by the Neighbourhood Committees in the next four months. You can view the Neighbourhood Forward Plan via the link at the bottom of the page.
Decisions of the Neighbourhoods are open to the 'call in' procedure and can be referred to the Scrutiny Panel for review. The Neighbourhood can also scrutinise the decisions of the Executive.
Getting Your Voice Heard
Neighbourhood meetings are held in public and usually take place every five/six weeks locally within the neighbourhood to make it easier for residents to attend.
Each Neighbourhood Committee has its own procedures to allow residents to ask questions and to speak at meetings. This includes:
- Up to 30 minutes at the start of the meeting for residents to ask their councillors questions on local issues
- The opportunity for residents to speak on items on the agenda
Full details of how to get involved are set out on the agenda for each meeting. If you have any questions about the Neighbourhood Committees please contact Democratic Support on 020 8547 5021.