Kensington council news

Council Kensington Council Plan to 2030: 4 priorities, £120m gap Kensington and Chelsea's plan to 2030 keeps twice-weekly bins, adds 50 CCTV cameras and a Lots Road park, with £120m less than it needs to spend. 23 October 2026 · 8 min read Enforcement Kensington street traders: 400 challenges, 2 carts seized Officers challenged illegal street traders more than 400 times in 12 weeks, issued over 50 £150 fines and seized two hot dog carts in Kensington and Chelsea. 21 October 2026 · 4 min read Housing World's End Estate: £20m works, new lifts not until 2028 World's End Estate's £20m repair plan puts new lifts on site in 2028 and roofs, kitchens and bathrooms from March 2028. Leaseholder bills are not yet known. 18 October 2026 · 4 min read Council Kensington charity grants: nine groups share £2.6m to 2030 Nine Kensington and Chelsea charities, from Earls Court Youth Club to Meanwhile Gardens, are in line for £2.59m in grants to 2030, from a smaller pot. 15 October 2026 · 5 min read Roads Kensington noise cameras: 334 fines in two months Kensington and Chelsea's nine noise cameras went off 1,386 times in August and September, leading to 334 £100 fines. The loudest car hit 113.7 decibels. 15 October 2026 · 3 min read1 comment1 Council Kensington £108m cut: council takes its appeal to ministers Kensington and Chelsea's leaders agreed on 13 October to send the Government a formal appeal against a £108m funding cut, backed by 93% of 1,499 residents. 14 October 2026 · 4 min read South Kensington Lexham Gardens Shisha Lounge Director Pays £4,978 Aljawhara Gardens' director must pay £4,978 after council officers found up to 30 people smoking shisha in an enclosed room in Lexham Gardens, South Kensington. 13 October 2026 · 4 min read Planning Kensington fast-track planning is back: decisions in 10 days Kensington's paid fast-track planning route is live again: validation in a day, decisions in 10 working days, fees £530 to £1,395.20 on top of the planning fee. 10 October 2026 · 6 min read Council Kensington council cuts: 93% backed appeal, agreed 13 Oct 1,499 people answered the council's funding survey and 93% backed a formal appeal to ministers over the £108m cut. Leaders agreed it on 13 October. 8 October 2026 · 5 min read Grenfell Grenfell: RBKC referred to CPS for corporate manslaughter Kensington and Chelsea Council is one of 20 organisations the Met has referred to the CPS over Grenfell. Charging decisions are due before June 2027. 4 October 2026 · 4 min read Council Kensington NCIL: £3.16m for local projects, ward by ward Residents can now bid for NCIL money at any time. Brompton and Hans Town holds £1.12m, Golborne just £8,625. See your ward's total and how to apply. 17 September 2026 · 4 min read Kensington Kensington council cuts: £108m, have your say by 4 Oct The council says it loses £108m over four years and wants residents behind its appeal by Sunday 4 October. Ministers give a different reason. 10 September 2026 · 6 min read Schools Ofsted praises Kensington children in care, names 2 fixes Ofsted says children in Kensington and Chelsea's care feel happy, safe and settled, but names two fixes: supervision records and plans for older children. 30 August 2026 · 5 min read Bins Kensington bin days: rubbish collected twice a week Kensington and Chelsea collects rubbish twice a week and takes no wheelie bins. Garden waste is £79.70 a year, bulky items £44, and the tip is in Wandsworth. 24 August 2026 · 9 min read Parking Parking in Kensington: £8.40 an hour at the top rate Kensington and Chelsea charges by zone and fuel type, £1.90 to £8.40 an hour. No uncontrolled streets, no visitor vouchers, and the Blue Badge does not apply. 24 August 2026 · 10 min read Council Tax Kensington council tax: £1,643.44 at band D in 2026/27 The full band A to H table for Kensington and Chelsea, fifth cheapest of 33 London boroughs. Plus the 47 garden squares that add up to £652 on top. 24 August 2026 · 10 min read Bins Kensington Christmas bin collections: only 3 days missed Kensington and Chelsea skips only Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day collections. Christmas tree drop-off points, tip and library hours too. 6 min read