Open Council Network - Kensington and Chelsea - Meetings of Council-side Committees - 27/05/2026

Meetings of Council-side Committees - Wednesday, 27 May 2026 - 7.00 pm

May 27, 2026 at 7:00 pm Meetings of Council-side Committees View on council website Watch video of meeting

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The council-side committees of Kensington and Chelsea Council met on Wednesday 27 May 2026. The primary purpose of the meeting was to formally note changes to committee memberships and to appoint Chairs and Vice-Chairs for various committees.

Appointment of Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs

The meeting was scheduled to address the appointment of Chairs and Vice-Chairs for several council-side committees. This included the Adult Social Care and Health Select Committee, Environment Select Committee, Family Services Select Committee, Housing and Communities Select Committee, Administration Committee, Audit and Transparency Committee, Investment Committee, Licensing Committee, Planning Committee, Planning Applications Committee, and the Pension Board. The specific appointments were to be detailed in supplementary papers.

Noted Changes to Committee Memberships

A key item on the agenda was to formally note any changes to committee memberships that had been approved at the Annual Meeting of the Council. These changes were to be laid around the Chamber for councillors to review.

Attendees

Cllr Sarah Addenbrooke Lead Member for Communities & Community Safety Conservative Party Abingdon

Cllr Kasim Ali Leader of the K+C Labour Group Labour Party Dalgarno

Cllr Aarien Areti Conservative Party Holland

Cllr Tom Bennett (Vice-Chair, Famil Services Select Committee, Vice-Chair, Planning Committee & Planning Applications Committee) Conservative Party Redcliffe

Cllr Laura Burns (Deputy Mayor and Vice-Chair, Licensing Committee) Conservative Party Chelsea Riverside

Cllr Elizabeth Campbell Leader of the Council Conservative Party Royal Hospital

Douglas Campbell

Cllr Anne Cyron (Vice Chair, Adult Social Care & Health Select Committee, Vice-Chair, Planning Applications Committee) Conservative Party Abingdon

Cllr Janet Evans (Chair, Licensing Committee) Conservative Party Courtfield

Cllr Catherine Faulks Lead Member for Family & Children's Services Conservative Party Campden

Cllr Greg Hammond (Chair, Environment Select Committee) Conservative Party Courtfield

Cllr Preety Hudd (Vice-Chair, Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Vice-Chair, Investment Committee) Conservative Party Campden

Cllr James Husband (Chair, Planning Committee and Planning Applications Committee) Conservative Party Abingdon

Cllr Walaa Idris (Chair, Family Services Select Committee) Conservative Party Brompton & Hans Town

Cllr Cem Kemahli Lead Member for Planning & Public Realm Conservative Party Royal Hospital

Cllr Lucy Knight (Chair, Adult Social Care and Health Select Committee) Conservative Party Holland

Cllr Sina Lari Labour Party Golborne

Cllr Sam Mackover (Vice-Chair, Environment Select Committee) Conservative Party Queen's Gate

Cllr Quentin Marshall (Chairman, Investment Committee) Conservative Party Courtfield

Cllr Sof McVeigh Lead Member for Housing Management, Housing Safety & Building New Homes Conservative Party Brompton & Hans Town

Cllr Lloyd North Conservative Party Campden

Cllr Abdullahi Nur (Environmental Spokesperson ) Labour Party Golborne

Cllr Will Pascall (Chair, Family Services Select Committee) Conservative Party Stanley

Cllr Stéphanie Petit Conservative Party Norland

Cllr Josh Rendall Lead Member for Adult Social Care & Public Health Conservative Party Stanley

Cllr Marie-Therese Rossi (Vice-Chair, Licensing Committee) Conservative Party Redcliffe

Cllr Claire Simmons (Chair, Housing and Communities Select Committee) Labour Party Notting Dale

Cllr Kim Taylor-Smith Deputy Leader, Lead Member for Employment, Culture & Economy Conservative Party Stanley

Cllr Johnny Thalassites Lead Member for Finance, Customer Services & Net Zero Council Conservative Party Holland

Cllr Portia Thaxter (Adult Social Care & Health Spokesperson) Labour Party St. Helen's

Cllr Linda Wade Liberal Democrats Earl's Court

Cllr Mary Weale (Chair, Overview and Scrutiny Committee) Conservative Party Brompton & Hans Town

Cllr Emma Will Lead Member for Property, Parks & Leisure Conservative Party Royal Hospital

Cllr Sidney Yankson (Vice-Chair, Audit & Transparency Committee) Conservative Party Redcliffe

Cllr Heena Bellara

Cllr Max Dodd-Noble

Cllr Jack Reason

Cllr Billy Beckett

Cllr Dr Marc Goldfinger

Cllr Nadia Nail

Cllr Natacha Tannous Ritchie

Cllr Dr Max Chauhan

Cllr Cihan Cheron

Cllr Sofia Gurrola

Cllr James Ortiz

Cllr Alex Porter

Cllr Georgia Hardisty

Cllr Peter Marshall

Cllr Monica Press

Cllr Ned Whitley

Topics

Chairs and Vice-Chairs Chair of the Committee Vice-Chair Vice-Chair of the Pension Board Housing and Communities Select Committee Chair Planning Committee Chair Adult Social Care and Health Select Committee Vice-Chair Planning Committee Vice-Chair Chair, Family Services Select Committee Vice-Chair, Environment Select Committee Vice-Chair (Administration Committee) Audit and Transparency Committee Vice-Chair Adult Social Care and Health Select Committee Chair Audit and Transparency Committee Chair Planning Applications Committee Chair Pension Board Chair Chair (Administration Committee) committee memberships Licensing Committee Chair Family Services Select Committee Vice-Chair Investment Committee Chair Housing and Communities Select Committee Vice-Chair Licensing Committee Vice-Chair Investment Committee Vice-Chair

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