Alison Holt - Councillor for Kingston upon Thames ( Surbiton Hill Ward)

Councillor Alison Holt

 Liberal Democrat  Surbiton Hill Ward  Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Economic Development & Co-Chair - Place Committee

Email: Alison.Holt@kingston.gov.uk

Council: Kingston upon Thames

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Member) Senior Staff Panel (Vice-Chair) Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee (Member) Place Committee (Co-Chair, in the Chair, Co-Chair) Pension Fund Panel People Committee South London Waste Partnership Joint Committee Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

48 meetings · Page 1 of 10

Council Member

Council - Tuesday 16 December 2025 7:30 pm

December 16, 2025
Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee Member

Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 9 December 2025 7:30 pm

The Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee is scheduled to meet to discuss community safety, a cycle route, and the activities of neighbourhood rangers. The committee will consider objections to an Experimental Traffic Management Order relating to the Ewell Road cycle route, and will receive an update on community safety work undertaken in the last six months. The committee will also review the activities of the Neighbourhood Community Rangers in Surbiton during 2025.

December 09, 2025
Place Committee Co-Chair

Place Committee - Thursday 20 November 2025 7:30 pm

The Kingston upon Thames Place Committee met on 20 November 2025 and approved the proposed schemes listed in Annex 1 of the Proposed Local Implementation Plan (LIP) Programme 2026/27 for submission to Transport for London (TfL). The committee also delegated authority to the Director of Highways, Transport and Regulatory Services, in consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holder, to approve any necessary adjustments or prioritisation of the proposed schemes if TfL amends the funding levels.

November 20, 2025
Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee Member

Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 4 November 2025 7:30 pm

The Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee convened to discuss community grants, planning applications, and the Berrylands Area Healthy Streets Scheme. The committee approved a Neighbourhood Community Grant and two allocations of Councillor Ward Funding. They also approved two planning applications, one for a change of use to a house in multiple occupation (HMO) and another for the erection of a detached dwelling.

November 04, 2025
Senior Staff Panel Vice-Chair

Senior Staff Panel - Friday 24 October 2025 9:30 am

The Senior Staff Panel of Kingston upon Thames Council met on Friday 24 October 2025. Councillor Andreas Kirsch, Leader of the Council & Portfolio Holder for Heritage and Culture and Co-Chair - Corporate and Resources Committee, was scheduled to chair the meeting. The main item on the agenda was to interview candidates for the position of Director of Strategy & Transformation.

October 24, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

83 decisions · Page 12 of 17

Surbiton Neighbourhood Community Plan

From: Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 21 January 2025 7:30 pm - January 21, 2025

...to approve the updated Surbiton Neighbourhood Community Plan, as set out in Annex 1 of the report with amendments by the Neighbourhood Manager in consultation with the Chair of the Committee.

Recommendations Approved

Community Grants Programme

From: Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 21 January 2025 7:30 pm - January 21, 2025

...to approve a £2,800 Neighbourhood Community Grant for Namaste Kingston CIC's Rangotsav 2025 and allocate £500 of Councillor Ward Funding to Queens Promenade Friends for their New Athelstan Garden project.

Recommendations Approved

Community Grants Programme

From: Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 17 December 2024 7:30 pm - December 17, 2024

...to approve a £3,000 Neighbourhood Community Grant for Man&Boy, a £2,200 Neighbourhood Community Grant for the Migrant Advocacy Service, £600 of Councillor Ward Funding for the Kingston Tamil Heritage Group's Harvest Festival, and £1,732.41 of Councillor Ward Funding for a new bench on Tolworth Broadway.

Recommendations Approved

Berrylands Area Healthy Streets Study

From: Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 17 December 2024 7:30 pm - December 17, 2024

...to implement a list of schemes under a Traffic Management Order subject to statutory consultation, delegate authority to include further double yellow line proposals and consider objections, implement a trial closure of Tolworth Close, and receive a report on the closure's future in six months.

Recommendations Approved

Motion: England's Councils in Funding Crisis - Key Asks from the New Government

From: Council - Thursday 12 December 2024 7:30 pm - December 12, 2024

...to approve a motion acknowledging the funding crisis facing English councils, outlining key issues, and resolving to write to government officials with specific requests for increased and sustained funding, greater financial autonomy, and a review of council tax.

No

Summary

Meetings Attended: 48

Average per Month: 2.5

Decisions Recorded: 83