Councillor James Giles
Email: james.giles@kingston.gov.uk
Council: Kingston upon Thames
Council Profile: View on council website
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
75 meetings · Page 1 of 15
Licensing Sub-Committee - Tuesday 16 December 2025 9:45 am
New and Old Malden Neighbourhood Committee - Thursday 11 December 2025 7:30 pm
The New and Old Malden Neighbourhood Committee is scheduled to meet on 11 December 2025 to discuss petitions relating to the future of a local swimming pool and a disabled resource centre, and to consider the results of consultations on the introduction of new zebra crossings on Clarence Avenue and Coombe Lane West. The committee will also consider applications for Neighbourhood Community Grants.
Licensing Sub-Committee - Tuesday 9 December 2025 9:45 am, NEW
The Licensing Sub-Committee of Kingston upon Thames Council is scheduled to convene on Tuesday 9 December 2025 to consider an application for a variation of a premises licence. The meeting will also cover standard opening items. Members of the Sub Committee will be selected from a pool of fifteen councillors.
Licensing Sub-Committee - Tuesday 2 December 2025 2:30 pm, NEW
The Licensing Sub-Committee of Kingston upon Thames Council is scheduled to convene on Tuesday 2 December 2025 to consider an application for a new premises licence. The meeting will also cover standard opening items. As this is a licensing sub-committee, the meeting will be run according to the council's Licensing Hearing procedures.
Decisions from Meetings
74 decisions · Page 8 of 15
Motion: Government Changes to Planning Rules and Kingston's proposed new Local Plan
From: Council - Tuesday 1 April 2025 7:30 pm - April 01, 2025
...to address concerns about potential government changes to planning rules and their impact on local democratic decision-making and the borough's new Local Plan, the Council resolved to oppose reduced councillor input, support collective responses to consultations, ensure councillors are notified of planning applications, review and enforce green belt regulations, and reconsider the draft Local Plan to safeguard against negative impacts on residents' amenity.
Election of the Mayor 2025/26
From: Council - Tuesday 1 April 2025 7:30 pm - April 01, 2025
Delivery Plan 2025/26
From: Place Committee - Thursday 13 March 2025 7:30 pm - March 13, 2025
Recommendations Approved
A New Leisure and Community Facility for Kingston - Construction Contract Award
From: Place Committee - Thursday 13 March 2025 7:30 pm - March 13, 2025
...authority was delegated to the Executive Director Place, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Communities, Leisure and Economic Development, to enter into a Development Management Agreement with Alliance Leisure Services Ltd for RIBA Stage 5 onwards at a contract value of £40,435,854.27 for the delivery of a new leisure centre in Kingston town centre.
Recommendations Approved
Acre Road (Former Murray House) Redevelopment - Principal Contractor Contract Award
From: Place Committee - Thursday 13 March 2025 7:30 pm - March 13, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 75
Average per Month: 3.8
Decisions Recorded: 74