Councillor John Sweeney
Email: John.Sweeney@kingston.gov.uk
Council: Kingston upon Thames
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 18 November 2025 7:30 pm
The Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee met on Tuesday 18 November 2025, and discussed traffic calming measures, planning applications, and community infrastructure levy funds. The committee approved recommendations for the allocation of Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) funds, but deferred a decision on the Tudor Library Mindful Garden supplementary request.
People Committee - Tuesday 11 November 2025 7:30 pm
The Kingston upon Thames People Committee met on Tuesday 11 November 2025 to discuss several reports and assessments related to children's services and education in the borough. The committee reviewed and noted the Achieving for Children annual reports, endorsed the findings of the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment, and received an update on school place planning.
Council - Tuesday 14 October 2025 7:30 pm
Here is a summary of the scheduled discussions for the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Council meeting on 14 October 2025. The agenda included a motion for debate regarding the council's Responsible Investment Policy, as well as several motions for referral relating to vehicle crossover policy, the council's committee system, the threshold for member call-ins, and houses in multiple occupation (HMOs). Councillors were also scheduled to note the determination of a complaint against Councillor Kamala Kugan, and to note the appointment of a new Director of Governance and Law and confirm their designation as Monitoring Officer.
Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee - Thursday 2 October 2025 7:30 pm
The Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee met to discuss community grant applications, proposed transport schemes, and local planning applications. The committee approved two applications for Neighbourhood Community Grant funding. They also discussed proposed schemes for the Local Implementation Plan (LIP) Programme 2026/27 and made decisions on two planning applications for Orchard House and 25 Blenheim Gardens.
Decisions from Meetings
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Achieving for Children Ownership Decisions
From: People Committee - Tuesday 11 March 2025 7:30 pm - March 11, 2025
...to approve the detailed 2025/26 budget (Annex 1) including the Medium Term Financial Strategy (Annex 2), and the Treasury Plan (Annex 3).
Recommendations Approved
Council Delivery Plan 2025/26
From: People Committee - Tuesday 11 March 2025 7:30 pm - March 11, 2025
...to recommend to the Corporate and Resources Committee the approval of the actions within the draft Delivery Plan (2025/26) relevant to the People Committee, as detailed in Annex 1.
Recommendations Approved
Independent Review of Children's and Young People's Mental Health services - (deferral)
From: People Committee - Tuesday 11 March 2025 7:30 pm - March 11, 2025
...to endorse the ICB's proposed next steps and timetable for implementing the independent review's findings and recommendations regarding children's and young people's mental health services, contingent on sufficient funding from the ICB.
Recommendations approved
Councillor Ward Funding Arrangements
From: Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 4 March 2025 7:30 pm - March 04, 2025
...to continue the current Councillor Ward Funding arrangements, allowing individual Members to allocate CWF individually, for the 2025/26 municipal year.
Recommendations Approved
Dickerage Lane Parking Scheme
From: Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 4 March 2025 7:30 pm - March 04, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 34
Average per Month: 1.8
Decisions Recorded: 84