Councillor Lesley Heap
Email: Lesley.Heap@kingston.gov.uk
Council: Kingston upon Thames
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
60 meetings · Page 4 of 12
Council - Tuesday 8 July 2025 7:30 pm
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Council met to debate petitions regarding parking charges and pension fund investments, as well as to discuss a motion on welfare reform. Councillors agreed to establish a cross-party task force to review pension fund investments and also voted to campaign against changes to disability benefits. The council also formally recognised John Azar OBE, for being admitted to the status of Honorary Freeman of the Royal Borough.
New and Old Malden Neighbourhood Committee - Wednesday 11 June 2025 7:30 pm
The New and Old Malden Neighbourhood Committee were scheduled to meet to discuss a number of local issues, including parking, road safety, and improvements to local community facilities. The committee was also expected to discuss allocating funds from the Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL).
Decisions from Meetings
45 decisions · Page 1 of 9
Planning Application - 25/00964/HOU 24 Poplar Grove, New Malden, KT3 3DA
From: New and Old Malden Planning Sub-Committee - Thursday 6 November 2025 7:30 pm - November 06, 2025
...to approve planning application 25/00964/HOU for the erection of single storey infill and first floor rear extension, refurbishment of an existing roof with rear dormers, demolition of an existing timber fence and rear outbuilding, erection of a brick boundary wall and rear outbuilding, fenestration alteration, and tree removal and replacement at 24 Poplar Grove, New Malden, KT3 3DA, subject to conditions.
Recommendations Approved
Appointment of Monitoring Officer
From: Council - Tuesday 14 October 2025 7:30 pm - October 14, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Motion: Responsible Investment Policy
From: Council - Tuesday 14 October 2025 7:30 pm - October 14, 2025
Decision made
Community Grants
From: New and Old Malden Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 7 October 2025 7:30 pm - October 07, 2025
...to support community initiatives, they approved a £3,000 Neighbourhood Community Grant for Voices of Hope's BRITE Box project and allocated £1,496 in Neighbourhood Community Grant funding to the New Malden Town Centre Partnership, supplemented by £700 from Councillors Giles and Durrant's Ward Funding.
Recommendations Approved
Proposed Local Implementation Plan (LIP) Programme
From: New and Old Malden Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 7 October 2025 7:30 pm - October 07, 2025
...that subject to Place Committee approval, the Director of Highways, Transport and Regulatory Services, in consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holder, was delegated the authority to make any necessary adjustments and prioritizations to the proposed Local Implementation Plan (LIP) schemes if Transport for London reduced funding levels, and that this delegation was noted.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 60
Average per Month: 3.0
Decisions Recorded: 45