Councillor Mark Beynon

Licensing Sub-Committee - Tuesday 26 August 2025 9:45 am

Here's a summary of the Licensing Sub-Committee meeting held by Kingston upon Thames Council on 26 August 2025. The sub-committee considered an application for a new premises licence for The Aphrodite, and received representations from local residents. Ultimately, the sub-committee approved the recommendations for the licence.

South of the Borough Neighbourhood Committee - Wednesday 16 July 2025 7:30 pm, NEW

The South of the Borough Neighbourhood Committee met on Wednesday 16 July 2025 and approved a Neighbourhood Community Grant for Voices of Hope. The committee also received information about the viewpoint over the golf course from Huntingate Walk, Chessington.

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.

Audit, Governance and Standards Committee - Wednesday 25 June 2025 7:30 pm

The Audit, Governance and Standards Committee met to discuss the audit plans for the council and pension fund accounts, the annual internal audit report, the annual treasury management report, and the member code of conduct complaints annual report. The committee noted the external auditors' plans for the 2024/25 statement of accounts and pension fund accounts, the annual internal audit report, and the treasury management annual report. The committee also received information on the member code of conduct complaints.

Place Committee - Tuesday 24 June 2025 7:30 pm

The Place Committee met to discuss a range of issues, including parking charges, a proposed footbridge, opposition to a third runway at Heathrow Airport, habitat banks, retrofitting council buildings, and the redevelopment of the Household Reuse and Recycling Centre and Waste Transfer Station. The committee approved progressing with the investigation and setting up of habitat banks on council-owned land, and also approved the implementation of energy conservation measures at council buildings. The committee also agreed to progress with the redevelopment of the Household Reuse and Recycling Centre and Waste Transfer Station to the end of RIBA[^1] 4.