Rowena Bass - Councillor for Kingston upon Thames ( Coombe Hill Ward)

Councillor Rowena Bass

 Conservative  Coombe Hill Ward  Leader of the Minority Opposition Group

Email: rowena.bass@kingston.gov.uk

Council: Kingston upon Thames

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Member) Corporate and Resources Committee (Member) Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee (Member) Audit, Governance and Standards Committee (Member) Kingston Partnership Board (Member) People Committee (Member) Scrutiny Panel Kingston and North Kingston Planning Sub-Committee Place Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

63 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Council Member

Council - Tuesday 16 December 2025 7:30 pm

December 16, 2025
Corporate and Resources Committee Member

Corporate and Resources Committee - Thursday 27 November 2025 7:30 pm

The Corporate and Resources Committee convened to discuss and make decisions on a range of strategic and financial matters, including approving a new four-year Inclusive Kingston Strategy, establishing a Special Purpose Vehicle for temporary accommodation, and awarding contracts for cloud data centre services and CCTV upgrades. The committee also reviewed the revenue and capital budget monitoring reports and considered a motion regarding the council's governance structure.

November 27, 2025
Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee Member

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.

November 18, 2025
Audit, Governance and Standards Committee Member

Audit, Governance and Standards Committee - Thursday 13 November 2025 7:30 pm

The Audit, Governance and Standards Committee were scheduled to meet on Thursday 13 November 2025 to discuss treasury management, external and internal audits, fraud prevention, and the appointment of independent advisors. The committee was also scheduled to discuss the extension of terms for existing independent members.

November 13, 2025
Kingston Partnership Board Member

Kingston Partnership Board - Thursday 13 November 2025 1:00 pm

November 13, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

125 decisions · Page 8 of 25

Declarations of Interest

From: Council - Tuesday 8 July 2025 7:30 pm - July 08, 2025

For Determination

Cambridge Road Estate - New Traffic Management Orders for Parking Regulation

From: Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee - Thursday 3 July 2025 7:30 pm - July 03, 2025

...to address parking issues on the new Cambridge Road Estate, Phase 1a, they approved in principle the introduction of a Permit Parking Area operating Monday to Saturday, delegated the consideration of representations to the Director for Highways, Transport, and Regulatory Services, and requested a follow-up report within six months of implementation.

Recommendations Approved

Removal of on street parking on Rowlls Rd - Objections to Traffic Management Order

From: Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee - Thursday 3 July 2025 7:30 pm - July 03, 2025

...to facilitate the Cambridge Road Estate development, the committee approved the implementation of Traffic Management Order mapking0103, setting aside objections to remove on-street shared-use parking bays and introduce no waiting restrictions on Rowlls Road.

Recommendations Approved

Community Grants Programme

From: Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee - Thursday 3 July 2025 7:30 pm - July 03, 2025

...to support community initiatives, they approved £3,000 in Neighbourhood Community Grant funding for both Man&Boy's Inclusive Activities Programme and Voices of Hope's BRITE Box project.

Recommendations Approved

Revenue and Capital Outturn 2024/25

From: Corporate and Resources Committee - Thursday 26 June 2025 7:30 pm - June 26, 2025

...to note the revenue and capital outturn positions for 2024/25, approve capital rephasing requests, and approve capital budgets for the Local Implementation Plan and Burlington School contract variation in 2025/26.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 63

Average per Month: 3.2

Decisions Recorded: 125