Andreas Kirsch - Councillor for Kingston upon Thames ( Chessington South and Malden Rushett Ward)

Councillor Andreas Kirsch

 Liberal Democrat  Chessington South and Malden Rushett Ward  Leader of the Council & Portfolio Holder for Heritage and Culture and Co-Chair - Corporate and Resources Committee

Email: Andreas.Kirsch@kingston.gov.uk

Council: Kingston upon Thames

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Member) Corporate and Resources Committee (Co-Chair) South of the Borough Neighbourhood Committee (Member) Senior Staff Panel (Chair) Kingston Partnership Board (Member) Blue Badge Appeals Panel Place Committee (Member) South of the Borough Planning Sub-Committee South London Waste Partnership Joint Committee People Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

52 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Council Member

Council - Tuesday 16 December 2025 7:30 pm

December 16, 2025
Corporate and Resources Committee Co-Chair

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 Partnership Board Member

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

November 13, 2025
South of the Borough Neighbourhood Committee Member

South of the Borough Neighbourhood Committee - Wednesday 5 November 2025 7:30 pm

The South of the Borough Neighbourhood Committee met on Wednesday 5 November 2025, and approved Neighbourhood Community Grants for Man & Boy, Oxygen, and the Kingston Tamil Heritage Group. The committee also received updates on community policing, a report from the Community Manager, a Decisions Progress Update, and reviewed its Work Programme.

November 05, 2025
Senior Staff Panel Chair

Senior Staff Panel - Friday 24 October 2025 9:30 am

The Senior Staff Panel of Kingston upon Thames Council met on Friday 24 October 2025. Councillor Andreas Kirsch, Leader of the Council & Portfolio Holder for Heritage and Culture and Co-Chair - Corporate and Resources Committee, was scheduled to chair the meeting. The main item on the agenda was to interview candidates for the position of Director of Strategy & Transformation.

October 24, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

103 decisions · Page 11 of 21

Hunters Road - Speed Survey Result

From: South of the Borough Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 25 March 2025 7:30 pm - March 25, 2025

...to take no further action based on the speed survey results but to approve the installation of two speed indicator displays along Hunters Road.

Information Only

Community Grants Programme

From: South of the Borough Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 25 March 2025 7:30 pm - March 25, 2025

...to award Neighbourhood Community Grants of £3,000 to the Celebrate Chessington Committee and £2,650 to the Community Brain CIC.

Recommendations Approved

Babbacombe Close

From: South of the Borough Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 25 March 2025 7:30 pm - March 25, 2025

...not to implement the proposed scheme to extend the double yellow line markings in Babbacombe Close.

Information Only

Disposal of the Cattle Market Car Park

From: Corporate and Resources Committee - Thursday 20 March 2025 7:30 pm - March 20, 2025

...to delegate authority to the Executive Director Place, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Assets and Governance, to agree the terms for disposing of the Cattle Market Car Park at a price compliant with the Council's statutory duty to achieve the best consideration reasonably obtainable.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 52

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 103