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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Appointment of Monitoring Officer
From: Council - Tuesday 14 October 2025 7:30 pm - October 14, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Community Grants Programme
From: Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee - Thursday 2 October 2025 7:30 pm - October 02, 2025
...to approve Neighbourhood Community Grant funding of £3,000 each for applications from Kingston Giving and Oxygen.
Recommendations Approved
SEND Futures update
From: People Committee - Tuesday 23 September 2025 7:30 pm, NEW - September 23, 2025
...progress with implementing the SEND Futures Plan, including performance against the Safety Valve Agreement, was noted, and feedback was requested on the draft updated SEND Financial Model.
Recommendations approved
Corporate Parenting - Annual Report
From: People Committee - Tuesday 23 September 2025 7:30 pm, NEW - September 23, 2025
... to note the outcomes achieved for children in care in 2024-2025.
Decision made
Carer Support Contract Uplift and Extension
From: People Committee - Tuesday 23 September 2025 7:30 pm, NEW - September 23, 2025
...to ensure fairly-funded service continuity for carer support, the committee approved both a funding uplift for the Adult Carers Support contract and a 24-month extension of the contract period.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 34
Average per Month: 1.8
Decisions Recorded: 84