Councillor Rowena Bass
Email: rowena.bass@kingston.gov.uk
Council: Kingston upon Thames
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
63 meetings · Page 1 of 13
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.
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.
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.
Kingston Partnership Board - Thursday 13 November 2025 1:00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
125 decisions · Page 10 of 25
Neighbourhood Working Arrangements 2025-26
From: Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee - Wednesday 18 June 2025 7:00 pm - June 18, 2025
...to improve efficiency and productivity, its Planning Sub-Committee was de-established for the 2025-26 municipal year, with the intention of integrating planning application considerations into regular committee meetings.
Recommendations Approved
Allocation of Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL)
From: Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee - Wednesday 18 June 2025 7:00 pm - June 18, 2025
...to allocate Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy funds, approving applications for Half Mile Tree: Improvements,
Latchmere Recreation Ground: Wildlife pond extension,
Canbury Gardens: Riverbank Restoration,
Tudor Drive Library: Garden,
Kingston WelCare: Arts and Crafts Facility,
Springfield Blue Bridge: Regeneration
(part-allocation), Weir Archer: Accessibility Pathway & Ramp,
and London Design Festival: Kingston,
deferring applications for Khalsa Karate Dojo: Renovation of martial arts community centre
and Canbury Gardens: Petanque Court,
and refusing the application for Climate Safe Streets: Linden/Portman and Somerset.
Recommendations Approved
Appointment of Chair and Vice Chair for the 2025/26 Municipal Year
From: Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee - Wednesday 18 June 2025 7:00 pm - June 18, 2025
...to appoint Councillor Olly Wehring as Chair and Councillor Anne Owen as Vice-Chair of both the Committee and the Planning Sub-Committee for the 2025/26 Municipal Year.
Recommendations Approved
Housing Resident Engagement Strategy 2025-28
From: People Committee - Tuesday 17 June 2025 7:30 pm - June 17, 2025
...to approve the Housing Resident Engagement Strategy 2025-2029, as detailed in Annex 1, with annual progress updates provided to the Resident Scrutiny panel.
Recommendations Approved
Appointments to Internal Working Groups - Armed Forces Community Covenant Working Group
From: People Committee - Tuesday 17 June 2025 7:30 pm - June 17, 2025
...Councillors Noel Hadjimichael and Ian George were appointed to the Armed Forces Community Covenant Working Group for the 2025/26 municipal year.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 63
Average per Month: 3.2
Decisions Recorded: 125