Kingston Disability Network

Category: Surveys / Have your say

  • Improving Kingston Riverside – Accessibility

    The following has been shared with us by the Kingston Council Engagement Team.

    We’re inviting community members to help shape the next stage of improvements to Kingston Riverside. We’re exploring how the riverside can become a more welcoming, accessible and enjoyable place for people of all ages.

    We’re particularly interested in hearing from people who live locally or use the riverside regularly.

    Participants will take part in a series of four workshops, including a Riverside Walk Audit. They’ll have the opportunity to share their experiences, identify what works well and what could be improved, and help develop recommendations for future improvements.

    Want to get involved?

    We really appreciate participants taking the time to share their experiences. As a thank you for their time and contribution, participants will receive a £20 voucher for each session they attend, with tea and coffee provided.

    The sessions will take place:

    • Thursday 15 October
    • Thursday 22 October
    • Thursday 5 November
    • Thursday 12 November

    Time: 10:30am–12:00pm
    Location: The Gallery, Rose Theatre, 24–26 High St, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1HL

    Please note that participants should be able to attend all four sessions.

    We’re accepting registrations until 4 October, with successful applicants notified by 8 October.

    We’d be grateful if you could share this opportunity with anyone who may be interested. We’re keen to hear from people with a range of experiences, including those who may have personal experience of barriers when accessing or using the riverside.

    Find out more and register your interest:
    Kingston Riverside: Continuing to improve accessibility

    If you have any questions, or would like further information to help share the opportunity, please get in touch at engagement@kingston.gov.uk.

  • Draft CIL Charging Schedule Consultation – open until 30.10.2026

    The Engagement team at Kingston Council has asked us to share the following information;

    We are writing to you to inform you that we have launched a public consultation on our Draft CIL Charging Schedule. The consultation will run from today, 18 September 2026, until 11.59pm on 30 October 2026.

    Kingston’s Draft CIL Charging Schedule outlines the proposed changes to the rates that developers must pay when new homes, businesses, or other forms of development are built in the borough, known as the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).

    The proposed changes to CIL charging rates may be of particular interest to community organisations because CIL funding can help support the infrastructure, facilities, and services that local communities need as the borough grows. Changes to CIL rates can affect the level of funding available to support this infrastructure in the future.

    If your organisation delivers, manages or uses community facilities, or has an interest in how development contributes to local infrastructure, you may wish to review the proposed changes and share your views as part of the consultation. We welcome comments on the proposed rates and zones, and/or the evidence used to inform them. 

    Anyone making a comment (formally known as representation) may also request the right to be heard by the independent examiner during the CIL examination. 

    How to have your say:

    You will be able to share your final comments on the Draft Charging Schedule and supporting evidence in a number of ways:

    1. Information and Advice Centre (Guildhall 2, High Street, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1EU)
    2. Kingston Library (Fairfield Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2PS)
    3. Surbiton Library (Ewell Rd, Surbiton, KT6 6AG)
    4. New Malden Library (48 Kingston Rd, New Malden, KT3 3LY)
    5. Hook Centre Library (13 Hook Rd, Hook, Chessington, KT9 1EJ)

    If you need the Draft CIL Charging Schedule or supporting evidence in an alternative format, or have a question, please email cil@kingston.gov.uk or call us on 020 8547 5000. 

  • Have your say on the Local Plan

    We are pleased to share the following from Kingston Council’s engagement team:

    The Council has now reached the final stage of consultation on Kingston’s new Local Plan. This is an important opportunity for residents, businesses and community groups to comment on whether the Plan is legally compliant and sound before it is submitted for independent examination.

    Thank you for helping us ensure as many people as possible are aware of this final opportunity to have their say.

    A graphic for the Local Plan. Text at the top reads 'Shaping the future together', followed underneath by 'Our vision for Kingston 2028-2043. There is a stylised image depicting parts of Kingston, including the riverside and iconic post boxes.

    We’re getting in touch to let you know that the final consultation on Kingston’s new Local Plan is now open and we’d really welcome your views. The consultation runs until 11.59pm on Friday 4 September 2026.

    The Local Plan sets out how Kingston could grow and change over the next 15 years, including where new homes, jobs, infrastructure, community facilities, culture and leisure opportunities could be located, while protecting the things that make our borough special, such as our parks, green spaces and local character.

    The Plan also sets out where development can take place and the planning policies that will be used to make decisions on future planning applications.

    What you can share your views on 

    At this stage, which is called a Regulation 19 consultation, comments must focus on whether the borough’s Plan is legally compliant and sound, as set out in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), paragraphs 36-38. If you believe something has not been done correctly, or that the Plan does not meet the required standards, we would like to hear from you.

    Once this consultation has closed, we will review all of the comments received, prepare and submit Kingston’s Local Plan to the Planning Inspectorate by the end of the year.

    How to share your final comments

    The Local Plan and all related consultation documents are available on our Kingston Let’s Talk engagement portal. The evidence base, which informs the Local Plan, is on our website. 

    You can submit your final comments legal compliance and soundness in a number of ways: 

    If you need the Local Plan in another format, or if you have a question, please email localplan@kingston.gov.uk or call us on 020 8547 5000 and we’ll call you back. 

    Join us at a drop-in session 

    If you’d like to find out more or ask questions, please come along to one of our borough-wide drop-in sessions:

    • Saturday 25 July, 12pm to 3pm – Market House, 25 Market Place, Kingston, KT1 1JS
    • Wednesday 12 August, 4pm to 7pm – New Malden Methodist Church (Lower Hall), 49 High Street, New Malden, KT3 4BY 
    • Saturday 15 August, 9am to 1pm – Surbiton Farmers’ Market, Maple Rd, Surbiton KT6 4FB

    Thank you for taking the time to get involved and helping to shape Kingston’s future

    Secretary Keegan Hillier has also asked the Engagement Team if the KDN can have a disability-focused meeting with the Council surrounding the plan – we will update with their response!

  • Survey – Shape Disability Rights UK’s Work

    The following is shared on behalf of Disability Rights UK.

    Disability Rights UK is launching a nationwide conversation to understand what truly matters to Disabled people today.    

    With 16.7 million Disabled people in the UK – representing 25%, or one in four of the population – your lived experience, insight and priorities are essential in shaping the future direction of our organisation.  

    We are in the process of developing our next five-year strategy. As a Disabled People’s Organisation, led by and for Disabled people, we want to make sure it reflects your insight, experience and ambition for the organisation. Our current goals were created in a very different political and social climate. We believe that the world, and the landscape for Disabled people, has changed significantly since then. 

    This is our chance to step back, listen to each other, and shape where we go next. 

    We don’t want this to be a tick-box exercise: we want a real conversation. Every voice matters. While not every suggestion will become a formal goal, they will inform and guide our direction and priorities over the coming years. 

    To share your thoughts, please respond to the survey:

    Standard link – Disability Rights UK strategy survey

    EasyRead link – Disability Rights UK Easy Read strategy survey

    BSL link – Disability Rights UK strategy survey BSL version

  • The Fairfield review wants to hear your experiences of the Met Police

    The following is shared on behalf of Inclusion London:

    The Fairfield Independent Review is looking into what the Met Police have done to regain public trust since the Casey Review found serious failings, including shocking ableism from the police. 

    The review wants to hear about your experiences of the Met Police, positive or negative.

    There are three ways to give your views:

    Please also see the article from Inclusion London for more information – https://www.inclusionlondon.org.uk/news/the-fairfield-review-wants-to-hear-your-experiences-of-the-met-police/

  • ADHD Survey

    The following is shared on behalf of the NHS SW London branch, and RBK Community Engagement.

    Are you on the waiting list for an ADHD assessment? Or perhaps you have had an assessment recently. We want to hear from you.

    Take ten minutes to anonymously give your views and help design future support for people like you: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/t/I15754/

    This survey is open until April 12th, 2026.