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Alternative Cycle Scheme option 3 will be researched.

The RBKC Leadership Team met on 17th March 2021. After a 72 second silence, to remember those who lost their lives in the Grenfell...

ESSA is pleased to announce our support for an NCIL (Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy)

ESSA is pleased to announce our support for an NCIL (Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy) application made by Lloyd North, ESSA...

Consultation deadline for Draft Greening SPD: have your say by 23rd February 2021!

The council, RBKC, wants to hear from our communities, businesses, developers and other stakeholders about the actions they can take in...

SAY GOODBYE TO LOCAL SHOPS

A letter from the Kensington Society: You may be aware of the changes the government has recently imposed removing the divisions between...

Recent Borough-wide 20mph speed limit

Collisions at 30mph are much more likely to result in serious injury, particularly to pedestrians, cyclists and motor cyclists, than...

ESSA cycle lane survey results.

We are publishing the results of the survey sent out in December. The results illustrate that ESSA members strongly support cycling done...

RBKC's report about the decision to remove the temporary bicycle lanes.

This report is being taken as an urgent decision under the Council’s Special Urgency Procedures as set out in Part 4 of the Council...

Consultation on Royal Brompton Hospital SPD open now for your comments until 30th December 2020

We have commenced a six-week public consultation on the above document, starting on Wednesday 18th November and ending on 30th December...

Success in Removing Dangerous Temporary Cycle Lanes on Kensington High Street

From Johnny Thalassites, Lead Member for Planning, Place and Environment, RBKC

Conservation Area Appraisal

The ESSA area remains one of the few Conservation Area in the Borough which has not yet had its Conservation Area Appraisal carried out

Temporary Cycle Lanes

We have received many emails about the temporary cycle lanes in the High Street, nearly all have been strongly against them. A summary of...

Annual General Meeting

We generally hold our Annual General Meeting in the Spring at Leighton House. It is a great opportunity to meet other members in...

Business Members

ESSA residents are fortunate to have not only a major high street nearby but several local centres and individual corner shops.

Mansion Block Group

The ESSA Mansion Blocks Group are a growing group of over 25 Mansion Blocks & residential estates within and around the conservation area

Virtual Planning Meetings

The Council is now running planning and most other meetings online as a live streamed event via YouTube.

“Planning for the Future” Government White Paper proposes sweeping changes

Major changes to the planning system are being proposed. The changes are far reaching.