K&C Council Approves Budget for Next Fiscal Year

1 March 2026

Kensington and Chelsea Council has approved its budget for the upcoming fiscal year during a Full Council meeting held on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.

The meeting saw councillors deliberate on the financial plans for the borough. The approval of the budget signifies a key decision for the council's operations.

Details regarding the specific allocations within the budget or any significant changes from previous years were not detailed in the provided meeting summary. However, the confirmation of the budget's approval indicates that the council has established its financial framework for the next fiscal period.

The meeting was attended by numerous councillors, including Councillor Cllr Elizabeth Campbell, Leader of the Council, and Councillor Cllr Will Lane, who served as Mayor. Other attendees included various Lead Members for key service areas, such as Councillor Sarah Addenbrooke (Lead Member for Communities & Community Safety) and Councillor Johnny Thalassites (Lead Member for Finance, Customer Services & Net Zero Council).

Further information regarding the budget can be found in documents such as BU-Appendix C.pdf and Full Council 25 February 2026 additional papers 25th-Feb-2026 18.30 Full Council.pdf , available via links on the council's network pages.

Councils Involved

Kensington and Chelsea

Meetings Involved

the Full Council of Kensington and Chelsea Council on 25 February 2026

People Involved

Mona Adam Green Party Golborne

Cllr Sarah Addenbrooke Lead Member for Communities & Community Safety Conservative Party Abingdon

Hamish Adourian Conservative Party Earl's Court

Dr Mona Ahmed The Independent Group Notting Dale

Cllr Kasim Ali Leader of the K+C Labour Group Labour Party Dalgarno

Cllr Aarien Areti Conservative Party Holland

Mohammed Bakhtiar Labour Party Colville

Cllr Tom Bennett (Vice-Chair, Famil Services Select Committee, Vice-Chair, Planning Committee & Planning Applications Committee) Conservative Party Redcliffe

Toby Benton (Vice-Chair, Licensing Committee, Family Services Spokesperson ) Labour Party Colville

Cllr Laura Burns (Deputy Mayor and Vice-Chair, Licensing Committee) Conservative Party Chelsea Riverside

Cllr Elizabeth Campbell Leader of the Council Conservative Party Royal Hospital

Cllr Anne Cyron (Vice Chair, Adult Social Care & Health Select Committee, Vice-Chair, Planning Applications Committee) Conservative Party Abingdon

Cllr Emma Dent Coad The Independent Group St. Helen's

Cllr Marwan Elnaghi Labour Party Notting Dale

Cllr Janet Evans (Chair, Licensing Committee) Conservative Party Courtfield

Cllr Catherine Faulks Lead Member for Family & Children's Services Conservative Party Campden

Cllr Joanna Gardner (Vice-Chair, Housing and Communities Select Committee) Conservative Party Pembridge

Cllr Greg Hammond (Chair, Environment Select Committee) Conservative Party Courtfield

Cllr Gerard Hargreaves (Chair, Audit & Transparency Committee, Vice-Chair, Planning Committee & Planning Applications Committee) Conservative Party Chelsea Riverside

Cllr Preety Hudd (Vice-Chair, Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Vice-Chair, Investment Committee) Conservative Party Campden

Cllr James Husband (Chair, Planning Committee and Planning Applications Committee) Conservative Party Abingdon

Cllr Walaa Idris (Chair, Family Services Select Committee) Conservative Party Brompton & Hans Town

Cllr Dahabo Isse Conservative Party Colville

Cllr Eva Jedut Workers Party of Britain Dalgarno

Cllr Cem Kemahli Lead Member for Planning & Public Realm Conservative Party Royal Hospital

Cllr Lucy Knight (Chair, Adult Social Care and Health Select Committee) Conservative Party Holland

Cllr Will Lane (Mayor) Conservative Party Queen's Gate

Cllr Sina Lari Labour Party Golborne

Cllr David Lindsay (Chair, Pension Board) Conservative Party Norland

Cllr Sam Mackover (Vice-Chair, Environment Select Committee) Conservative Party Queen's Gate

Cllr Quentin Marshall (Chairman, Investment Committee) Conservative Party Courtfield

Cllr Sof McVeigh Lead Member for Housing Management, Housing Safety & Building New Homes Conservative Party Brompton & Hans Town

Cllr Lloyd North Conservative Party Campden

Cllr Abdullahi Nur (Environmental Spokesperson ) Labour Party Golborne

Cllr Will Pascall (Chair, Family Services Select Committee) Conservative Party Stanley

Cllr Stéphanie Petit Conservative Party Norland

Cllr Josh Rendall Lead Member for Adult Social Care & Public Health Conservative Party Stanley

Cllr Marie-Therese Rossi (Vice-Chair, Licensing Committee) Conservative Party Redcliffe

Cllr Dori Schmetterling Conservative Party Pembridge

Cllr Claire Simmons (Chair, Housing and Communities Select Committee) Labour Party Notting Dale

Cllr Kim Taylor-Smith Deputy Leader, Lead Member for Employment, Culture & Economy Conservative Party Stanley

Cllr Johnny Thalassites Lead Member for Finance, Customer Services & Net Zero Council Conservative Party Holland

Cllr Portia Thaxter (Adult Social Care & Health Spokesperson) Labour Party St. Helen's

Cllr Tim Verboven Liberal Democrats Earl's Court

Cllr Linda Wade Liberal Democrats Earl's Court

Cllr Mary Weale (Chair, Overview and Scrutiny Committee) Conservative Party Brompton & Hans Town

Cllr Roberto Weeden-Sanz (Vice-Chair, Environment Select Committee) Conservative Party Queen's Gate

Cllr Emma Will Lead Member for Property, Parks & Leisure Conservative Party Royal Hospital

Cllr Sidney Yankson (Vice-Chair, Audit & Transparency Committee) Conservative Party Redcliffe

Cllr Sonia Zvedeniuk Conservative Party Chelsea Riverside

Toyin Shobowale

Holly Weaver. Senior Governance Co-Ordinator

Yusuf Olow

Topics

Kensington and Chelsea Council budget for the upcoming fiscal year Councillor Cllr Elizabeth Campbell Councillor Cllr Will Lane Sarah Addenbrooke Councillor Johnny Thalassites