School start time during winter months
Should government primary schools shift their start time from 8:00am to 8:45am between November and February?
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11,294closes 19 Oct
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Ground-floor commercial use on residential blocks
Should ground floors on residential blocks in the inner wards be permitted for small shops, subject to a licence and a noise limit?
Open2 days left
8,782closes 19 Oct
Location of the new community clinic in Ward 27
Two sites have been surveyed for the new community clinic in Ward 27. Which should the directorate build on?
Open5 days left
4,827closes 22 Oct
Weekly car-free morning on Avenue Road
Would you support closing Avenue Road to private cars on Sunday mornings from 7am to 11am for a six-month trial?
Open7 days left
8,249closes 24 Oct
Separate collection day for organic waste
Would you put out food and garden waste in a separate container on a fixed day each week if collection was reliable?
Open9 days left
9,648closes 26 Oct
9 polls open · 1 announced
What happened afterwards
Closed polls and their outcomes
A response is only worth giving if something happens to it. Every closed poll publishes what the office did with the result.
POL-2026-009 · closed 15 Sept
Evening opening hours for the public library
9,501 responses
Extended to 8pm on weekdays from October, with Saturday closing at 2pm. Visitor counts for the first quarter were 18% higher than the same quarter last year.
POL-2026-005 · closed 1 Sept
Street lighting on residential lanes
9,011 responses
Residential lanes were taken first. Repairs to 214 lane lights were completed in the quarter, and the main-road lamp replacement moved to the following year.
POL-2026-004 · closed 10 Aug
Market cleaning schedule
7,874 responses
Midday break adopted on a three-month trial at the two largest markets. Weekly waste totals are published on the market notice board and the portal.
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