Adem Mehmet - Councillor for Tonbridge and Malling (Trench)

Councillor Adem Mehmet

Conservative Party Trench Cabinet Member for Infrastructure and Tonbridge Regeneration

Email: Adem.Mehmet@tmbc.gov.uk

Council: Tonbridge and Malling

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Area 1 Planning Committee (Role: Committee Member) Tonbridge Community Forum (Role: Committee Member) Cabinet (Role: Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Role: Other Member) Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee (Role: Other Member) Council (Role: Committee Member) Finance, Regeneration and Property Scrutiny Select Committee Joint Transportation Board (Role: Chair)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

64 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Cabinet CANCELLED Role: Committee Member

(if required), Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 7.30 pm

December 09, 2025
Joint Transportation Board Role: Chair

Joint Transportation Board - Monday, 1st December, 2025 7.30 pm

December 01, 2025
Tonbridge Community Forum Role: Committee Member

Tonbridge Community Forum - Monday, 24th November, 2025 7.30 pm

November 24, 2025
Cabinet Role: Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.30 pm

November 18, 2025
Cabinet Role: Committee Member

Extraordinary, Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 7.30 pm

October 29, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

56 decisions · Page 2 of 12

Temporary Accommodation Recharge Policy

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.30 pm - November 18, 2025

...the council adopted a new Temporary Accommodation Recharge Policy allowing them to charge applicants for repairs to temporary accommodation necessitated by wilful damage or neglect.

Recommendations Approved

Local Government Reorganisation - Business Case Submission

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.30 pm - November 18, 2025

... to submit to the Government by November 28, 2025, a business case for Option 3A, a 3-unitary model for local government reorganisation in Kent, with a West Kent authority comprising Tonbridge and Malling, Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone areas, delegating final drafting changes to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader, and allowing for inclusion of supporting documentation received before the deadline.

Recommendations Approved

Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation

From: Extraordinary, Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 29, 2025

...that the Tonbridge and Malling Regulation 18 Local Plan consultation document, Interim Sustainability Appraisal, and Draft Active Travel Strategy were approved for an 8-week public consultation period, with delegated authority granted for minor changes to the documents and supporting material, and for reviewing the specification for highways work to adequately respond to community concerns.

Forward to Cabinet

Angel Leisure Centre - Replacement Project

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 14th October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 14, 2025

...to support the Angel Leisure Centre replacement project, the Cabinet resolved that the Tonbridge Town Centre Programme Board should explore using proceeds from the current Angel Centre site redevelopment to offset debt, noted the intention to present a fully costed business case before final construction approval, and acknowledged the project's progress.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 64

Average per Month: 2.8

Decisions Recorded: 56