Des Keers - Councillor for Tonbridge and Malling (Walderslade)

Councillor Des Keers

Conservative Party Walderslade Cabinet Member for Community Services

Email: des.keers@tmbc.gov.uk

Council: Tonbridge and Malling

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Area 2 Planning Committee Area 3 Planning Committee (Role: Committee Member) Cabinet (Role: Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Role: Other Member) General Purposes Committee Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee (Role: Other Member) Council (Role: Committee Member) Communities and Environment Scrutiny Select Committee (Role: Other Member) Parish Partnership Panel (Role: Other Member) Licensing and Appeals Panel (Role: Chair) Finance, Regeneration and Property Scrutiny Select Committee (Role: Other Member) Licensing and Appeals Committee (Role: Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

105 meetings · Page 4 of 21

Area 3 Planning Committee Role: Committee Member

Area 3 Planning Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 7.30 pm

December 11, 2025
Cabinet CANCELLED Role: Committee Member

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

December 09, 2025
Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee Role: Other Member

Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 7.30 pm

December 02, 2025
Licensing and Appeals Committee Role: Committee Member

Licensing and Appeals Committee - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 7.30 pm

November 26, 2025
Parish Partnership Panel Role: Other Member

Parish Partnership Panel - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 7.30 pm

November 20, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

122 decisions · Page 1 of 25

Annual Service Delivery Plan 2026/27

From: (Budget), Cabinet - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 7.30 pm - February 10, 2026

...the draft Annual Service Delivery Plan 2026/27, incorporating amendments and clarifications from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, was approved, with any outstanding information to be addressed in the Quarter 1 update.

Recommendations Approved

Procurement Partnership - Formal Review

From: (Budget), Cabinet - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 7.30 pm - February 10, 2026

...approved continuing with the Procurement Partnership, subject to budget provision, and to conduct a further review in four years.

Recommendations Approved

Risk Management

From: (Budget), Cabinet - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 7.30 pm - February 10, 2026

...the updates to the Strategic Risk Register, with particular emphasis on the 'RED' risks of failure to adopt a Local Plan, recruitment and retention of staff, and Local Government Reorganisation in Kent, along with identified service risks, were noted.

Recommendations Approved

National Planning Policy Framework: Proposed Reforms and other Changes to the Planning System

From: (Budget), Cabinet - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 7.30 pm - February 10, 2026

...the Borough Council's response to the Government's consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system was approved, with delegated authority given for minor changes before submission.

Recommendations Approved

Tonbridge Town Centre Programme Board - Notes of 16 January 2026

From: (Budget), Cabinet - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 7.30 pm - February 10, 2026

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 105

Average per Month: 3.6

Decisions Recorded: 122