Mark Rhodes - Councillor for Tonbridge and Malling (Hildenborough)

Councillor Mark Rhodes

Conservative Party Hildenborough Chair of General Purposes Committee

Email: mark.rhodes@tmbc.gov.uk

Council: Tonbridge and Malling

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Role: Committee Member) Cabinet (Role: Other Member) Area 1 Planning Committee (Role: Committee Member) Audit Committee (Role: Committee Member) General Purposes Committee (Role: Chair) Joint Standards Committee (Role: Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Role: Committee Member, Role: Other Member) Communities and Environment Scrutiny Select Committee (Role: Committee Member) Finance, Regeneration and Property Scrutiny Select Committee (Role: Committee Member, Role: Vice-Chair) Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee (Role: Committee Member, Role: Other Member) Joint Transportation Board (Role: Other Member) Parish Partnership Panel (Role: Other Member) Tonbridge Community Forum (Role: Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

137 meetings · Page 10 of 28

Parish Partnership Panel Role: Other Member

Parish Partnership Panel - Thursday, 28th August, 2025 7.30 pm

49 attendees, 6 documents, 1 media files

August 28, 2025
Area 1 Planning Committee Role: Committee Member

Area 1 Planning Committee - Thursday, 31st July, 2025 7.30 pm

July 31, 2025
Finance, Regeneration and Property Scrutiny Select Committee Role: Vice-Chair

Finance, Regeneration and Property Scrutiny Select Committee - Tuesday, 22nd July, 2025 7.30 pm

July 22, 2025
Audit Committee Role: Committee Member

Audit Committee - Monday, 21st July, 2025 7.30 pm

July 21, 2025
Communities and Environment Scrutiny Select Committee Role: Committee Member

Communities and Environment Scrutiny Select Committee - Wednesday, 16th July, 2025 7.30 pm

July 16, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

132 decisions · Page 1 of 27

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 137

Average per Month: 4.9

Decisions Recorded: 132