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 11 of 28

Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee Role: Other Member

Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee - Tuesday, 15th July, 2025 7.30 pm

July 15, 2025
Council Role: Committee Member

Council - Tuesday, 8th July, 2025 7.30 pm

July 08, 2025
Cabinet Role: Other Member

Cabinet - Monday, 30th June, 2025 7.30 pm

June 30, 2025
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Role: Other Member

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 26th June, 2025 7.30 pm

June 26, 2025
Joint Transportation Board

Joint Transportation Board - Monday, 16th June, 2025 7.30 pm

June 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