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

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

113 meetings · Page 16 of 23

Overview and Scrutiny Committee

(Extraordinary), Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 7.30 pm

September 26, 2024
Audit Committee

Audit Committee - Monday, 23rd September, 2024 7.30 pm

September 23, 2024
Finance, Regeneration and Property Scrutiny Select Committee

Finance, Regeneration and Property Scrutiny Select Committee - Tuesday, 17th September, 2024 7.30 pm

September 17, 2024
Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 11th September, 2024 7.30 pm

September 11, 2024
Area 1 Planning Committee

Area 1 Planning Committee - Thursday, 5th September, 2024 7.30 pm

September 05, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

119 decisions · Page 1 of 24

Infrastructure Funding Statement 2024/25

From: Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 7.30 pm - December 02, 2025

...to endorse the Infrastructure Funding Statement 2024/25 and associated documents, and approve it for publication by the end of December 2024.

Information Only

Authority Monitoring Report 2024/25

From: Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 7.30 pm - December 02, 2025

...to endorse and approve for publication by the end of December 2025 the Authority Monitoring Report for the period 2024/25, which reviews the effectiveness of the council's planning policies and progress towards achieving objectives set out in adopted development plan documents.

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

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

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

Waste Minimisation and Waste Management at Events on Council Owned Land

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

...to encourage greater use of refills and reduce waste from Council owned sites, the Cabinet endorsed a proposed guidance note to support event organizers in aligning their events with the Borough Council's objective to remove single use plastics from their operations.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 113

Average per Month: 4.9

Decisions Recorded: 119