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

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

137 meetings · Page 5 of 28

Overview and Scrutiny Committee Role: Committee Member

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 22 January 2026 - 7.30 pm

January 22, 2026, 7:30 pm
General Purposes Committee Role: Chair

General Purposes Committee - Wednesday, 21 January 2026 - 7.30 pm

January 21, 2026, 7:30 pm
Joint Standards Committee Role: Committee Member

Joint Standards Committee - Monday, 19th January, 2026 7.30 pm

January 19, 2026, 7:30 pm
Area 1 Planning Committee Role: Committee Member

Area 1 Planning Committee - Thursday, 8th January, 2026 7.30 pm

January 08, 2026
Cabinet Role: Other Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 6th January, 2026 7.30 pm

January 06, 2026

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