Martin Coffin - Councillor for Tonbridge and Malling (Pilgrims with Ightham)

Councillor Martin Coffin

Conservative Party Pilgrims with Ightham Cabinet Member for Finance, Waste and Technical Services and Deputy Leader

Email: martin.coffin@tmbc.gov.uk

Council: Tonbridge and Malling

Council Profile: View on council website

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

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

109 meetings · Page 1 of 22

Cabinet CANCELLED Role: Committee Member

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

December 09, 2025
Area 2 Planning Committee Role: Committee Member

Area 2 Planning Committee - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 7.30 pm

December 03, 2025
Parish Partnership Panel Role: Committee Member

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

November 20, 2025
Cabinet Role: Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.30 pm

November 18, 2025
Cabinet Role: Committee Member

Extraordinary, Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 7.30 pm

October 29, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

110 decisions · Page 5 of 22

Budgetary Control and Savings Update - July 2025

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 02, 2025

...to note the net favorable variance of approximately £730,000 as of the end of July 2025, the current business rate pool position, and the progress towards the savings target for the 2026/27 budget.

Recommendations Approved

Sports Facilities Evidence

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 02, 2025

... the Cabinet of Tonbridge and Malling endorsed and adopted the Indoor Sports Facilities Strategy and the Playing Pitches and Outdoor Sports Facilities Strategy as the Borough Council’s current policy position on sports facilities, subject to careful consideration of comments from local sports teams and, for the latter strategy, the inclusion of the Joint Parish Skate Park in the BMX and Skate Parks section, while also delegating authority to the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health to publish Stage E reviews of these strategies.

Recommendations Approved

Local Nature Recovery Strategy - Pre Publication Review Period

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 02, 2025

...to support the publication of the Kent and Medway Local Nature Recovery Strategy, delegating the final response to the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning.

Recommendations Approved

Annual Senior Information Risk Owner Report 2025-26

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 02, 2025

...to note the annual information risk report, support investment in enhanced cybersecurity, fund incident response with grant money, and initially fund security monitoring from reserves before incorporating it into the core budget.

Recommendations Approved

Heritage Information and Advice to Support the Local Plan including Information in relation to Conservation Areas

From: (Extraordinary), Cabinet - Tuesday, 29th July, 2025 7.00 pm - July 29, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 109

Average per Month: 4.7

Decisions Recorded: 110