Matt Boughton - Councillor for Tonbridge and Malling (East Peckham, West Peckham, Mereworth and Wateringbury)

Councillor Matt Boughton

Conservative Party East Peckham, West Peckham, Mereworth and Wateringbury Leader of the Council

Email: matt.boughton@tmbc.gov.uk

Council: Tonbridge and Malling

Council Profile: View on council website

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

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

106 meetings · Page 1 of 22

Cabinet Role: Chair

Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd June, 2026 7.30 pm

June 02, 2026, 7:30 pm
Parish Partnership Panel Role: Committee Member

Parish Partnership Panel - Thursday, 28th May, 2026 7.30 pm

May 28, 2026, 7:30 pm
Area 2 Planning Committee Role: Committee Member

Area 2 Planning Committee - Wednesday, 27 May 2026 - 7.30 pm

May 27, 2026, 7:30 pm
Council Role: Committee Member

(Annual), Council - Tuesday, 12th May, 2026 7.30 pm

May 12, 2026, 7:30 pm
Council Role: Committee Member

Council - Tuesday, 21st April, 2026 7.30 pm

April 21, 2026, 7:30 pm

Decisions from Meetings

124 decisions · Page 8 of 25

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

Riverside Route Lighting Project, Tonbridge

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

...to progress the tendering and construction of a riverside lighting project between Vale Road and the northwest boundary of the former gasholder site, with delegated authority granted for design amendments based on ecological appraisals and external body comments, and a project budget of £94,000 funded by developer contributions.

Recommendations approved

Risk Management

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

...the Cabinet noted updates to the Strategic Risk Register, including the three risks categorized as RED (Achievement of Savings and Transformation Strategy, Failure to agree a Local Plan, and Managed exit from the Agile System), and also noted the identified service risks.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 106

Average per Month: 3.7

Decisions Recorded: 124