Councillor Matt Lowe
Email: matt.lowe@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
Council: Tunbridge Wells
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
58 meetings · Page 1 of 12
Full Council - Wednesday, 20th May, 2026 11.00 am
Full Council - Wednesday, 22nd April, 2026 6.30 pm
Licensing Sub-Committee - Monday, 2 March 2026 - 12.30 pm
Licensing Sub-Committee - Monday, 2nd March, 2026 10.30 am
Decisions from Meetings
118 decisions · Page 4 of 24
Fees and Charges Setting 2026/27
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 6.00 pm - December 04, 2025
...the Cabinet of Tunbridge Wells approved the proposed fees and charges for council services for the 2026/27 financial year, delegating authority to the s151 Officer for necessary amendments and approving the implementation timings, while also allowing for price changes due to government legislation with appropriate approvals.
Decision Made
*Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2026/27
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 6.00 pm - December 04, 2025
...to recommend to Full Council the approval of keeping the maximum Council Tax Reduction for working-age claimants at 80% for 2026/27, not increasing Bands 2 to 5 by 10% (except for DWP uprating increases), removing the minimum income floor for self-employed claimants, increasing the back-dating period for working-age claimants to a maximum of twelve months, disregarding compensation schemes for capital purposes, and increasing grid amounts in table 3 by the DWP percentage increase for welfare benefits.
Decision Made
Recommissioning of Leisure Centre Management Services
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 6.00 pm - December 04, 2025
...to comply with the Council’s Strategic Plan, the Cabinet approved the recommendations set out in the Exempt report and Exempt Appendix A and associated exempt appendices regarding the recommissioning of leisure centre management services for the borough's three leisure centres, with the understanding that the decision was urgent and not subject to call-in due to potential prejudice to the Council’s or public interest.
Decision Made
Calculation of Council Tax Base 2026/27
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 6.00 pm - December 04, 2025
...the Tunbridge Wells Tax Base for 2026/27 was approved as shown in Appendix B of the report, complying with statutory regulations for calculating council tax base.
Decision Made
Revenue Management Report Quarter 2
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 6.00 pm - December 04, 2025
...to note the Quarter 2 net expenditure on services and the forecast year-end net expenditure, including planned transfers to reserves for specific projects and a small potential surplus to the General Fund.
Decision Made
Summary
Meetings Attended: 58
Average per Month: 2.3
Decisions Recorded: 118