Mike Taylor - Councillor for Tonbridge and Malling (Borough Green and Platt)

Councillor Mike Taylor

Independent Alliance (Kent) Borough Green and Platt Cabinet Member for Planning; and Group Leader of the Independent Alliance (Kent)

Email: mike.truck@btconnect.com

Council: Tonbridge and Malling

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Licensing and Appeals Panel (Role: Chair, Role: Committee Member) Cabinet (Role: Committee Member) Area 2 Planning Committee (Role: Committee Member) Parish Partnership Panel (Role: Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Role: Other Member) Joint Standards Committee Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee (Role: Other Member) Council (Role: Committee Member) Joint Transportation Board Licensing and Appeals Committee (Role: Committee Member) Area 1 Planning Committee Finance, Regeneration and Property Scrutiny Select Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

103 meetings · Page 1 of 21

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
Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee Role: Other Member

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

December 02, 2025
Licensing and Appeals Committee Role: Committee Member

Licensing and Appeals Committee - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 7.30 pm

November 26, 2025
Parish Partnership Panel Role: Committee Member

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

November 20, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

115 decisions · Page 5 of 23

Larkfield Leisure Centre - Wet Change Refurbishment

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

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

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

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 103

Average per Month: 4.5

Decisions Recorded: 115