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) Area 2 Planning Committee (Role: Committee Member) Parish Partnership Panel (Role: Committee Member) Cabinet (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

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

107 meetings · Page 1 of 22

Parish Partnership Panel Role: Committee Member

Parish Partnership Panel - Thursday, 5th February, 2026 7.30 pm

February 05, 2026, 7:30 pm
Council Role: Committee Member

(Extraordinary), Council - Tuesday, 27th January, 2026 7.30 pm

January 27, 2026, 7:30 pm
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Role: Other Member

(Budget), Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 7.30 pm

January 22, 2026, 7:30 pm
Area 2 Planning Committee Role: Committee Member

Area 2 Planning Committee - Wednesday, 14th January, 2026 7.30 pm

January 14, 2026, 7:30 pm
Cabinet Role: Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 6th January, 2026 7.30 pm

January 06, 2026

Decisions from Meetings

123 decisions · Page 6 of 25

Tonbridge Town Centre Masterplan Framework Adoption and Delivery Strategy

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 14th October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 14, 2025

...the Cabinet adopted the final Masterplan Framework and Addendum 1, and approved the Masterplan Framework Delivery Strategy, subject to amendments regarding parking provision and GP services, for annual review.

Recommendations Approved

Staff Training - Safeguarding and Equalities and Diversity

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 14th October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 14, 2025

...to endorse the proposed tiered staff training plans for Safeguarding and Equalities and Diversity, as detailed in Annex 1 and Annex 2, to ensure all staff receive appropriate and regularly refreshed training aligned to their roles.

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

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

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 107

Average per Month: 4.3

Decisions Recorded: 123