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

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

Infrastructure Funding Statement 2024/25

From: Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 7.30 pm - December 02, 2025

Information Only

Authority Monitoring Report 2024/25

From: Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 7.30 pm - December 02, 2025

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Local Government Reorganisation - Business Case Submission

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.30 pm - November 18, 2025

... to submit to the Government by November 28, 2025, a business case for Option 3A, a 3-unitary model for local government reorganisation in Kent, with a West Kent authority comprising Tonbridge and Malling, Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone areas, delegating final drafting changes to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader, and allowing for inclusion of supporting documentation received before the deadline.

Recommendations Approved

Temporary Accommodation Recharge Policy

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.30 pm - November 18, 2025

...the council adopted a new Temporary Accommodation Recharge Policy allowing them to charge applicants for repairs to temporary accommodation necessitated by wilful damage or neglect.

Recommendations Approved

Waste Minimisation and Waste Management at Events on Council Owned Land

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.30 pm - November 18, 2025

...to encourage greater use of refills and reduce waste from Council owned sites, the Cabinet endorsed a proposed guidance note to support event organizers in aligning their events with the Borough Council's objective to remove single use plastics from their operations.

Recommendations Approved

Councillor Mike Taylor

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended ^{Note this may include planned future meetings.}

Decisions from Meetings

Infrastructure Funding Statement 2024/25

Authority Monitoring Report 2024/25

Local Government Reorganisation - Business Case Submission

Temporary Accommodation Recharge Policy

Waste Minimisation and Waste Management at Events on Council Owned Land

Summary

Councillor Mike Taylor

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

Decisions from Meetings

Infrastructure Funding Statement 2024/25

Authority Monitoring Report 2024/25

Local Government Reorganisation - Business Case Submission

Temporary Accommodation Recharge Policy

Waste Minimisation and Waste Management at Events on Council Owned Land

Summary

Meetings Attended ^{Note this may include planned future meetings.}