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 Council (Role: Committee Member) Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee (Role: Other 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.

102 meetings · Page 3 of 21

Area 2 Planning Committee Role: Committee Member

Area 2 Planning Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 7.30 pm

16 attendees, 13 documents, 0 media files

September 17, 2025
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Role: Other Member

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 11th September, 2025 7.30 pm

28 attendees, 24 documents, 0 media files

September 11, 2025
Cabinet Role: Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd September, 2025 7.30 pm

13 attendees, 37 documents, 0 media files

September 02, 2025
Parish Partnership Panel Role: Committee Member

Parish Partnership Panel - Thursday, 28th August, 2025 7.30 pm

49 attendees, 6 documents, 1 media files

August 28, 2025
Licensing and Appeals Panel Role: Chair

Taxi Hearing 006/2025, Licensing and Appeals Panel - Wednesday, 13th August, 2025 10.00 am

3 attendees, 4 documents, 0 media files

August 13, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

113 decisions · Page 1 of 23

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

Anti-Social Behaviour Enforcement Team - Update of work and request for funding

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

...to maintain a reassuring presence and streamline procurement, the Anti-Social Behaviour Enforcement Team's operation was approved for continuation for two more years, contingent on Council funding approval in February 2026 and contributions from parish/town councils, with the initiation of the procurement process also agreed.

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

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

Review of Fees and Charges 2025/26 - Waste, Leisure and Environmental Health

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

...to address the Borough Council's financial position and maximize income, the Cabinet approved a schedule of charges for various services including garden waste subscriptions, bulky refuse collection, missed refuse collection, stray dog redemption, allotment rentals, cemetery fees, pest control, food certificates, contaminated land services, and private water supply services, to be implemented from April 1, 2026, and also approved the principle of charging property developers for providing bins and waste containers for new developments, while exploring the feasibility of charging for public litter bins.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 102

Average per Month: 4.4

Decisions Recorded: 113