Robert Mayall

Planning Applications Committee - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 10.00 am

The Planning Applications Committee met to discuss the installation of electric bus infrastructure at Acacia Hall Car Park in Dartford, and to note several matters dealt with under delegated powers. The committee approved the installation of the electric bus infrastructure, and also agreed to include an informative encouraging the applicant to consider measures to prevent HGVs from entering the bus charging area.

Adult Social Care and Public Health Cabinet Committee - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 2.00 pm

The Adult Social Care and Public Health Cabinet Committee of Kent County Council met on Wednesday, 12 November 2025. Key discussions included the Adult Social Care and Health Complaints Report for 2024/2025, the Adult Social Care Performance Dashboard for Quarter 2 of 2025/2026, and the Accommodation Market Position Statement for 2025-2035. A significant decision was made to recommission Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) services in primary care for a period of six years and four months, with an estimated cost of £13 million.

County Council - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 10.00 am

Kent County Council (KCC) met to discuss local government reorganisation, the council's strategic direction, and pressing issues such as social care funding and NHS pressures. The council approved its strategic statement, Reforming Kent 2025-2028, and debated a motion on the NHS and social care crisis, but did not vote on KCC's strategic business case for local government reorganisation in Kent and Medway.

Regulation Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 2.00 pm

The Regulation Committee of Kent County Council met on Thursday, 16th October 2025, to discuss updates from the Public Rights of Way and Access Service and to receive an update on planning enforcement cases. The committee noted the significant backlog in processing applications to amend the Definitive Map and Statement, and discussed strategies to manage this.

Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 10.00 am

The Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HOSC) convened to discuss several key healthcare issues affecting Kent, including structural changes to the NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB), integrated mental health services, updates from Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW), and the temporary pause of inpatient services at Faversham Cottage Hospital. The committee noted reports on these topics, and considered whether the Integrated All-Age Mental Health Services model constituted a substantial variation of service[^2].