Astra Birch - Councillor for Tunbridge Wells (Pembury and Capel)

Councillor Astra Birch

Liberal Democrats Pembury and Capel

Email: astra.birch@tunbridgewells.gov.uk

Council: Tunbridge Wells

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) Corporate Cabinet Advisory Board Full Council (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee Communities Cabinet Advisory Board (Guest)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

37 meetings · Page 1 of 8

Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 6.30 pm

December 10, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

Local Government Reorganisation, Full Council - Monday, 17th November, 2025 6.30 pm

November 17, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Wednesday, 1st October, 2025 6.30 pm

44 attendees, 32 documents, 0 media files

October 01, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 6.00 pm

13 attendees, 46 documents, 0 media files

September 25, 2025
Communities Cabinet Advisory Board Guest

Communities Housing and Environment Cabinet Advisory Board - Tuesday, 2nd September, 2025 6.30 pm

18 attendees, 18 documents, 1 media files

September 02, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

86 decisions · Page 11 of 18

Housing Benefits - War Pensions Policy

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 6th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 06, 2025

To adopt the Housing Benefit War Pension Policy to provide additional support to help ex-servicemen and women to use their war pensions towards living expenditure rather than rent costs.

Decision Made

*Treasury Management Policy and Strategy

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 6th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 06, 2025

To recommend to Full Council the Treasury Management Policy and Strategy to set the parameters and key information regarding the Council’s treasury activity, with specific regards to investments and cash flow.

Decision Made

Property Transaction Report July to December 2024

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 6th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 06, 2025

This report informs Cabinet of the property transactions completed under delegated authority between 1 July 2024 and 31 December 2024.

Deleted

*Capital Strategy

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 6th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 06, 2025

To recommend to Full Council the Council’s Capital Strategy for 2025/26.

Decision Made

*Asset Management Plan 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 6th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 06, 2025

To recommend to Full Council the revised Asset Management Plan following public consultation.

Decision Made

Summary

Meetings Attended: 37

Average per Month: 1.9

Decisions Recorded: 86