Des Keers - Councillor for Tonbridge and Malling (Walderslade)

Councillor Des Keers

Conservative Party Walderslade Cabinet Member for Community Services

Email: des.keers@tmbc.gov.uk

Council: Tonbridge and Malling

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Area 2 Planning Committee Cabinet (Role: Committee Member) Area 3 Planning Committee (Role: Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Role: Other Member) General Purposes Committee Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee (Role: Other Member) Council (Role: Committee Member) Communities and Environment Scrutiny Select Committee (Role: Other Member) Parish Partnership Panel (Role: Other Member) Licensing and Appeals Panel (Role: Chair) Finance, Regeneration and Property Scrutiny Select Committee (Role: Other Member) Licensing and Appeals Committee (Role: Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

91 meetings · Page 11 of 19

Cabinet

Cabinet - Tuesday, 7th January, 2025 7.30 pm

January 07, 2025
Area 2 Planning Committee

(Extraordinary), Area 2 Planning Committee - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 6.30 pm

December 12, 2024
Cabinet

Cabinet - Tuesday, 10th December, 2024 7.30 pm

10 attendees, 56 documents, 1 media files

December 10, 2024
Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee

Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee - Tuesday, 3rd December, 2024 6.30 pm

25 attendees, 39 documents, 0 media files

December 03, 2024
Licensing and Appeals Committee

Licensing and Appeals Committee - Wednesday, 27th November, 2024 7.30 pm

November 27, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

109 decisions · Page 1 of 22

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 91

Average per Month: 4.0

Decisions Recorded: 109