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 5 of 19

Council Role: Committee Member

Council - Tuesday, 8th July, 2025 7.30 pm

July 08, 2025
Cabinet Role: Committee Member

Cabinet - Monday, 30th June, 2025 7.30 pm

June 30, 2025
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Role: Other Member

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 26th June, 2025 7.30 pm

June 26, 2025
Licensing and Appeals Panel Role: Chair

Premises Licence - One Stop, Ditton, Licensing and Appeals Panel - Monday, 23rd June, 2025 10.00 am

June 23, 2025
Licensing and Appeals Committee

Licensing and Appeals Committee - Tuesday, 10th June, 2025 7.30 pm

June 10, 2025

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