Mark Rhodes - Councillor for Tonbridge and Malling (Hildenborough)

Councillor Mark Rhodes

Conservative Party Hildenborough Chair of General Purposes Committee

Email: mark.rhodes@tmbc.gov.uk

Council: Tonbridge and Malling

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Role: Committee Member) Cabinet (Role: Other Member) Area 1 Planning Committee (Role: Committee Member) Audit Committee (Role: Committee Member) General Purposes Committee (Role: Chair) Joint Standards Committee (Role: Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Role: Committee Member, Role: Other Member) Communities and Environment Scrutiny Select Committee (Role: Committee Member) Finance, Regeneration and Property Scrutiny Select Committee (Role: Committee Member, Role: Vice-Chair) Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee (Role: Committee Member, Role: Other Member) Joint Transportation Board (Role: Other Member) Parish Partnership Panel (Role: Other Member) Tonbridge Community Forum (Role: Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

137 meetings · Page 1 of 28

Joint Standards Committee Role: Committee Member

Joint Standards Committee - Monday, 1st June, 2026 7.30 pm

June 01, 2026, 7:30 pm
Finance, Regeneration and Property Scrutiny Select Committee Role: Committee Member

Finance, Regeneration and Property Scrutiny Select Committee - Tuesday, 26th May, 2026 7.30 pm

May 26, 2026, 7:30 pm
Area 1 Planning Committee Role: Committee Member

Area 1 Planning Committee - Thursday, 21 May 2026 - 7.30 pm

May 21, 2026, 7:30 pm
Communities and Environment Scrutiny Select Committee Role: Committee Member

Communities and Environment Scrutiny Select Committee - Wednesday, 20th May, 2026 7.30 pm

May 20, 2026, 7:30 pm
Council Role: Committee Member

(Annual), Council - Tuesday, 12th May, 2026 7.30 pm

May 12, 2026, 7:30 pm

Decisions from Meetings

132 decisions · Page 8 of 27

Local Nature Recovery Strategy - Pre Publication Review Period

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 02, 2025

...to support the publication of the Kent and Medway Local Nature Recovery Strategy, delegating the final response to the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning.

Recommendations Approved

Riverside Route Lighting Project, Tonbridge

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 02, 2025

...to progress the tendering and construction of a riverside lighting project between Vale Road and the northwest boundary of the former gasholder site, with delegated authority granted for design amendments based on ecological appraisals and external body comments, and a project budget of £94,000 funded by developer contributions.

Recommendations approved

Risk Management

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 02, 2025

...the Cabinet noted updates to the Strategic Risk Register, including the three risks categorized as RED (Achievement of Savings and Transformation Strategy, Failure to agree a Local Plan, and Managed exit from the Agile System), and also noted the identified service risks.

Recommendations Approved

Budgetary Control and Savings Update - July 2025

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 02, 2025

...to note the net favorable variance of approximately £730,000 as of the end of July 2025, the current business rate pool position, and the progress towards the savings target for the 2026/27 budget.

Recommendations Approved

Sports Facilities Evidence

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 02, 2025

... the Cabinet of Tonbridge and Malling endorsed and adopted the Indoor Sports Facilities Strategy and the Playing Pitches and Outdoor Sports Facilities Strategy as the Borough Council’s current policy position on sports facilities, subject to careful consideration of comments from local sports teams and, for the latter strategy, the inclusion of the Joint Parish Skate Park in the BMX and Skate Parks section, while also delegating authority to the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health to publish Stage E reviews of these strategies.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 137

Average per Month: 4.9

Decisions Recorded: 132