Matt Lowe - Councillor for Tunbridge Wells (Park)

Councillor Matt Lowe

Liberal Democrats Park Cabinet Member for Planning

Email: matt.lowe@tunbridgewells.gov.uk

Council: Tunbridge Wells

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) Planning Committee (Guest) Full Council (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Communities Cabinet Advisory Board (Guest) Licensing Sub-Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

50 meetings · Page 1 of 10

Full Council Committee Member

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

December 10, 2025
Licensing Sub-Committee Committee Member

Licensing Sub-Committee - Monday, 8th December, 2025 2.00 pm

December 08, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 6.00 pm

December 04, 2025
Licensing Committee Committee Member

Licensing Committee - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 6.30 pm

November 18, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Extraordinary: Local Government Reorganisation, Cabinet - Monday, 17th November, 2025 7.30 pm

November 17, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

104 decisions · Page 14 of 21

Proposals for Public Spaces Protection Orders Expiring in 2025

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 20th March, 2025 6.00 pm - March 20, 2025

Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) are intended to deal with a particular nuisance or problem in a specific area that is detrimental to the local community’s quality of life, by imposing conditions on the use of that area.  Orders introduced in 2022 are set to expire on 23 June 2025.  This report makes recommendations for their continued use.

Decision Made

Capital Management Report Quarter 3

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 20th March, 2025 6.00 pm - March 20, 2025

To receive the financial position as at the end of December 2024.

Decision Made

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

Council Tax Empty Property Policy

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

To adopt the Empty Property Policy that would enable the Council to charge a premium on a second home.

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 50

Average per Month: 2.5

Decisions Recorded: 104