Mrs Anita Oakley MA BA (Hons) - Councillor for Tonbridge and Malling (Larkfield)

Councillor Mrs Anita Oakley MA BA (Hons)

Liberal Democrat Larkfield Leader of the Liberal Democrats Group; Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Email: anita.oakley@tmbc.gov.uk

Council: Tonbridge and Malling

Council Profile: View on council website

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

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

75 meetings · Page 1 of 15

Area 3 Planning Committee Role: Committee Member

Area 3 Planning Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 7.30 pm

December 11, 2025
Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee Role: Other Member

Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 7.30 pm

December 02, 2025
Cabinet Role: Other Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.30 pm

November 18, 2025
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Role: Chair

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 13th November, 2025 7.30 pm

November 13, 2025
Cabinet Role: Other Member

Extraordinary, Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 7.30 pm

October 29, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

83 decisions · Page 4 of 17

Tonbridge Town Centre Programme Board - Recommendations and Notes

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 14th October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 14, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Annual Service Delivery Plan 2025/26 - Quarter 1

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 14th October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 14, 2025

...appreciation was recorded for the overall progress and achievements made during Quarter 1 of the Annual Service Delivery Plan 2025/26, and the areas needing focus were noted.

Recommendations Approved

Bluebell Hill Temporary Accommodation Project - Tenders

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

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: 75

Average per Month: 3.3

Decisions Recorded: 83