Terry Mole

Adult Social Care and Public Health Cabinet Committee - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 2.00 pm

The Adult Social Care and Public Health Cabinet Committee were scheduled to meet on Wednesday 12th November 2025 to discuss a range of issues, including the recommissioning of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) services, the Adult Social Care Operational Pressures Escalation Plan, and an Accommodation Market Position Statement. The committee was also scheduled to receive verbal updates and consider performance data.

Planning Applications Committee - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 10.00 am

The Planning Applications Committee met to discuss the installation of electric bus infrastructure at Acacia Hall Car Park in Dartford, and to note several matters dealt with under delegated powers. The committee approved the installation of the electric bus infrastructure, and also agreed to include an informative encouraging the applicant to consider measures to prevent HGVs from entering the bus charging area.

County Council - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 10.00 am

Kent County Council (KCC) met to discuss local government reorganisation, the council's strategic direction, and pressing issues such as social care funding and NHS pressures. The council approved its strategic statement, Reforming Kent 2025-2028, and debated a motion on the NHS and social care crisis, but did not vote on KCC's strategic business case for local government reorganisation in Kent and Medway.

Regulation Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 2.00 pm

The Regulation Committee convened to discuss public rights of way and planning enforcement. The committee noted a report on the work of the Public Rights of Way and Access Service, including challenges posed by application backlogs, and also reviewed ongoing planning enforcement cases, which were discussed in detail in a closed session due to confidentiality. Councillor Maxine Fothergill was elected as chair of the committee, and Mrs Bridget Porter was elected as vice chair.

Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 10.00 am

The Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HOSC) convened to discuss several key healthcare issues affecting Kent, including structural changes to the NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB), integrated mental health services, updates from Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW), and the temporary pause of inpatient services at Faversham Cottage Hospital. The committee noted reports on these topics, and considered whether the Integrated All-Age Mental Health Services model constituted a substantial variation of service[^2].