Wendy Palmer - Councillor for Tonbridge and Malling (Borough Green and Platt)

Councillor Wendy Palmer

Independent Alliance (Kent) Borough Green and Platt Chair of Area 2 Planning Committee

Email: wendy.palmer@tmbc.gov.uk

Council: Tonbridge and Malling

Council Profile: View on council website

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

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

84 meetings · Page 2 of 17

Cabinet Role: Other Member

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

October 29, 2025
Council Role: Committee Member

Council - Tuesday, 28th October, 2025 7.30 pm

October 28, 2025
Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee Role: Committee Member

Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee - Tuesday, 21st October, 2025 7.30 pm

October 21, 2025
General Purposes Committee Role: Other Member

General Purposes Committee - Wednesday, 8th October, 2025 7.30 pm

16 attendees, 10 documents, 0 media files

October 08, 2025
Communities and Environment Scrutiny Select Committee Role: Committee Member

Communities and Environment Scrutiny Select Committee - Thursday, 18th September, 2025 7.30 pm

17 attendees, 15 documents, 0 media files

September 18, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

67 decisions · Page 1 of 14

Infrastructure Funding Statement 2024/25

From: Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 7.30 pm - December 02, 2025

Information Only

Authority Monitoring Report 2024/25

From: Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 7.30 pm - December 02, 2025

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

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

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 84

Average per Month: 3.7

Decisions Recorded: 67