Social Value Ideas for Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

Site inspection deferred

The committee agreed to defer the application and carry out a site inspection, with the intention of assessing the site, surrounding properties, and highway constraints before the next meeting. Member…

“I think however well conditioned there is likely to be disturbed by noise and coming and going to the detriment of residential amenities of the existi…”

Refusal on six grounds

Members ultimately resolved to refuse the application on six grounds covering heritage harm, conservation area harm, landscape character harm, unsustainability, badger protection, and residential amen…

“so I'm going to read it out first but you've just for for the aid of members of the public you see the grounds there so uh ground one and these are va…”

Defer for renegotiation

The committee moved to defer the decision so officers, the local ward members, the applicant and KCC could try to agree an alternative way forward that preserves the trees while resolving the access i…

“I think that's where members probably are heading suggest probably where we go probably a deferment on the basis of to enable further discussions to l…”

Planning speech limit changes

The council agreed to change its constitution to impose limits on public speaking at planning committees, with five speakers in parished areas plus the applicant and parish representative, and six in …

“moving from 4 12 this looks at rules um for public speaking at planning committees. Uh at the minute uh we effectively have uh no uh maximum limit on …”

Planning fee increases for 2025/26

Members approved a package of discretionary planning fee increases, including pre-application, building control, section 106, high hedges and planning performance agreement charges. The report stated …

“Thank you chairman uh this report sets out the discretionary fees across the planning service for 2526 and these would become effective from the 1 of …”

Application refused

After debate, a formal refusal motion was put and carried. The stated reason was that vehicle movements and commercial activity would create a material change in noise and disturbance harmful to neigh…

“I'm going to uh resume and I'd ask just to read out the proposal. Actually, I'm going to read it out. Okay. That what we've come to what we've um put …”

Refer traveller site to full council

Three members invoked constitutional procedure to send the Section 73 traveller-site decision directly to full council instead of taking the committee vote. This effectively deferred the decision and …

“Given the fact that whichever way this goes or if it goes uh to a refusal it would go to full counsel anyway. Could I invoke clause 15.24 of the const…”

Allocated site confirmed

Members and officers repeatedly treated the land south of Discovery Drive as an allocated housing site in the adopted development plan. The debate centred on whether that allocation should outweigh ob…

“the site is designated allocated site known as F Kings Hill as set out in policy H1 the development land allocations dpd the site description of requi…”

Continue procurement partnership

Cabinet agreed to continue the council's procurement partnership for a further four years, following review by overview and scrutiny. This is a procurement governance decision that preserves the share…

“This is uh procurement partnership formal review. This was also at the overview and scrutiny committee of the 22nd of January 26. And the over scrutin…”

Mid-Kent procurement success

The council reported that joining the Mid-Kent Procurement Partnership in May 2024 has significantly improved procurement capability, compliance and delivery. Officers said the partnership successfull…

“The report outlines a formal review of the midcount procurement partnership uh and highlights that the council joined that partnership in May 2024. I …”

Stansted parish council expanded

The committee agreed to increase Stansted Parish Council from seven to nine councillors following a community governance review and consultation. The change will take effect at the next scheduled pari…

“item 6. Dawn. Thank you, chair. Evening everybody. Um this evening I'm bringing a report for an update on the uh community governance review for Stans…”

Local survey and working group

The committee agreed to proceed with a local survey on member abuse/intimidation and to set up a working group to oversee the survey and subsequent actions. The monitoring officer will speak with the …

“In which case, Adrian, have we got enough to take take this to the next stage? Yeah. Um just just to be um clear then the first thing I will do then i…”