Cabinet - Thursday 26 March 2026, 6:00pm - Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Webcasting
Cabinet
Thursday, 26th March 2026 at 6:00pm
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1 Leaders Introduction and Announcements
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2 Apologies
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3 Declarations of Interest
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4 Notification of visiting Persons wishing to speak
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5 Minutes of the meeting dated 5 February 2026
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6 Questions from Members of the Council
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7 Questions from Members of the Public
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8 Consideration of the Forward Plan as at 11 March 2026
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9 Royal Victoria Place Business Plan 2026/27
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10 Housing Payment Policy
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11 *Household Waste and Street Cleansing Contract Award
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12 Treasury and Prudential Indicator Management Report Quarter 3
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13 Capital Management Report Quarter 3
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- Capital Q3 Cabinet report 202526
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Appendix D
- Appendix E Council Chamber AV
- Appendix F Food Waste Collection Roll Out
- Appendix G IT Strategy
- Appendix H 30 32 Crescent Road Fire Alarm
- Appendix I Crematorium Boiler
- Appendix J Crematorium Chapel Ramp
- Appendix K North Farm Depot
- Appendix L North Farm Lane
- Appendix M Pantiles Sussex Mews fire safety works
- Appendix N Town Hall LED Upgrade
- Appendix O Theatre External Wall Repairs
- Appendix P Torrington Car Park
- Appendix Q
- Appendix R
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14 Revenue Management Report Quarter 3
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- Q3 202526 Revenue Management
- Appendix A Overall Q3 202526
- Appendix B Net Expenditure Q3 202526
- Appendix C Key Variances Q3 202526
- Appendix D Usable Reserves Q3 202526
- Appendix E Major Expenditure Q3 202526
- Appendix F Employee Costs Q3 202526
- Appendix G FTE Q3 202526
- Appendix H Income Q3 202526
- Appendix I Cabinet Members Q3 202526
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15 *Community Safety Partnership Plan 2026/27
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16 Proposal for a Dogs on Leads Public Spaces Protection Order for The Grove - Recommendation report
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- Prop Dogs Leads PSPO The Grove Rec rep
- Appx A - Existing Public Spaces Protection Orders
- Appx B - Dogs on Leads byelaw
- Appx C - Complaints from residents
- Appx D - Dogs on Leads at The Grove Draft
- Appx E - Map of The Grove DRAFT
- Appx F - Consultation question
- Appx G - Consultation comments
- Appx H - Consultation flyer
- Appx I - Consultation demographics and themes
- Appx J - Equalities Impact Assessment
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17 Review of Housing Assistance Policy 2026-30
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18 Performance Summary Quarter 3
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19 Refreshed Health Inequalities Action Plan 2026-29
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- Refreshed Health Inequalities Action Plan 2026-29 - Cabinet Report
- Appendix A -Tunbridge Wells HAT ToR
- Appendix B - Health Inequalities Action Plan 2023-25
- Appendix C - Health Inequalities Action Plan 2026_29
- Appendix D - Membership review
- Appendix E - Workshop feedback
- Appendix F - Equality Impact Assessment
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20 Biodiversity Duty Report
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21 New Updated Planning Validation Checklist (Pre-Public Consultation)
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22 Review-Update of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's Statement of Community Involvement (pre-public Consultation)
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23 Sandhurst Neighbourhood Development Plan (Pre-Referendum Report)
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24 Southborough and High Brooms Neighbourhood Development Plan (Pre-Referendum Report)
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- Southborough and High Brooms NDP Cabinet Report
- Appendix A - Southborough and High Brooms Neighbourhood Development Plan - Examiner's Final Report
- Appendix B - Table of changes made to the SHBNDP Submission Version
- Appendix C - Southborough and High Brooms Neighbourhood Plan Referendum Version
- Appendix D - SHBNDP Decision Statement
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25 Urgent Business
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26 Date of Next Meeting
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27 Exempt Appendix - RVP Business Plan 2026-27 (Agenda Item 9)
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28 Exempt Appendix - *Household Waste and Street Cleansing Contract Award (Agenda Item 11)
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25 Urgent Business
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26 Date of Next Meeting
- 1 Leaders Introduction and Announcements, opens in new tab
- 2 Apologies for Absence, opens in new tab
- 3 Declarations of Interest, opens in new tab
- 4 Notification of Persons Registered to Speak, opens in new tab
- Minutes , 05/02/2026 Cabinet, opens in new tab
- 6 Questions from Members of the Council, opens in new tab
- 7 Questions from Members of the Public, opens in new tab
- 8 Forward Plan as at 11 March 2026, opens in new tab
- Business Plan 2026 27 Cabinet Report Finaldc2, opens in new tab
- Tunbridge Wells - 2026.27 Business Plan Executive Summary FIT CHE Final, opens in new tab
- T Wells HB Housing Payments Policy.docxj FINAL, opens in new tab
- Appendix A Tunbridge Wells DHP Policy - 2026 - Draft, opens in new tab
- Appendix B Tunbridge Wells EqIA-Housing Payment policy 2026-27, opens in new tab
- Award of Household Recycling Waste Collection and Street Cleansing Contract - Final, opens in new tab
- Quarter 3 Treasury Management 202526, opens in new tab
- Q3 202526 Appendix A, opens in new tab
- Q3 202526 Appendix B, opens in new tab
- Q3 202526 Appendix C, opens in new tab
- Capital Q3 Cabinet report 202526, opens in new tab
- Appendix A, opens in new tab
- Appendix B, opens in new tab
- Appendix C, opens in new tab
- Appendix D, opens in new tab
- Appendix E Council Chamber AV, opens in new tab
- Appendix F Food Waste Collection Roll Out, opens in new tab
- Appendix G IT Strategy, opens in new tab
- Appendix H 30 32 Crescent Road Fire Alarm, opens in new tab
- Appendix I Crematorium Boiler, opens in new tab
- Appendix J Crematorium Chapel Ramp, opens in new tab
- Appendix K North Farm Depot, opens in new tab
- Appendix L North Farm Lane, opens in new tab
- Appendix M Pantiles Sussex Mews fire safety works, opens in new tab
- Appendix N Town Hall LED Upgrade, opens in new tab
- Appendix O Theatre External Wall Repairs, opens in new tab
- Appendix P Torrington Car Park, opens in new tab
- Appendix Q, opens in new tab
- Appendix R, opens in new tab
- Q3 202526 Revenue Management, opens in new tab
- Appendix A Overall Q3 202526, opens in new tab
- Appendix B Net Expenditure Q3 202526, opens in new tab
- Appendix C Key Variances Q3 202526, opens in new tab
- Appendix D Usable Reserves Q3 202526, opens in new tab
- Appendix E Major Expenditure Q3 202526, opens in new tab
- Appendix F Employee Costs Q3 202526, opens in new tab
- Appendix G FTE Q3 202526, opens in new tab
- Appendix H Income Q3 202526, opens in new tab
- Appendix I Cabinet Members Q3 202526, opens in new tab
- Comm Saf Part Pl 26-27 Strat Asst 25-26 - Report, opens in new tab
- Appendix A Community Safety Partnership Strategic Assessment 2025-26, opens in new tab
- Appendix B Community Safety Partnership Action Plan 2026-27, opens in new tab
- Prop Dogs Leads PSPO The Grove Rec rep, opens in new tab
- Appx A - Existing Public Spaces Protection Orders, opens in new tab
- Appx B - Dogs on Leads byelaw, opens in new tab
- Appx C - Complaints from residents, opens in new tab
- Appx D - Dogs on Leads at The Grove Draft, opens in new tab
- Appx E - Map of The Grove DRAFT, opens in new tab
- Appx F - Consultation question, opens in new tab
- Appx G - Consultation comments, opens in new tab
- Appx H - Consultation flyer, opens in new tab
- Appx I - Consultation demographics and themes, opens in new tab
- Appx J - Equalities Impact Assessment, opens in new tab
- Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy 2026-2030 final, opens in new tab
- Appendix A Housing Assistance Policy 2026-30 December 2025, opens in new tab
- Performance Summary Q3 2025-26 mj, opens in new tab
- Appendix A - Performance Report, opens in new tab
- Appendix B - CT Under Performance Recovery Plan, opens in new tab
- Refreshed Health Inequalities Action Plan 2026-29 - Cabinet Report, opens in new tab
- Appendix A -Tunbridge Wells HAT ToR, opens in new tab
- Appendix B - Health Inequalities Action Plan 2023-25, opens in new tab
- Appendix C - Health Inequalities Action Plan 2026_29, opens in new tab
- Appendix D - Membership review, opens in new tab
- Appendix E - Workshop feedback, opens in new tab
- Appendix F - Equality Impact Assessment, opens in new tab
- Cabinet Report Biodiversity Duty First Report March 2026_, opens in new tab
- Biodiversity Duty Report 2024-25 with appendices, opens in new tab
- Report for Cabinet 26.03.2026 - Local Validation List 2026, opens in new tab
- Appendix A - For Cabinet 26.03.2026 Local Validation List February 2026, opens in new tab
- Appendix B - Annex C of the NPPF consultation version, opens in new tab
- For Cabinet - report - Statement of Community Involvement Mch 2026, opens in new tab
- For Cabinet Appendix A - Statement of Community Involvement March 2026, opens in new tab
- Sandhurst NDP Cabinet Report, opens in new tab
- Appendix A - Sandhurst Neighbourhood Development Plan - Examiner's Final Report, opens in new tab
- Appendix B - Table of changes made to the SNDP Submission Version, opens in new tab
- Appendix C - Sandhurst Neighbourhood Plan Referendum Version, opens in new tab
- Appendix D - SNDP Decision Statement, opens in new tab
- Southborough and High Brooms NDP Cabinet Report, opens in new tab
- Appendix A - Southborough and High Brooms Neighbourhood Development Plan - Examiner's Final Report, opens in new tab
- Appendix B - Table of changes made to the SHBNDP Submission Version, opens in new tab
- Appendix C - Southborough and High Brooms Neighbourhood Plan Referendum Version, opens in new tab
- Appendix D - SHBNDP Decision Statement, opens in new tab
- 25 Urgent Business, opens in new tab
- 26 Date of the Next Meeting, opens in new tab
- Exempt Appendix Cover Sheet, opens in new tab
- Exempt Appendix Cover Sheet, opens in new tab