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MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL FORWARD PLAN

FOR THE FOUR MONTH PERIOD 1 December 2024 TO 31 March 2025

 

This Forward Plan sets out the details of the key and non-key decisions which the Cabinet or Cabinet Members expect to take during the next four-month period.

 

A Key Decision is defined as one which:

1.     Results in the Council incurring expenditure, or making savings, of more than £250,000; or

2.     Is significant in terms of its effects on communities living or working in an area comprising two or more Wards in the Borough

 

The current Cabinet Members are:

 

 

 

Councillor Stuart Jeffery

Leader of the Council

Email stuartjeffery@maidstone.gov.uk

 

 

Councillor Clive English

Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Environmental Services and Enforcement

Email cliveenglish@maidstone.gov.uk

 

 

Councillor Kathy Cox

Cabinet Member for Corporate Services

Email KathyCox@Maidstone.gov.uk

 

 

Councillor Tony Harwood

Cabinet Member for Planning Policy and Management

Email tonyharwood@maidstone.gov.uk

 

 

Councillor Stephen Thompson

Cabinet Member for Healthier Stronger Communities

Email: StephenThompson@Maidstone.gov.uk

 

 

Councillor Mike Summersgill

Cabinet Member for Climate Transition and Nature Recovery

Email MichaelSummersgill@Maidstone.gov.uk

 

Councillor David Naghi

Cabinet Member for Community Cohesion and Safety

Email Davidnaghi@maidstone.gov.uk

 

 

 

Councillor Simon Wales

Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness

Email SimonWales@Maidstone.gov.uk

 

 

Anyone wishing to make representations about any of the matters listed below may do so by contacting the relevant officer listed against each decision, within the time period indicated.

 

Under the Access to Information Procedure Rules set out in the Council’s Constitution, a Key Decision or a Part II decision may not be taken, unless it has been published on the forward plan for 28 days or it is classified as urgent:

 

The law and the Council’s Constitution provide for urgent key and part II decisions to be made, even though they have not been included in the Forward Plan.

 

Copies of the Council’s constitution, forward plan, reports and decisions may be inspected at Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone, ME15 6JQ or accessed from the Council’s website.

 

 

Members of the public are welcome to attend meetings of the Cabinet which are normally held at the Town Hall, High St, Maidstone, ME14 1SY. The dates and times of the meetings are published on the Council’s Website, or you may contact the Democratic Services Team on telephone number 01622 602899 for further details.

 

 

 

Councillor Stuart Jeffery

Leader of the Council


Details of the Decision to be taken

Decision to be taken by

Relevant Cabinet Member

Expected Date of Decision

Key

Exempt

Proposed Consultees / Method of Consultation

Documents to be considered by Decision taker

Representations may be made to the following officer by the date stated

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Maidstone East, Sandling Road Procurement Process

formerly the Demolition & Contamination Update

Update on the demolition contract and grounds contamination surveys.

Cabinet

 

Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness

 

22 Jan 2025

 

Yes

No

Open

Housing and Community Cohesion Policy Advisory Committee

14 Jan 2025

 

 

Demolition & Contamination Update

 

Philip Morris

 

philipmorris@maidstone.gov.uk

 

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Public Sector-Led Garden Community (formerly the Heathlands Garden Community Update)

 

An update on Heathlands Garden Community

Cabinet

 

Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness

 

22 Jan 2025

 

Yes

No

Open

Housing and Community Cohesion Policy Advisory Committee

14 Jan 2025

 

Public Sector-Led Garden Community

 

Helen Garnett

 

helengarnett@maidstone.gov.uk

 

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Residential Rent Setting Policies

 

Rent and Service Charge Setting Policies, changes to charges for TA in MBC Owned properties.

Cabinet

 

Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness

 

22 Jan 2025

 

Yes

No

Open

Housing and Community Cohesion Policy Advisory Committee

14 Jan 2025

 

 

Residential Rent Setting Policies

 

Julie Shuter

 

JulieShuter@Maidstone.gov.uk

 

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Annual Update

Cabinet Member for Community Cohesion and Safety

 

Cabinet Member for Community Cohesion and Safety

 

Not before 4 Feb 2025

 

No

No

Open

Housing and Community Cohesion Policy Advisory Committee

4 Feb 2025

 

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Annual Update

Anna Collier, Orla Sweeney

 

annacollier@maidstone.gov.uk, orlasweeney@maidstone.gov.uk

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Corporate Strategy

 

Decision on the new Corporate Strategy 2025-30

The Strategic Plan has been widely consulted on

Cabinet

 

Leader of the Council

 

5 Feb 2025

 

Yes

No

Open

Climate Transition, Corporate and Environmental Services Policy Advisory

Committee

7 Jan 2025


Housing and Community Cohesion Policy Advisory Committee

14 Jan 2025


Planning and Healthier Stronger Communities Policy Advisory Committee

8 Jan 2025

 

Corporate Strategy

 

Anna Collier

 

annacollier@maidstone.gov.uk

 

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Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025 to 2030, Savings Proposals and Capital Programme

 

This report represents the final stage in the consideration of the budget for 2025/26. It brings together revenue and capital budget proposals for 2025/26, including a proposed level of Council Tax, so that a balanced budget may be recommended to Council on 5th February 2025.

Cabinet

 

Cabinet Member for Corporate Resources

 

5 Feb 2025

 

Yes

No

Open

Climate Transition, Corporate and Environmental Services Policy Advisory

Committee

7 Jan 2025


Housing and Community Cohesion Policy Advisory Committee

14 Jan 2025


Planning and Healthier Stronger Communities Policy Advisory

Committee

8 Jan 2025

 

Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025 to 2030, Savings Proposals and Capital Programme -  CTCES PAC

 

Adrian Lovegrove

 

Head of Finance

 

adrianlovegrove@maidstone.gov.uk

 

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Preventing Financial Exclusion – Update

 

Update on strategy action plan progress

Cabinet Member for Community Cohesion and Safety

 

Cabinet Member for Community Cohesion and Safety

 

Not before 11 Mar 2025

 

No

No

Open

Housing and Community Cohesion Policy Advisory Committee

11 Mar 2025

 

 

Preventing Financial Exclusion - Update

 

Anna Collier, Orla Sweeney

 

annacollier@maidstone.gov.uk, orlasweeney@maidstone.gov.uk

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Communication and Community Engagement Strategy

Cabinet

 

Cabinet Member for Community Cohesion and Safety

 

19 Mar 2025

 

No

No

Open

Housing and Community Cohesion Policy Advisory Committee

11 Mar 2025

 

 

Communication and Community Engagement Strategy

 

Anna Collier, Julie Maddocks, Ryan O'Connell

 

annacollier@maidstone.gov.uk, JulieMaddocks@Maidstone.gov.uk, Ryan.OConnell@Midkent.gov.uk

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New Key Performance Indicators

Cabinet

 

Leader of the Council

 

19 Mar 2025

 

No

No

Open

Climate Transition, Corporate and Environmental Services Policy Advisory Committee

4 Mar 2025


Housing and Community Cohesion Policy Advisory Committee

11 Mar 2025


Planning and Healthier Stronger Communities Policy Advisory Committee
5 Mar 2025

New Key Performance Indicators

 

Carly Benville, Anna Collier

 

carlybenville@maidstone.gov.uk, annacollier@maidstone.gov.uk

 

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Parish Charter Review

Cabinet

 

Cabinet Member for Community Cohesion and Safety

 

19 Mar 2025

 

No

No

Open

Housing and Community Cohesion Policy Advisory Committee

11 Mar 2025

 

Parish Charter Review

 

Orla Sweeney

 

orlasweeney@maidstone.gov.uk

 

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