Decision details

Consideration was given to recommendation CE 24/27 of the Communities and Environment Scrutiny Select Committee of 17 July 2024 in respect of the draft Tonbridge Racecourse Sportsground Management Plan.

Cabinet had due regard to the views of the Scrutiny Select Committee, the financial and value for money considerations, the legal implications and noted the changes proposed to the draft Management Plan, with particular reference made to the representativeness of the Tonbridge Sports Association, which would be taken into consideration when consultation was to be undertaken for review of any management plans in the future.

RESOLVED:  That

(1)          the proposed amendments to the draft Management plan, as set out in Annex 2, be approved, subject to amending the proposed responses in respect of footpaths and active travel to read ‘unlikely to be realistic’; and

(2)          the draft Management Plan for Tonbridge Racecourse Sportsground 2024-28 (attached at Annex 3) be approved.