Tunbridge Wells Borough Draft Local Plan (Regulation 18): Notice of consultation

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is currently preparing the following documents:

• Tunbridge Wells Borough Local Plan – this sets out the Borough Council’s proposed strategy for the future development of the borough, the proposed site allocations that relate to this and the relevant policies against which planning applications will be judged.
• Sustainability Appraisal – to qualitatively assess the development proposals in the Local Plan against 19 sustainability objectives.

Public consultation on the Draft Local Plan (Regulation 18) begins on Friday 20 September 2019 and runs for six weeks until 5pm on Friday 1 November 2019.

The Borough Council will host a series of exhibitions at various locations around the borough during September and October. The dates and venues for these are as follows:

Date	Location	Times
Tuesday 24th September	Main Hall, Mascalls School, Maidstone Road, Paddock Wood TN12 6LT	4.30pm – 8pm
Thursday 26th September	Royal Victoria Place Shopping Centre, Tunbridge Wells (exhibition space on Level 1)	12pm – 7pm
Friday 27th September	Vestry Hall, The Old Fire Station, Stone Street, Cranbrook TN17 3HF	4pm – 7pm
Saturday 28th September	Royal Victoria Place Shopping Centre, Tunbridge Wells (exhibition space on Level 1)	10am – 3pm
Monday 30th September	Royal British Legion Unity Hall, High Street, Hawkhurst TN18 4AG	4pm – 7pm
Tuesday 1st October	Horsmonden Village Hall, 7 Back Lane, Horsmonden TN12 8LQ	4pm – 7pm
Wednesday 2 October	Pembury Village Hall, 49 High Street, Pembury TN2 4PH	4pm – 7pm
Thursday 3 October	Main Hall, Mascalls School, Maidstone Road, PaddockWood TN12 6LT	4.30pm – 8pm
Friday 4 October	Lamberhurst Village Hall, The Broadway, Lamberhurst TN3 8DA	4pm – 7pm

The consultation documents consist of the Draft Local Plan, draft Sustainability Appraisal and response forms, which can be viewed and downloaded, along with the supporting documentation, at www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk/localplan, or you can respond directly online at https://consult.tunbridgewells.gov.uk The documents can also be viewed at the following locations:

· Tunbridge Wells Gateway, 8 Grosvenor Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2AB. The Gateway is open from 9am-5pm Monday to Friday

· All libraries in Tunbridge Wells borough. Please check with the particular library for opening times

Representations can be returned as follows:

1.    By using the online consultation portal at https://consult.tunbridgewells.gov.uk

2.    By e-mail to localplan@tunbridgewells.gov.uk (using the editable response form)

3.    By post to Local Plan, Planning Policy, Planning Services, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, Town Hall, Civic Way, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1RS (using a printed response form)

Representations must be made in writing (including electronically) and be received no later than 5pm on Friday 1 November 2019 at the addresses specified in (1) to (3) above. All representations made in the above ways will be considered in the preparation of the Submission Draft Local Plan. For more information, please view the Local Plan web pages at www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk/localplan.