To support the emerging Local Plan which has been at Examination since November 2021 (and most recently subject to Stage 3 examination hearing sessions held in June and July 2024), the Council has produced new and additional evidence base documents. These include a new Tunbridge Wells Gypsy, Traveller, and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Needs Assessment (GTAA) 2024-2039, Final Report June 2024 (version 2), and other documents supporting a revised development strategy for the Local Plan – these include supporting highways, education, infrastructure, and other associated documents.
A full list of the documents being consulted upon are added to the Examination Core Documents List, which can be accessed here.
Public Consultation
We are inviting people to comment on these new documents through a public consultation which runs from Wednesday the 11th of September until Midnight on Wednesday the 23rd of October 2024.
The consultation documents are available on the Council’s consultation portal https://consult.tunbridgewells.gov.uk/kse/ and the Council’s website New Evidence Base documents.
Paper copies can be made available upon request.
Representations/comments can be submitted on-line, via email or by post. Further details about the consultation and how to submit a response can be found on the Council’s website at New Evidence Base documents.
Following this consultation the Planning Inspector examining the Local Plan will hold a further Hearing Session on Thursday the 14th of November 2024 with a reserve day on Friday the 15th of November 2024.
The purpose of the hearing session will be to discuss accommodation for Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling showpeople, and any other matters arising from the public consultation. It will be held in person, at the Town Hall, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1RS and live streamed via the Council’s website – link details will be published at https://tunbridgewells.gov.uk/localplanexamination.
To ask any questions or find out more about the consultation, please contact LocalPlan@tunbridgewells.gov.uk.
