The new Tory Town Councillor, Ian Kinghorn, has made a bizarre claim in the local press that the recent by-election caused by the resignation of Tory Bill Legrys “need not have been held until the May 2017 elections had it not been for the Liberal Democrats.” This shows a complete ignorance of electoral law. The […]

Tesco have submitted four planning applications for the Kelsey Arms site. The supermarket does not need planning permission for the change of use from a pub to a shop. However they are planning to extend the ground floor and convert the first floor to three flats. Eight parking spaces are proposed for shoppers at the […]

As part of the process of determining where future growth happens in Tunbridge Wells and Southborough up until 2026, a draft document has been prepared by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. This is out for consultation until May 24th. In the coming week there are exhibitions as part of this consultation at Monday 15 April   […]

Out of the blue, Tory controlled Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is proposing that part of the green at South View Road and Holmewood Road be used to build six semi detached homes. Access is suggested to be from Holmewood Road. The land to be used is designated as recreational land under the Local Plan. The […]

There will an inaugural meeting on the future management of Southborough Common at 7 pm to 9 pm on Wednesday 11th January, in the Parish Room of St. Thomas’ Church, Pennington Road. The agenda for this meeting, and a short set of questions and answers on the consultation are now available to download from the […]

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council are planning to introduce car park charges in the well used John Street car park from April 1st. While the first hour will be free, any other parking between 8 am and 6pm Monday – Saturday and 10 am and 5 pm Sunday will incur a charge. The maximum daily charge […]

At long last the consultation documents on the future of the civic complex in Tunbridge Wells are being delivered to households. I received mine a couple of days ago. Because of the delays, the deadline for the return of responses has been extended to February 14th. However I’m still monitoring the situation and if you have yet to […]

As has been reported in the press, the consultation document on the Tunbridge Wells civic complex which was to be delivered to every household in the Borough last month does not seem to have materialised. Though the documents are online not everyone has access to the internet or wishes to print the document themselves. I […]

The long awaited consultation on the future of the civic complex has begun and will run until the end of January. The civic complex includes the Town Hall, library, Assembly Hall theatre and police station. I have concerns about the consultation in that it is being run by a company employed by the regeneration company […]

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council will begin consulting on two planning documents, for eight weeks from Monday 14 June till Monday 9 August 2010. The two documents are the Town Centres Area Action Plan which includes Tunbridge Wells and Southborough town centres and the Allocations Development Plan Document which is designed to allocate sites for a […]