TUNBRIDGE WELLS BOROUGH LOCAL PLAN NOTICE
What is planned?
TUNBRIDGE WELLS BOROUGH LOCAL PLAN NOTICE OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION UNDER REGULATION 24 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (LOCAL PLANNING) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2012
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council submitted its Local Plan for independent Examination on 1 November 2021.
The Secretary of State appointed Matthew Birkinshaw BA(Hons) MSc MRTPI to undertake an independent Examination of the Plan and subsequently issue a report with his conclusions. Examination hearing sessions were held in the spring and summer of 2022, and Mr Birkinshaw issued his initial findings in November 2022.
Following a public consultation carried out between 15 January 2024 and 12 April 2024 on the Council’s response to the initial findings, as part of the Examination process, Stage 3 hearings sessions will be held as follows:
Dates and Times (including any reserve sessions):
Tuesday 18 June 2024, 10:00am
Wednesday 19 June 2024, 9:30am
Thursday 20 June 2024, 9:30am
Tuesday 16 July 2024, 10:00am
Wednesday 17 July 2024, 9:30am
Thursday 18 July 2024, 9:30am (Reserve)
Friday 19 July 2024, 9:30am (Reserve)
Wednesday 24 July 2024, 9:30am (Reserve)
Hearing arrangements: Hearing sessions are expected to be held physically at the Town Hall, Mount Pleasant Road, 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.
Additional information about the Examination, including the programme for the hearing sessions, can be viewed on the Borough Council’s website at https://tunbridgewells.gov.uk/planning/planning-policy/local-plan/examination-of-the-local-plan.
An independent Programme Officer, Charlotte Glancy, has been appointed to organise the Examination on behalf of the Inspector. If you have any further queries regarding the hearings, please contact the Programme Officer:
E-mail: bankssolutionsuk@gmail.com
Tel: 01903 776601 / 07519 628064
Postal: C/O Banks Solutions, 80 Lavinia Way, East Preston, West Sussex, BN16 1DD
How long will it take?
Planned start
2-May-2024
Estimated end
24-Jul-2024
Open to feedback
From
2-May-2024
To
24-Jul-2024
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