Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Centre - Planning Services
What is happening?
Public Notice: Draft Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Centre Plan -
Vision 2040 Regulation 18 (Part 1) Consultation
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is currently preparing a Royal Tunbridge Wells
Town Centre Plan. This consultation is the first stage in the process of preparing the
Plan, called the Draft Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Centre Plan - Vision 2040,
and the Council is seeking views on this.
Further details about the consultation (which runs from Friday 23 February to midnight on Monday
15 April 2024) including all consultation documents and Statement of Representation Procedure can
be found here https://consult.tunbridgewells.gov.uk/kse/ on the Council’s consultation portal and here
https://tunbridgewells.gov.uk/planning/planning-policy/rtw-town-centre-plan on the Council’s website.
Exhibitions about the consultation will be held on/at the following dates and venues:
| Date | Venue | Times |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 24 February 2024 | Royal Victoria Place Shopping Centre, Tunbridge Wells (Upper Mall) |
10am-2pm |
| Saturday 2 March 2024 | Christ Church, High Street, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1UT |
10am-2pm |
| Tuesday 5 March 2024 | Vestry Hall, The Old Fire Station, Stone Street, Cranbrook TN17 3HF |
3.30pm-6.30pm |
The consultation documents (hard/paper copies) are available for public inspection during the
consultation period (Friday 23 February to Monday 15 April 2024) at:
• The Amelia Scott, Mount Pleasant Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1AW, which is open from
9am-6pm (Monday to Wednesday and on Friday), 9am-8pm on Thursday, 9am-5pm on Saturday
and 10am-4pm on a Sunday (Telephone 01892 526121).
• All Parish and Town Council Offices (please check with your parish for opening times)
• All libraries across Tunbridge Wells borough (Cranbrook, Hawkhurst, Paddock Wood, Pembury,
Rusthall, Sherwood, Showfields and Southborough). Please check with the particular library for
opening times.
A Call for Sites is running alongside the consultation and the Council is keen to hear about any sites in
Royal Tunbridge Wells town centre which might be available for development or redevelopment up to
2040. Please let us know if you know of or own a site which you would like to be considered through
this process.
Representations/comments can be submitted as follows:
1. Online at https://consult.tunbridgewells.gov.uk/kse/
2. By email to RTWTownCentrePlan@TunbridgeWells.gov.uk (a downloadable form is available)
3. By post to Planning Policy, Planning Services, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council,
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1RS
Further details are available on the Council’s Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Centre Plan webpages above.
If you have any queries or are seeking assistance, please email
RTWTownCentrePlan@TunbridgeWells.gov.uk or telephone 01892 554056.
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