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Draft Local Plan (Regulation 18) Consultation Draft Tunbridge Wells Borough Cabinet: 15 August 2019 Please note: This draft is subject to further textual and other minor amendments, and all web links to supporting documents will be updated prior to the start of public consultation. Draft Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation Draft Consultation: 20 September to 1 November 2019 Draft Local Plan (Regulation 18) Consultation Draft Index of Policies 3 Foreword 9 Section 1: Introduction 10 Purpose of the Plan 10 Public consultation: how to get involved 11 Producing a new Local Plan 14 Section 2: Setting the Scene 19 Borough Profile and Context 19 Challenges and Opportunities 21 Section 3: Vision and Objectives 28 Vision 28 Strategic Objectives 29 Section 4: The Development Strategy and Strategic 31 Policies The Development Strategy 31 Key Diagram 38 The Strategic Policies 39 Section 5: Place Shaping Policies 60 Royal Tunbridge Wells 61 Southborough 136 Capel (including Tudeley Village) 151 Paddock Wood 166 Cranbrook and Sissinghurst 193 Hawkhurst 232 Benenden 260 20 September to 1 November 2019 Tunbridge Wells Borough Local Plan Consultation Draft Draft Local Plan (Regulation 18) Bidborough 273 Brenchley and Matfield 276 Frittenden 288 Goudhurst 293 Horsmonden 302 Lamberhurst 311 Pembury 319 Rusthall 337 Sandhurst 342 Speldhurst 349 Section 6: Development Management Policies 360 Environment 361 Housing 428 Employment 457 Town, Rural Service, Neighbourhood, and Village Centres472 Transport and Parking 481 Open Space, Sport, and Recreation 496 Section 7: Delivery and Monitoring 501 Appendix 1: Biodiversity/geodiversity sites within 504 Tunbridge Wells borough Appendix 2: Schedule of designated Local Green Space 507 sites within Tunbridge Wells borough Appendix 3: The Monitoring Framework 513 Appendix 4: Glossary 514 Tunbridge Wells Borough Local Plan 20 September to 1 November 2019 Draft Local Plan (Regulation 18) Consultation Draft Index of Policies POLICY TITLE LINK TO POLICY Section 4: The Development Strategy and Strategic Policies STR 1 The Development Strategy Page 39 STR 2 Presumption in favour of sustainable development Page 44 STR 3 Masterplanning and use of Compulsory Purchase powers Page 45 STR 4 Green Belt Page 46 STR 5 Essential Infrastructure and Connectivity Page 47 STR 6 Transport and Parking Page 50 STR 7 Place Shaping and Design Page 52 STR 8 Conserving and enhancing the natural, built, and historic environment Page 53 STR 9 Neighbourhood Plans Page 55 STR10 Limits to Built Development Boundaries Page 57 Section 5: Place Shaping Policies Royal Tunbridge Wells STR/RTW 1 The Strategy for Royal Tunbridge Wells Page 65 AL/RTW 1 Mount Pleasant car park, surgery in The Lodge, public toilets, Mount Page 68 Pleasant Road, Calverley Grounds, Great Hall car park and Hoopers' car park/service yard AL/RTW 2 Land at Royal Victoria Place Shopping Centre, Calverley Road Page 71 AL/RTW 3 Former Cinema Site, Mount Pleasant Road Page 73 AL/RTW 4 Torrington and Vale Avenue Page 75 AL/RTW 5 Cultural and Learning Hub (The Amelia Scott) Page 78 AL/RTW 6 The Civic Complex:The Town Hall, Assembly Hall, and Police Station Page 80 AL/RTW 7 Land at Goods Station Road Page 82 AL/RTW 8 Land at Lifestyle Ford, Mount Ephraim/Culverden Street/Rock Villa Page 84 Road AL/RTW 9 Land at 1 Meadow Road and 8 Upper Grosvenor Road Page 86 AL/RTW 10 Land at the Auction House, Linden Park Road Page 88 AL/RTW 11 Former Plant & Tool Hire, Eridge Road Page 90 AL/RTW 12 Land adjacent to Longfield Road Page 92 AL/RTW 13 Land at Colebrook House, Pembury Road Page 95 AL/RTW 14 Land at the former North Farm landfill site, North Farm Lane and land Page 97 at North Farm Lane, North Farm Industrial Estate AL/RTW 15 Land at Knights Park Page 99 AL/RTW 16 Land at Wyevale Garden Centre, Eridge Road Page 101 AL/RTW 17 Land at 36-46 St John's Road Page 103 AL/RTW 18 Land to the west of Eridge Road at Spratsbrook Farm Page 105 AL/RTW 19 Land at 77 Mount Ephraim (Sturge House, Brockbourne House) Page 107 AL/RTW 20 Land at Tunbridge Wells Telephone Engineering Centre, Broadwater Page 109 Down AL/RTW 21 Land at Culverden Stadium, Culverden Down Page 111 AL/RTW 22 Land at Bayham Sports Field West Page 113 AL/RTW 23 Land to the north of Hawkenbury Recreation Ground Page 115 AL/RTW 24 Land at Cadogan Sports Field, St John's Road Page 117 AL/RTW 25 Land at Colebrook Sports Field, Liptraps Lane Page 119 AL/RTW 26 Land at Cemetery Depot, Benhall Mill Road Page 121 AL/RTW 27 Land at Hawkenbury, off Hawkenbury Road/Maryland Road Page 123 AL/RTW 28 Land at Rowan Tree Road, Showfields Road Page 125 AL/RTW 29 Land at former Gas Works, Sandhurst Road Page 127 AL/RTW 30 Land at Medway Road Page 129 AL/RTW 31 Land at 123-129 Silverdale Road Page 131 AL/RTW 32 Land at Beechwood Sacred Heart School Page 133 20 September to 1 November 2019 Tunbridge Wells Borough Local Plan 3 Consultation Draft Draft Local Plan (Regulation 18) POLICY TITLE LINK TO POLICY Southborough STR/SO 1 The Strategy for Southborough Page 139 AL/SO 1 Southborough Hub, London Road Page 140 AL/SO 2 Speldhurst Road former allotments (land between Bright Ridge and Page 143 Speldhurst Road) AL/SO 3 Land at Mabledon and Nightingale Page 145 AL/SO 4 Land at Mabledon House Page 148 Capel (including Tudeley Village) STR/CA 1 The Strategy for Capel Parish Page 153 AL/CA 1 Tudeley Village Page 156 AL/CA 2 Land to east of Tonbridge/west of site for Tudeley Village Page 160 AL/CA 3 Land at Capel and Paddock Wood Page 162 Paddock Wood STR/PW 1 The Strategy for Paddock Wood Page 167 AL/PW 1 Land at Capel and Paddock Wood Page 171 AL/PW 2 Paddock Wood Town Centre Page 187 AL/PW 3 Land at Mascalls Farm Page 189 AL/PW 4 Land at the Memorial Field, west of Maidstone Road Page 191 Cranbrook and Sissinghurst STR/CRS 1 The Strategy for Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Parish Page 196 AL/CRS 1 Land adjoining Wilsley Farm, adjacent to Angley Road and Whitewell Page 198 Lane AL/CRS 2 Big Side Playing Field, adjacent to Quaker Lane and Waterloo Road Page 200 AL/CRS 3 Jaegers Field, Angley Road Page 202 AL/CRS 4 Turnden Farm, Hartley Road Page 204 AL/CRS 5 Land adjoining Cranbrook Primary School, Quaker Lane Page 206 AL/CRS 6 Gate Farm, adjacent to Hartley Road and Glassenbury Road, Hartley Page 208 (plus Bull Farm) AL/CRS 7 Land off Golford Road Page 210 AL/CRS 8 Former Cranbrook Engineering Site and Wilkes Field Page 212 AL/CRS 9 Land adjacent to the Crane Valley Page 214 AL/CRS 10 Cranbrook School Page 216 AL/CRS 11 Sissinghurst Castle Garden Page 218 AL/CRS 12 Land on the east side of Mill Lane Page 220 AL/CRS 13 Land east of Camden Lodge, adjacent to Mill Lane and Sissinghurst Page 222 Road AL/CRS 14 Land south of The Street Page 224 AL/CRS 15 Oak Tree Farm, The Common, Wilsley Pound Page 226 AL/CRS 16 Land at Boycourt Orchards, Angley Road, Wilsley Pound Page 228 AL/CRS 17 Land adjacent to Orchard Cottage, Frittenden Road, and land at Page 230 junction of Common Road and Frittenden Road Hawkhurst (including Gill's Green) STR/HA 1 The Strategy for Hawkhurst Parish Page 236 AL/HA 1 Land forming part of the Hawkhurst Golf Course to the north of the Page 239 High Street AL/HA 2 Land at The White House, Highgate Hill Page 242 AL/HA 3 Land to the east of Heartenoak Page 244 AL/HA 4 Land at Fowlers Park Page 246 AL/HA 5 Brook House, Cranbrook Road Page 248 AL/HA 6 Land off Copthall Avenue and Highgate Hill Page 250 AL/HA 7 Sports Pavilion, King George V Playing Fields, The Moor Page 252 AL/HA 8 Hawkhurst Station Business Park Page 254 4 Tunbridge Wells Borough Local Plan 20 September to 1 November 2019 Draft Local Plan (Regulation 18) Consultation Draft POLICY TITLE LINK TO POLICY AL/HA 9 Land at Santers Yard, Gill's Green Farm Page 256 AL/HA 10 Site at Limes Grove (March's Field) Page 258 Benenden STR/BE 1 The Strategy for Benenden Parish Page 262 AL/BE 1 Land at Walkhurst Road Page 264 AL/BE 2 Land adjacent to New Pond Road (known as Uphill) Page 266 AL/BE3 Feoffee Cottages and land, Walkhurst Road Page 268 AL/BE 4 Land at Benenden Hospital Page 270 Bidborough STR/BI 1 The Strategy for Bidborough Parish Page 274 Brenchley and Matfield STR/BM 1 The Strategy for Brenchley and Matfield Parish Page 278 AL/BM 1 Land between Brenchley Road, Coppers Lane, and Maidstone Road Page 280 AL/BM 2 Matfield House orchards and land, The Green Page 282 AL/BM 3 Ashes Plantation, Maidstone Road Page 284 AL/BM 4 Land at Maidstone Road Page 286 Frittenden STR/FR 1 The Strategy for Frittenden Parish Page 289 AL/FR 1 Land at Cranbrook Road Page 291 Goudhurst STR/GO 1 The Strategy for Goudhurst Parish Page 296 AL/GO 1 Land east of Balcombes Hill and adjacent to Tiddymotts Lane Page 298 AL/GO 2 Land at Triggs Farm, Cranbrook Road Page 300 Horsmonden STR/HO 1 The Strategy for Horsmonden Parish Page 304 AL/HO 1 Land adjacent to Furnace Lane and Gibbet Lane Page 305 AL/HO 2 Land south of Brenchley Road and west of Fromandez Drive Page 307 AL/HO 3 Land to the east of Horsmonden Page 309 Lamberhurst STR/LA 1 The Strategy for Lamberhurst Parish Page 313 AL/LA 1 Land to the west of Spray Hill Page 314 AL/LA 2 Misty Meadow, Furnace Lane Page 316 Pembury STR/PE 1 The Strategy for Pembury Parish Page 321 AL/PE 1 Land rear of High Street and west of Chalket Lane Page 323 AL/PE 2 Land at Hubbles Farm and south of Hastings Road Page 325 AL/PE 3 Land north of the A21, south and west of Hastings Road Page 327 AL/PE 4 Land at Downingbury Farm, Maidstone Road Page 329 AL/PE 5 Land at Sturgeons fronting Henwood Green Road Page 331 AL/PE 6 Land at Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Pembury and adjacent to Tonbridge Page 333 Road AL/PE 7 Woodsgate
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