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Pre-Submission Local Plan Tunbridge Wells Borough Pre-Submission Local Plan Version for Planning & Transportation Cabinet Advisory Board on 11 January 2021 Pre-Submission Local Plan Draft for P&T CAB on 11 January 2021 Foreword 3 Index of Policies 4 Index of Strategic Policies 9 Index of Policies Maps and Inset Maps 10 Section 1 Introduction 11 2 Setting the Scene 18 3 Vision and Objectives 28 4 The Development Strategy and Strategic Policies 32 5 Place Shaping Policies 73 Royal Tunbridge Wells 74 Southborough 129 Strategic Sites: Tudeley Village and Paddock Wood, including land at east Capel 138 Paddock Wood 163 Capel 169 Cranbrook and Sissinghurst 171 Hawkhurst 193 Benenden 213 Bidborough 227 Brenchley and Matfield 229 Frittenden 237 Goudhurst 242 Horsmonden 250 Lamberhurst 262 Pembury 267 Rusthall 297 Sandhurst 302 Speldhurst 310 6 Development Management Policies 319 Draft published on 31 December 2020 Tunbridge Wells Borough Local Plan Draft for P&T CAB on 11 January 2021 Pre-Submission Local Plan Environment 321 Environment and Design 321 Natural Environment 354 Air, Water, Noise, and Land 382 Housing 400 Delivery of Housing 400 Types of Housing Delivery 408 Economic Development 431 Employment Provision 431 Town, Rural Service and Neighbourhood Centres, and Village Settlements 451 Transport and Parking 462 Open Space, Sport, and Recreation 478 7 Delivery and Monitoring 484 Appendices 1 Biodiversity/geodiversity sites within Tunbridge Wells borough 488 2 Schedule of designated Local Green Space sites within Tunbridge Wells borough 492 3 The Monitoring Framework 498 4 Glossary 513 5 Policy H9 Gypsies and Travellers: Site Layout Plans 519 6 SHELAA and SALP Reference Numbers 535 Tunbridge Wells Borough Local Plan Draft published on 31 December 2020 Pre-Submission Local Plan Draft for P&T CAB on 11 January 2021 Foreword To be inserted prior to publication Draft published on 31 December 2020 Tunbridge Wells Borough Local Plan 3 Draft for P&T CAB on 11 January 2021 Pre-Submission Local Plan Index of Policies Policy Number Title/Site Address Click on link to go to Policy Section 4: The Development Strategy and Strategic Policies STR 1 The Development Strategy Page 34 STR 2 Place shaping and design Page 45 STR 3 Brownfield Land Page 47 STR 4 Ensuring comprehensive development Page 49 STR 5 Infrastructure and connectivity Page 52 STR 6 Transport and parking Page 57 STR 7 Climate Change Page 62 STR 8 Conserving and enhancing the natural, built, and Page 64 historic environment STR 9 Green Belt Page 67 STR 10 Neighbourhood plans Page 71 Section 5: Place shaping policies Royal Tunbridge Wells STR/RTW 1 The Strategy for Royal Tunbridge Wells Page 74 STR/RTW 2 The Strategy for Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Page 77 Centre AL/RTW 1 Former Cinema Site, Mount Pleasant Road Page 81 AL/RTW 2 Land at the Auction House, Linden Park Road Page 84 AL/RTW 3 Land at Lifestyle Ford, Mount Ephraim/CulverdenPage 86 Street/Rock Villa Road AL/RTW 4 Land at 36-46 St John's Road Page 88 AL/RTW 5 Land to the south of Speldhurst Road and west ofPage 90 Reynolds Lane at Caenwood Farm, Speldhurst Road AL/RTW 6 Land at 202 and 230 Upper Grosvenor Road Page 92 AL/RTW 7 Land at former Gas Works, Sandhurst Road Page 94 AL/RTW 8 TN2 Centre and adjacent land, Greggs Wood Page 96 Road, Sherwood AL/RTW 9 Land at Beechwood Sacred Heart School Page 98 AL/RTW 10 Montacute Gardens Page 100 AL/RTW 11 Former Plant & Tool Hire, Eridge Road Page 102 AL/RTW 12 Land at Tunbridge Wells Telephone Engineering Page 104 Centre, Broadwater Down AL/RTW 13 Turners Pie Factory, Broadwater Lane Page 106 AL/RTW 14 Land at Wyevale Garden Centre, Eridge Road Page 108 AL/RTW 15 Land at Showfields Road and Rowan Tree Road Page 110 AL/RTW 16 Land to the west of Eridge Road at Spratsbrook Page 112 Farm AL/RTW 17 Land adjacent to Longfield Road Page 115 AL/RTW 18 Land at the former North Farm landfill site, North Page 117 Farm Lane and land at North Farm Lane, North Farm Industrial Estate AL/RTW 19 Land to the north of Hawkenbury Recreation Page 119 Ground AL/RTW 20 Land at Culverden Stadium, Culverden Down Page 122 AL/RTW 21 Land at Colebrook Sports Field, Liptraps Lane Page 124 AL/RTW 22 Land at Bayham Sports Field West Page 126 Southborough STR/SO 1 The Strategy for Southborough Page 129 4 Tunbridge Wells Borough Local Plan Draft published on 31 December 2020 Pre-Submission Local Plan Draft for P&T CAB on 11 January 2021 Policy Number Title/Site Address Click on link to go to Policy AL/SO 1 Speldhurst Road former allotments (land betweenPage 131 Bright Ridge and Speldhurst Road) AL/SO 2 Land at Mabledon House Page 133 AL/SO 3 Land at Baldwin's Lane, North Farm Road Page 135 Strategic Sites STR/SS 1 The Strategy for Paddock Wood and east Capel Page 138 STR/SS 2 The Strategy for Paddock Wood Town Centre Page 150 STR/SS 3 The Strategy for Tudeley Village Page 152 Paddock Wood STR/PW 1 The Strategy for the parish of Paddock Wood Page 163 AL/PW 1 Land at Mascalls Farm Page 166 Capel STR/CA 1 The Strategy for Capel parish Page 169 Cranbrook and Sissinghurst STR/CRS 1 The Strategy for Cranbrook & Sissinghurst parishPage 171 AL/CRS 1 Land at Brick Kiln Farm, Cranbrook Page 175 AL/CRS 2 Land south of Corn Hall, Crane Valley, CranbrookPage 177 AL/CRS 3 Turnden Farm, Hartley Road, Cranbrook Page 180 AL/CRS 4 Cranbrook School Page 184 AL/CRS 5 Sissinghurst Castle Garden Page 186 AL/CRS 6 Land south of The Street, Sissinghurst Page 188 AL/CRS 7 Land at corner of Frittenden Road and Common Page 190 Road, Sissinghurst Hawkhurst STR/HA 1 The Strategy for Hawkhurst parish Page 193 AL/HA 1 Land at the White House, Highgate Hill Page 197 AL/HA 2 Brook House, Cranbrook Road Page 200 AL/HA 3 Former site of Springfield Nurseries Page 202 AL/HA 4 Land off Copthall Avenue and Highgate Hill Page 204 AL/HA 5 King George V Playing Fields, The Moor Page 206 AL/HA 6 Hawkhurst Station Business Park Page 208 AL/HA 7 Site at Limes Grove (March's Field) Page 210 Benenden PSTR/BE 1 The Strategy for Benenden parish Page 213 AL/BE 1 Land adjacent to New Pond Road (known as Page 215 Uphill), Benenden AL/BE 2 Feoffee Cottages and land, Walkhurst Road, Page 218 Benenden AL/BE 3 Land at Benenden Hospital (south of Goddards Page 220 Green Road), East End AL/BE 4 Land at Benenden Hospital (north of Goddards Page 224 Green Road), East End Bidborough PSTR/BI 1 The Strategy for Bidborough parish Page 227 Brenchley and Matfield PSTR/BM 1 The Strategy for Brenchley and Matfield parish Page 229 AL/BM 1 Land between Brenchley Road, Coppers Lane andPage 232 Maidstone Road AL/BM 2 Land at Maidstone Road Page 234 Frittenden PSTR/FR 1 The Strategy for Frittenden parish Page 237 Draft published on 31 December 2020 Tunbridge Wells Borough Local Plan 5 Draft for P&T CAB on 11 January 2021 Pre-Submission Local Plan Policy Number Title/Site Address Click on link to go to Policy AL/FR 1 Land at Cranbrook Road, Frittenden Page 239 Goudhurst PSTR/GO 1 The Strategy for Goudhurst parish Page 242 AL/GO 1 Land east of Balcombes Hill and adjacent to Page 244 Tiddymotts Lane AL/GO 2 Land at Triggs Farm, Cranbrook Road Page 246 Horsmonden PSTR/HO 1 The Strategy for Horsmonden parish Page 250 AL/HO 1 Land adjacent to Furnace Lane and Gibbet Lane Page 252 AL/HO 2 Land south of Brenchley Road and west of Page 255 Fromandez Drive AL/HO 3 Land to the east of Horsmonden Page 258 Lamberhurst PSTR/LA 1 The Strategy for Lamberhurst parish Page 262 AL/LA 1 Land to the west of Spray Hill Page 264 Pembury PSTR/PE 1 The Strategy for Pembury parish Page 267 AL/PE 1 Land rear of High Street and west of Chalket LanePage 271 AL/PE 2 Land at Hubbles Farm and south of Hastings RoadPage 274 AL/PE 3 Land north of the A21, south and west of HastingsPage 278 Road AL/PE 4 Land at Downingbury Farm, Maidstone Road Page 282 AL/PE 5 Land at Sturgeons fronting Henwood Green RoadPage 285 AL/PE 6 Woodsgate Corner, Pembury Page 288 AL/PE 7 Cornford Court, Cornford Lane Page 291 AL/PE 8 Owlsnest, Tonbridge Road Page 293 Rusthall PSTR/RU 1 The Strategy for Rusthall parish Page 297 AL/RU 1 Lifestyle Motor Europe, Langton Road Page 299 Sandhurst PSTR/SA 1 The Strategy for Sandhurst parish Page 302 AL/SA 1 Land on the south side of Sayville, Rye Road andPage 304 west of Marsh Quarter Lane, Sandhurst AL/SA 2 Sharps Hill Farm, Queen Street Page 307 Speldhurst PSTR/SP 1 The Strategy for Speldhurst parish Page 310 AL/SP 1 Land to the west of Langton Road and south of Page 312 Ferbies AL/SP 2 Land at and adjacent to Rusthall Recreation Page 315 Ground, Southwood Road Section 6: Development Management Policies Environment Environment and Design EN 1 Sustainable Design Page 321 EN 2 Sustainable Design Standards Page 329 EN 3 Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Page 331 EN 4 Historic Environment Page 336 EN 5 Heritage Assets Page 338 EN 6 Shop Fronts Page 345 EN 7 Advertisements Page 349 EN 8 Outdoor Lighting and Dark Skies Page 351 Natural Environment 6 Tunbridge Wells Borough Local Plan Draft published on 31 December 2020 Pre-Submission Local Plan Draft for P&T CAB on 11 January 2021 Policy Number Title/Site Address Click on link to go to Policy EN 9 Biodiversity Net Gain Page 354 EN 10 Protection of Designated Sites and Habitats Page 357 EN 11 Ashdown Forest Special Protection Area and Page 360 Special Area of Conservation EN 12 Trees, Woodlands, Hedges, and Development Page 363 EN 13 Ancient Woodland and Veteran Trees Page 366 EN 14 Green, Grey, and Blue Infrastructure Page 367 EN 15 Local Green Space Page 368 EN 16 Landscape within the Built Environment Page 370 EN 17 Arcadian Areas Page 374 EN 18 Rural Landscape
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