Tunbridge Wells Local Draft Plan
Adoption of the Tunbridge Wells Local Plan 2020-2038The Local Plan 2020-2038 was adopted by Full Council on Wednesday 10 December 2025.
The adopted Tunbridge Wells Local Plan 2020-2038 replaces the existing 2006 Local Plan, the Core Strategy (2010) and the Site Allocations Local Plan (2016). Please visit the examination of the Local Plan and latest news for further details on the Adoption Local Plan documents.
High Weald
What does the High Weald do for us?
The High Weald National Landscape is funded by Defra and a partnership of the 15 local authorities covered by the High Weald to provide advice on how to conserve and enhance the AONB.
Click here to learn more about High Weald planning
Click here to view the High Weald Design Guide
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is here to serve you…
Report something to your Borough Council (TWBC)…
Please find a list of useful web links to allow you to report something to your Borough Council.
For example, please click-through to the links to, ‘Report a Missed Bin’, ‘Report a Pothole’ and ‘Report a Deer incident’
- Report an Empty Property
- Report a Planning Breach
- Report Benefit Fraud
- Report fly posting
- Report a Problem with a Recycling Site
- Report a Stray Dog
- Report a street which needs cleaning
- Report a Pest Issue
- Make a Noise Complaint
- Report a Pollution Issue
- Report a dangerous structure
- Report a problem with the collection crew
- Report a health and safety issue at work
- Report a dead animal
- Report Grafitti
- Report Fly Tipping
- Report a pothole
- Report a faulty street light
- Report an abandoned vehicle
- Report a ‘near miss’ and suggest safety improvements
Mobile Library Service
Courtesy of Kent County Council, a mobile library van visits Lamberhurst every other Friday in two locations:
- 2.35pm – 3.20pm in the George and Dragon car park
- 3.25pm – 3.55pm in the Lay-by on The Down
Council Services – Refuse and Recycling
On this page you will find useful information and web links to discover a variety of information about our Borough Council refuse and recycling services. For example, please click-through to the links to ‘find out when your next kerb side bin day is’ and to ‘find out when the Community Refuse Truck is visiting Lamberhurst next’:
Refuse & Recycling
- Sign-up to an additional Garden Waste collection service (please see TWBC for costs)
- Where is my local council dump?
- Civic Amenity Truck village collection visits approx every fortnight at:
8 am – 11 am Memorial Hall Car Park
8 am – 9.55 am Sand Lane 10 am – 11 am
Please click here to check the next Lamberhurst collection date
Kent Country Council is here to serve you…
Report something to Kent County Council…
It is often difficult to understand the responsibilities of TWBC and that of KCC.Hopefully this section will help to clarify this and point you in the right direction to source information and to report something.
- Contact KCC if you know of a problem with: roadworks streetlights grass cutting and verge maintenance drainage
- Report a highways problem
- Report a problem with overgrown trees, hedges, shrubs, flowers and grass verges
- Report a fault with traffic lights or traffic safety
- Report a fault with street lights
- Report an issue with bridges and structures
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Mobile Library Service
Courtesy of Kent County Council, a mobile library van visits Lamberhurst every other Friday in two locations:
- 2.35pm – 3.20pm in the George and Dragon car park
- 3.25pm – 3.55pm in the Lay-by on The Down
