What We Do
We provide events and activities such as the ice rink for residents to enjoy
Every year, we assess the environmental impact of over
500
planning applications
We provide
4,770
spaces in our car parks
The Amelia Scott welcomes over
1,000
visitors a day
We protect the public by ensuring legitimate taxis and private hire vehicles are licensed
We negotiate lease renewals, new lettings and receive income from rents of around
£2.5 Million
every year
Our Community Safety Unit works with partner agencies to ensure our borough consistently remains one of the safest in the county
Our shopping centre, the Royal Victoria Place, attracts
5 million visitors
to the town centre annually
We maintain and monitor
43 CCTV
cameras across the borough to keep residents safe
We carry out annual maintenance to ensure our buildings remain safe, compliant and in good shape
We manage
23 parks,
open spaces and sports grounds for residents to enjoy
We collect recycling and waste from over
53,000
households each week
We welcome around
100,000
visitors to the Assembly Hall Theatre to more than 133 shows each year
We support the business community and new businesses wishing to open in the borough
We manage local and national elections in the borough, so that
86,000
residents can vote with ease
The Visit Tunbridge Wells website attracts approximately
390,000
visitors annually
We receive approximately
£3.5 Million
in developer contributions each year to spend on infrastructure across the borough to improve local communities
We inspect around
400
food businesses each year to check that hygiene standards are maintained for customers
We support over
1,000 households
each year with housing assistance and advice, Our work prevents over
130
households becoming homeless. We support over
100
homeless households find suitable places to live
We help over
3,000
residents each year who are looking to extend and improve their homes safely and sustainably
The Kent & Sussex Crematorium supports over
2,000
bereaved families each year
We send our Local magazine every three months (that costs only 12p), update our website and email
20,000 people every week
to keep everyone informed