Cranbrook and Sissinghurst
Neighbourhood Plan Proposal
Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Parish Council submitted the Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Neighbourhood Development Plan to Tunbridge Wells Borough Council on 18 July 2022 in accordance with Regulation 15 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended).
In accordance with Regulation 16 the Borough Council is inviting representations on the Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Neighbourhood Development Plan for a six-week period from Monday 12 September to 5pm on Monday 24 October 2022.
The following documents are available for viewing:
A paper copy will be available for viewing by appointment at the Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Parish Council offices at The Old Fire Station, Stone St, Cranbrook TN17 3HF. Please email the Clerk at clerk@cranbrookandsissinghurstpc.co.uk to arrange an appointment.
A paper copy will also be on deposit at the Town Hall, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1RS. Please email neighbourhoodplans@tunbridgewells.gov.uk to arrange an appointment.
The easiest way to submit comments on the Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Neighbourhood Development Plan is online via the Consultation Portal. Alternatively, please complete the Response Form below and submit your comments in the following ways:
- by email to: neighbourhoodplans@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
- by post to: Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Neighbourhood Plan, Planning Policy, Planning Services, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, Town Hall, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1RS
You can submit as many separate comments on the Plan as you wish, and you can also provide supporting documents to your response.
Next steps
Following the six-week consultation period, the Borough Council will collate and pass all representations to an independent examiner who will look at them and the Plan documents when assessing whether the Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Neighbourhood Plan meets the relevant legislation and can proceed to referendum. In responding to the consultation, you may also request to be notified of the Council’s decision regarding the outcome of the independent examination of the Plan (under Regulation 19).
If the examiner and the Council believe that the Plan meets all the relevant requirements, then a decision will be made to hold a referendum on the Plan, which will allow residents to decide whether the Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Neighbourhood Plan should be confirmed and become part of the Development Plan for the borough, carrying relevant legal weight in the determination of planning applications in the parish of Cranbrook and Sissinghurst.
Further information and background documents on the Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Neighbourhood Plan are available to view on the Parish Council’s website.
If you require further information on the Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Neighbourhood Plan consultation process, please contact the Planning Policy Team on 01892 554056 or email neighbourhoodplans@tunbridgewells.gov.uk.