Sandhurst

Neighbourhood Plan Proposal

Sandhurst Parish Council submitted the Sandhurst Neighbourhood Development Plan (SNDP) to Tunbridge Wells Borough Council on 1 April 2025 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 Sandhurst Neighbourhood Development Plan from 10am on 15 April until midnight on 2 June 2025.

The following documents are available for viewing:

A paper copy of the Plan and supporting documents will be available to view or borrow on Thursdays between 10am and midday at Sandhurst Parish Council, Old School Hall, Back Road, Sandhurst, TN18 5JS. Please email the Parish Clerk at clerk@sandhurstparish.co.uk to arrange for paper copies to be provided outside of these times.

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 Sandhurst Neighbourhood Development Plan is online via the Consultation Portal.

Alternatively, please complete the Response Form and submit your comments:

• by email to: neighbourhoodplans@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
• by post to: Sandhurst 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 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 Sandhurst 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 Sandhurst 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 Sandhurst.

Further information and background documents on the Sandhurst Neighbourhood Plan are available to view on the Parish Council's website.

If you require further information on the Sandhurst Neighbourhood Plan consultation process, please contact the Planning Policy Team on 01892 554056 or email neighbourhoodplans@tunbridgewells.gov.uk.

Pre-Submission Neighbourhood Plan (Regulation 14 Consultation)

Sandhurst Parish Council consulted on the Pre-Submission Sandhurst Neighbourhood Plan (Regulation 14) between 25 June and 20 August 2024. Details of the consultation along with the Pre-Submission Sandhurst Neighbourhood Plan and other consultation documents may be viewed on the Sandhurst Parish Council website.

Designation of Sandhurst Parish as a Neighbourhood Area

Sandhurst Parish Council applied to Tunbridge Wells Borough Council for the designation of a neighbourhood area under The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012. The area proposed covers the whole of the parished area of Sandhurst and is the first step for Sandhurst Parish Council in preparing a Neighbourhood Plan.

The borough council approved the neighbourhood area on 19 September 2014.

The following documents are available for viewing: