<div><div><p id="isPasted">We consulted on our first draft of the Local Plan in Autumn 2022. In total, we received over 4,000 responses which we have analysed. &nbsp;</p><p>Key messages we heard from the consultation were:</p><ul><li>preference for a spatial strategy which directs development away from the AONB and the Green Belt in the first instance</li><li>a focus on meeting the borough&#39;s housing needs in the most sustainable manner</li><li>support for growth within Tonbridge&nbsp;town centre</li><li>strong support for an awareness of environmental issues such as protection of national landscapes including The Kent Downs, biodiversity net gain, climate change mitigation and adaptation measures</li><li>the majority of comments received related to specific sites and provided local evidence and background that has been considered by the council</li></ul><p>If you took part in the consultation, you can view your comments and the council&rsquo;s response to these using your previously issued ID number <a href="https://www.tmbc.gov.uk/downloads/download/532/regulation-18-comments-and-officer-responses" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">via our website</a>. <a href="https://www.tmbc.gov.uk/downloads/download/532/regulation-18-comments-and-officer-responses." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a></p></div></div>

Local Plan Regulation 18 Draft

Tonbridge and Malling Local Plan

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