Stay up to date with the latest news and updates from Save Capel
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The local elections
Dear Supporters You will have seen that the Conservatives have lost control of more than 40 councils, where more than 1,000 Tory seats have changed hands. They now only have a majority in two councils, Sevenoaks and Dartford, across the whole of Kent. In this edition...
Local elections May 4th…
Dear Supporters Is the local plan turning into Calverley Park 2.0? There are echoes of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) spending precious funds unnecessarily on yet another bad idea. Having already spent £1.27m on advisors for the Local Plan prior to the...
And there’s more…
Dear Members It was great to see so many of you at last week’s AGM, which was certainly an eventful one! Since then, your new Executive has met and re-appointed me as Chairman, and Ian Pattenden as Vice-Chair & Secretary. This ensures good continuity for the...
Four ways you can help us Save Capel
Sign our petition to show the strength of resistance to the plans for Capel
Pledge your financial support to help fund the most critical stage of our campaign
Make a donation to support the costs of saving Capel
Become a member and have your say in our campaign
PM says he will protect our vital green belt
At Prime Minister's Questions on March 3rd, 2021, Boris Johnson was asked whether he would support Dudley Council and its Mayor, Andy Street in their drive to reduce building on the green belt. His response seemed to suggest his support for building on brownfield land...
The clock is ticking!
The Save Capel Executive has been organising to prepare for the Regulation 19 Consultations which will run from March 26th to May 21st. We are focusing on the key areas of our challenge to TWBC regarding their proposals for Tudeley Village and East Capel. There is a...
Sing along with Save Capel – Passport to Monaco
Long term Capel resident, John Nimmo, and his music producer colleague, Ian Rosam, have written a song designed to highlight the impact of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council’s (TWBC) plans to build thousands of houses in the Parish. For many years, John has been an...
The disproportional impact on CApel
On Wednesday, February 3rd, the Full Council of TWBC met to consider a resolution to approve submitting the Pre-Submission Local Plan (PSLP) to go forward for Regulation 19 Consultation. 46 Councillors attended; one was missing due to illness. After a long discussion,...
A third of Tunbridge Wells Councillors don’t support the local plan
Anyone who does not follow politics would have discovered a lot about how the process works at the Full Council meeting on February 3rd. Those who do would have seen a masterclass in manipulation and control of a vote.We knew what to expect of the vote on whether to...
Tonbridge Councillors share their support for Save Capel
In our effort to identify the concerns of our neighbours in Tonbridge and Malling (T&M) – c35% of all Save Capel Supporters live in Tonbridge – we are engaging with T&M Borough Councillors whose wards border on Capel Parish Council. The Tonbridge and Malling...
Stop Overdevelopment of Paddock Wood
Save Capel has been liaising with a number of other groups challenging Tunbridge Wells Borough Council’s draft Local Plan. One of those groups, Stop Overdevelopment of Paddock Wood, is directly linked to the plans for East Capel, and we wanted to draw your attention...
TWBC Cabinet passes draft Pre-Submission Local Plan
Last Thursday (January 21st) saw the second of three council meetings in the process to approve the Pre-submission version of the Local Plan, ahead of being issued for consultation known as Regulation 19.There was no doubt that this meeting of the Tunbridge Wells...
The Tudeley Delivery Plan spins into view
Back in October 2020, when Hadlow Estate held an exhibition of its 'masterplan' we highlighted some major issues with what the organisation had, or more specifically, hadn't presented. Some months on, the estate has published the next version of its plan; referred to...
Cabinet Advisory Board Signs off Pre-Submission Plan
On January 11th, the draft version of the Pre-Submission Local Plan was put to the Planning and Transportation Cabinet Advisory Board (PTCAB), to ask them to vote on whether it should be put to Cabinet for approval on January 21st. This is ahead of full Council review...
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