On a warm August bank holiday, Andrew Stanley walked the Capel Parish boundary to raise funds for our campaign against the Borough Council's plans to build over 4000 houses on Capel. Not one lap, but two! "The 33 miles was a considerable challenge," Andrew said. "But...

UPDATE: If you would like to cheer Andrew off or welcome him back, you will be very welcome. Andrew intends to start and finish his trek at the Dovecote pub, where the owners have kindly agreed he can set up camp. The first lap will start at 7.30am and should be...

Your support could help save hundreds of acres of beautiful green belt countryside in the Parish of Capel.Tunbridge Wells Borough Council has spent huge sums of money on the development of its draft Local Plan. A good proportion of this has been spent on consultants...

You may have seen that the Government has recently published a white paper titled ‘Planning for the Future’, which sets out the council’s proposals for reforming the planning system, to meet increasing requirements for housing across the country. As you would expect,...

With summer upon us, we are launching a photo competition, with the results being announced at the end of August. Its your chance to get creative and show everyone what Capel means to you and why it's so important that our parish, its character and its assets are...

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council has recently postponed the development of the Local Plan by six months. When explaining the delay, Council Leader McDermott declared that “it is evident from… the comments received that further work is needed in relation to a broad...

Regulation 19 consultations to start in March 2021 instead of August 2020 In a recommendation document from the Leader of the Planning and Transportation portfolio, which we expect to be signed off by the Council’s Leader on June 2, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council...

On February 18 Save Capel wrote to Stephen Baughen, Head Head of Planning Services at Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. In the letter, we posed questions relating to the Regulation 18 process and any potential delay to the Regulation 19 timetable. We also called for...

On February 12 we wrote to our elected representatives, the Rt Hon Greg Clark MP and Councillor Carol Mackonochie, to ask how they will be working to ensure any development in the area does not add to the misery suffered by local...

Below you will find the contents of a letter sent to Stephen Baughen at Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, registering our deep concerns about the charrette process which has been arranged and publicised by Hadlow Estate. At the time of publishing this post, we are...