West Malling Parish Council is preparing a Neighbourhood Plan for the parish.
The Neighbourhood Plan is a document that contains planning policies that are used to help inform and determine planning applications for development within our parish. It sits alongside the Tonbridge and Malling Local Plan, carrying equal weight in planning decisions.
Why are we preparing a Neighbourhood Plan?
Neighbourhood planning gives us an opportunity to shape how our parish develops in the future. We can explore topics such as the type of housing needed, green spaces we wish to safeguard, community facility priorities and improvements to promote walking, cycling and horse riding. Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council preparing a new Local Plan. This could include a need for additional housing sites in our parish. The Parish Council's Neighbourhood Plan is the best way to influence what happens here.
See the link below to the Locality website; Locality is a government supported charity, that provides advice to Parish Councils wishing to make a Neighbourhood Plan:
Home - Locality Neighbourhood Planning
An example of a Kent Neighbourhood Plan (Pembury) can be found here:
How can I get involved?
We are very keen to engage with all of the West Malling community to help produce our Neighbourhood Plan. Please contact the Clerk for more information.
Updates
Community Survey - April 2025
This will be delivered door to door during April and will also be available in shops and businesses within the town.
Please do let us know your views and complete the survey either in paper form or online at:
West Malling Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Community Survey
or scan the QR code
Please do let us know your views and complete the survey either in paper form or online at:
West Malling Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Community Survey
or scan the QR code
Public Meeting - Sunday 24th November 2024
West Malling Parish Council held a public Neighbourhood Plan meeting at West Malling Primary School. There were presentations by the Chair of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group, Cllr Miles and the Chair of the Parish Council, Cllr Dean.
Following the presentations, residents were asked to write down their views on the following topics:
• Transport/Highways/Parking
• Community Facilities
• Biodiversity/Climate Change
• Housing/Local heritage/Conservation
• Green Belt/Green Spaces
• Economy/Business/Retail
• Other
• What do you like most about West Malling?
• What do you like least about West Malling?
West Malling Parish Council held a public Neighbourhood Plan meeting at West Malling Primary School. There were presentations by the Chair of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group, Cllr Miles and the Chair of the Parish Council, Cllr Dean.
Following the presentations, residents were asked to write down their views on the following topics:
• Transport/Highways/Parking
• Community Facilities
• Biodiversity/Climate Change
• Housing/Local heritage/Conservation
• Green Belt/Green Spaces
• Economy/Business/Retail
• Other
• What do you like most about West Malling?
• What do you like least about West Malling?
Neighbourhood Plan Designated Area
The Neighbourhood Plan covers the whole of the West Malling Parish, as shown in the map below.
The Neighbourhood Plan covers the whole of the West Malling Parish, as shown in the map below.
