Committee:-

Chairman: Mr Harry Rayner

Description:-

Tonbridge and Malling is a diverse district from the edges of the High Weald around Tonbridge, northwards to the small towns of West and East Malling and up to the villages, quarries and industry of the Medway Valley around Aylesford and Snodland.  Development pressure in Tonbridge & Malling has been particularly intense recently, despite the fact that much of the borough is in the Metropolitan Green Belt and/or the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

Hot issues:-

• Although the Kent International Gateway, near Maidstone, has been defeated a similar scheme has been proposed between the villages Wrotham, Platt and Borough Green. For more on our campaign visit: www.stopbig.org
• A quarry at Hermitage Lane, near Barming, is planning to expand into an area of ancient woodland to extract ragstone.
• Polytunnels are an issue causing much debate on the pros and cons and there a some major operations in the borough that have raised some concerns.