Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council has launched two separate consultations which affect our area. In relation to off-street car parking, the proposal is to: – increase the charges at the High Street (Tesco) and Ryarsh Lane car parks in West Malling – extend the hours that charging will take place (the High Street car park […]

It has come to light that Savills, the agents acting for the East Malling Trust, are approaching local residents in East Malling village to buy pieces of land to make a partial one way system. We have seen a map but the writing is very small and overall it does not copy clearly and so […]

Gladman have now submitted their application for up to 150 dwellings on agricultural land west of Stickens Lane, East Malling. Access would be from Clare Lane. The application reference is 23/03060 You can view details of the application on line – https://planning.agileapplications.co.uk/…/appli…/156525 If this link doesn’t work try https://planning.agileapplications.co.uk/tmbc/search-applications/results?criteria=%7B%22query%22:%2223%2F03060%22%7D&page=1 Due to an oversight which meant […]

The Government is changing the rules to require that everyone shows some kind of photo identification ID at Polling Stations before they are allowed to vote. This will start next May with Borough Council elections. But only some kinds of photo ID will do. You can check the full list of acceptable ID options here […]

TMBC has published details of the 291 sites across the Borough put forward by developers and landowners for (mainly) housing until 2040. East Malling & Larkfield Parish Council has arranged a public meeting on Sunday 2nd October at a 7pm at East Malling Village Hall which has been advertised across the village, through Trudy Dean’s […]

Read Trudy’s latest bulletin here If you’d like to receive the bulletin direct to your email please email Trudy at dean.j6@sky.com

On 29th January The Highway Code introduced a ‘hierarchy of road users’ to improve the safety of people walking, cycling and riding horses. These latest changes include: 1️⃣ Giving people walking across and people cycling going straight ahead priority when turning in and out of junctions 2️⃣ Leaving at least 1.5 metres when overtaking people […]

With the help of our volunteers our July Hotline has been winging its way across East Malling. If yours got scrunched up in your letter box or eaten by the dog you can read the full version here

Last October the Local Plan Inspectors halted the Local Plan hearings over concerns that the Borough had failed in its ‘Duty to Cooperate’, in particular with regard to Sevenoaks.  The Borough Council sent a long and detailed response refuting the Inspectors’ conclusions. Now, by a further letter of 2nd March 2021, the Planning Inspectors say they […]

We want to hear from you you upon the proposal for a 20mph zone across East Malling. You can read details of the scheme, complete our survey, and read Trudy’s latest news bulletin at https://www.tonbridgeandmallinglibdems.org.uk/local_news…If you would like to receive Trudy’s email Bulletin direct to your inbox please email your request to trudy.dean@kent.gov.uk