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14.05.2026
TMBC Updates Approach to Water Supply in Planning ApplicationsTonbridge and Malling Borough Council (TMBC) has recently published updated guidance on how water supply considerations will be taken into account in the determination of planning applications across the borough. This reflects growing concerns regarding infrastructure capacity, particularly following input from South East Water, and signals an increasingly proactive approach by the Council to ensure that new development can be adequately served. Read on for more details.
16.04.2026
Water Supply Constraints Highlight Growing Infrastructure Challenge for Local PlansConcerns around water supply capacity have been brought into focus following comments from South East Water in response to the emerging Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Local Plan, which proposes significant housing growth over the next two decades. The draft Local Plan aims to deliver more than 19,000 new homes between 2024 and 2042, reflecting nationally driven housing targets and local evidence of need. However, South East Water has indicated that its current supply planning does not provide sufficient headroom to support the level of growth now being proposed.
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