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AYLESFORDFarmers’Market sets out its offering on Sun- day, February 17. Stallholders will trade from


9.30am to 1.30pm in the grounds ofAylesford Priory. Meanwhile, West Malling


farmers’ market offers a wide variety of local produce, in- cluding fish, cakes, pies, bread,wines and fruit juice. It opens on theHigh Street from 9.30am to 1.30pm on Sunday, February 24 and Sunday March 24.


Take a walk


JOIN ramblers for a leisurely 4.5-mile walk from East Malling on Sunday, February 17.


Setting out from East


Malling station car park at 10.30am, the circular walk takes in Ditton Common and Oaken Wood, before return- ing at about 12.30pm. Dogs on leads arewelcome. Contact Ray on 01622


717316 or 07903 410356 for more details.


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Local plan submied with24hours tospare


THE borough’s “blueprint” for future development has been submitted to the Secretary of State for approval. The move is expected to be the


final stage of protracted negotia- tions todeliver adevelopmentplan for Tonbridge andMalling for the next 12 years. The Local Plan began taking


shape inMarch 2012, andidentifies sites for 13,920 more homes; new business and community facilities such as schools, surgeries, roads and open spaces, to 2031. The


consultation process


prompted some 20,000 responses fromresidents, all ofwhichwill be considered by a planning inspec- tor, alongside the Local Plan and supporting documents. Details of the planning inspec-


tor’s appointment and a timetable for consideration are expected to be announced by the Secretary of Statewithin the next threeweeks.


HowardRogers,TMBC’s cabinet


member for strategicplanning and infrastructure, acknowledged the work that hadgone into theprepa- ration of the Local Plan and the public’s involvement. He thanked both staff andresidents for sharing their views and giving advice. He said: “TheLocalPlanis anex-


tremely important strategic docu- ment and, once adopted, will provide a robust basis formeeting development needs and the essen-


tials for keeping Tonbridge and Malling a great place to live.” KCC CllrTrudyDean (pictured)


congratulated the borough council on getting its Local Plan in a day ahead of the January 24 deadline. She is also pleased the borough council is pushing to extend the green belt to include areas between Kings Hill and West and East Malling, Leybourne and Larkfield. Had the borough council failed


tomeet thedeadline, itwouldhave faced a 23% increase in housing numbers as a penalty. Cllr Dean said: “It is outrageous


to be putting pressure on councils to comply in thisway, particularly in the South East, on what are al- ready very high housing numbers. The Government is mistaken to think the only way to bring down house prices is to buildmore.” Adoption of the Local Plan is ex-


pected “early in 2020”, according to a council spokesman.


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