South East
Tunbridge Wells must find land for 2,998 more homes
Tunbridge Wells has to plan for 1,100 new homes a year, 5,500 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 2,502 of them.
Still to find
2,998
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
93%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Tunbridge Wells delivered 1,863 of the 1,999 homes it was required to: 93%. The government's published consequence: the council must publish an action plan.
What is on the brownfield register
125 live sites covering 52 hectares, of which 5 have no planning permission yet.
A council short of land has to find more, and the 17 August 2026 planning framework widened what counts as grey belt. This page describes the council's position. It does not say whether any particular piece of land would get permission.
Housing Delivery Test 2025 measurement, published 17 August 2026.