This page will provide details of information and organisations that will provide some insight into our community and our landscape.
| Goudhurst Questionnaire results | This (large document) contains the results of the Goudhurst Residents Questionnaire covering all questions included in the questionnaire. The Questionnaire was open from 25th May to the 30th June. |
| Goudhurst Business Questionnaire | This document provides the results of the Goudhurst Business Questionnaire which ran from May 10th to June 30th. |
| Tunbridge Wells Call for Sites #2 | Tunnbridge Wells has issued two Call for Sites for which a number of sites in the parish have been submitted. This link will provide a list and an interactive map. |
| Tunbridge Wells Draft Local Plan – Issues and Options | Tunbridge Wells are developing a new Local Plan for publication and implementation in 2018/9. They have recently published an Tunbridge Wells Draft Local Plan – Issues and Options – for consultation in May 2nd/June 12th. There are some changes here to Goudhurst’s position in prioritising development and a new 5,000 home garden village is also thrown into the mix! |
| Goudhurst Housing Need Survey 2017 | The Rural Housing Enabler (RHE) undertook a parish wide survey to find out if there are shortfalls in affordable housing provision for households with local connections to Goudhurst Parish and whether there is a requirement for older people to downsize/move to more suitable housing for their needs. This report provides overall information as well as analysis of housing need. |
| Borough Landscape Character Assessment 2017 | This is an updated LCA to support the new Local Plan |
| Parish Development since 1970
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There has always been development in Goudhurst and these maps shows the detail of Parish Development since 1970
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| Place Profile for Goudhurst | The Rural Place Profile for Goudhurst is a treasure trove of information combining multiple sources of data (e.g.Census) which provides insight into how our parish has grown and changed and the make-up of our community. |
| Listed Buildings in Goudhurst | Around 25% of buildings in Goudhurst and listed – this list provides more detail. |
| Goudhurst Parish Collisions, 11yrs PIC Plot | The roads ground Goudhurst have a poor reputation and this map shows Goudhurst Parish Collisions, 11yrs PIC Plot around the parish over the last 11 years. |
| Goudurst Issues and needs | From our public meeting this is the list of issues and needs (dreams and nightmares!) created in the workshop |
| Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells Strategic Housing Market Assessment | This is the Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells Strategic Housing Market Assessment. This is the document that proposes 13,000 new houses in TW by 2030.
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| Goudhurst Census data | This is Office for National Statistics information on Goudhurst. This is a very rich seam of information about the Parish and looks at all areas of the parish from Crime to depravation. |
| High Weald ANOB | The High Weald ANOB are a strategic, specialist team that:
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| High Weald Management plan | The High Weald Management plan is of particular interest. |
| Goudhurst Landscape Character Maps | · The HighWeald ANOB have done a lot of work surveying the ANOB. This is their view of in a series of Goudhurst Landscape Character Maps |
| Weald of Kent Protection society (WKPS) | Weald of Kent Protection society (WKPS) is a non-political environmental pressure group (registered charity 261992) with three main aims:
– To protect and enhance the character and environment of the Wealden towns, villages and countryside – To safeguard the amenities of the Weald of Kent – To cultivate a wider interest in and care for the beauty, history and character of the Weald of Kent |
| Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) | Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) a National charity devoted to protecting and enhancing rural England. Encourages the sustainable use of land and other natural resources in town and country. |
| A copy of the 2011census data profiled for Goudhurst
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A copy of the 2011census data profiled for Goudhurst |
| Goudhurst-good-bad-dreams | The original meeting asked some questions – what is good about our community, what is bad about our community and what would you like to see for our community. goudhurst-good-bad-dreams |
| Locality Guides | Locality guides to neighbourhood planning and funding http://locality.org.uk/projects/building-community/ |
| Forum for Neighbourhood Planning (Planning Aid & RTPI) templates http://www.ourneighbourhoodplanning.org.uk/resources/documents | |
| Tunnbridge Wells Call for Sites | Tunnbridge Wells issues a Call for Sites which highlighted a number of potential sites in the Parish |
| Goudhurst and Kilndown conservation area | Goudhurst and Kilndown conservation area definition Supplementary planning document |
| Goudhurst green-spaces-list | Goudhust Parish – green-spaces-list which details the registered green spaces in the Parish |
| Designating Green Spaces – Guide | North Devon’s example for the process of designating green spaces for the development plan nddc_local_green_spaces_v3-0_final |
| 2011 Housing Needs Survey for Goudhurst | 2011 Housing Needs Survey for Goudhurst |
| Ancient Woodland Inventory | Document describing the ancient woodland areas in the TW Borough |
| Goudhurst Maps | Goudhurst Limits to Build and conservation area maps |
| Kilndown Maps | Kilndown Limits to Build and conservation area maps |
| Draft Goudhurst Sustainability Analysis | This is a milestone document in the development of our NDP providing a baseline for the Parish. It is used to measure any proposals for the NDP. |
| High Weald Colour Study | The High Weald ANOB unit has published a colour study which will help groups like ours in developing design standards – a colour chart for Goudhurst! |
