Tenterden Beacon to mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Tenterden is to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next year with the lighting of the town beacon. The Town Council on Monday, 12 July agreed that the ceremony will take place at the beacon on the R...
Council hears plans for Tenterden Local Radio
The Town Council has been approached to set up a commercial local radio station for the town. The application came from the operators of Romney Marsh Radio seeking to set up a similar, 24-hour web-bas...
Council briefed on burglary, car crime and sheep attacks
Tenterden’s PCSO Kate Richards’ monthly report to the Town Council, discussed at Monday night’s meeting (12 July), cites instances of burglary, car crime and sheep attacks. Her July report st...
Care Home 'like an office block on a business park' rejected by Town Council's Planning Committee
Plans to build a 64-bed care home in St Michael’s were rejected by Tenterden Town Council’s planning committee last night (Monday, 5 July). The developers, Aspire, were seeking to build the home o...
Town Council's reaction to a Fanzone this Sunday on Tenterden Recreation Ground
There have been a number of people who have suggested that the Town Council arranges a 'fanzone' on the Recreation Ground for Sunday's Euro final. While Tenterden Town Council does not hav...
Closure - Service Road Fronting 1-7 East Cross 17.07.21
The service road fronting 1-7 East Cross will be closed on Saturday 17th July 2021 between the hours of 10am to midnight for A Little Spirit Event. To see the order click here.
A Weapon of Mass Destruction and a Tyranny of Algorithms
Government report on planning highlights Tenterden’s concerns While hundreds of local councils made submissions to the government’s highly controversial new report ‘The Future of the Planning...
Council and Residents Unite Against Limes Land Building Plans
Tenterden Town Council and local residents’ groups united on Monday 28 June to unanimously reject plans for a major housing development on Limes Land. The proposals, from builders Wates, are for 14...
Help Shape Tenterden's Future!
This is your chance to comment on the Tenterden Neighbourhood draft plan from TODAY onwards and over the next 8 weeks. Comments made by you will help inform how the plan is revised and improved before...
Planning Applications to be determined under Delegation to the Clerk
The applications listed in the following document have been sent out to members of the Town Council's Planning Committee for review, with comments to be fedback to the Clerk. On the 7th June, th...
Ashford and Tenterden Tourism Association Digital Brochure
The new Ashford and Tenterden Tourism Association digital brochure is now available to view with the following local categories: Places to Visit, Places to Eat, Hotels, Bed & Breakfasts, Self Caterin...
Latest CRAG Report from Kent Police and Rural Matters Report
The latest CRAG report can be found here. The latest Rural Matters report can be found here.
Barriers Banished!
With indoor hospitality set to reopen on Monday (17th May) and with more than two-thirds of adults in the UK having already received their first dose of a Covid vaccine, the Town Council has decided t...
Cllr. Dr. Lisa Lovelidge Elected New Mayor of Tenterden
Cllr. Dr. Lisa Lovelidge has been elected the new Mayor of Tenterden. Cllr. Lovelidge, a medical writer who has worked with consultants all over the world producing communications programmes on medica...
Presentations to the Town Council by Two Potential Developers
Tenterden Town Council’s Planning Committee, at their meeting on Tuesday, 4th May, received presentations by two potential developers: Aspire LLP and Esquire Developments. Aspire LLP presented a pro...
Council Approves New Memorial Benches to Cope with Increase in Requests
The impact of Covid on Tenterden has been underlined with requests to Tenterden Town Council for more memorial benches, in memory of loved ones who have died during the pandemic. These requests are...
'Magnificent' Helping in Tenterden Team Stand Down as Pandemic Eases
‘Helping in Tenterden’ (HiT), the volunteer organisation set up to help people through the Covid pandemic, and one of the most successful community initiatives in the town’s history, is being wo...
Leisure Centre Reveals Future Strategy as Council Considers Closer Relationship
With the re-opening of Tenterden Leisure Centre following the easing of pandemic restrictions, representatives of the organisation made a presentation to the Town Council on Monday, 12 April. Represen...
Volunteer for the Town's Annual Litter Pick
One of Tenterden’s most successful community initiatives – the annual litter pick – is to be held on Sunday, 13 June as part of the Great British Spring Clean. For the first time, pick up ...
Council Gives Go Ahead to 'Changing Places' Facility
A dedicated ‘changing places’ facility for disabled residents and visitors is to be built at the Recreation Ground. The scheme is seen as an important addition to disability-friendly feature...