Freedom of information (FOI) releases from TWBC

This is a disclosure log of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's responses to freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) requests that might be of wider public interest.

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  1. Affordable Housing

    Housing Register

     

    1)     The total number of households on the Council's Housing Register on 31 March 2025.

     

    2)     If such a register is held, the total number of households who have registered for affordable home ownership on 31 March 2025

     

    3)     The average waiting times on 31 March 2025 for the following types of affordable property across the Authority:

     

    1-bed affordable dwelling;

    2-bed affordable dwelling;

    3-bed affordable dwelling; and

    A 4+ bed affordable dwelling.

     

    4)     The average waiting times on 31 March 2024 for the following types of affordable property across the Authority:

     

    1-bed affordable dwelling;

    2-bed affordable dwelling;

    3-bed affordable dwelling; and

    A 4+ bed affordable dwelling.

     

    Housing Register – Local Preferences

     

    5)     The total number of households on the Council's Housing Register at 31 March 2025 specifying Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish as one of their preferred choices of location.

     

    6)     If such a register is held, the total number of households who have registered for affordable home ownership on 31 March 2025, who have specifying Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish as one of their preferred choices of location

     

    Housing Register – Bids and Lettings

     

    7)     The number of properties advertised, and the average number of bids or applications per property over the 2024/25 monitoring period for the following types and tenures of affordable property in Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish:

     

     

     

     

    Type of Affordable

    Property

    Affordable Housing
    for Rent

    Shared Ownership

    First Homes or
    Discount Market Sale

    Number of Properties Advertised

    Average Bids per Property

    Number of Properties Advertised

    Average Applications per Property

    Number of Properties Advertised

    Average Applications per Property

    1-bed affordable dwelling

     

     

     

     

     

     

    2-bed affordable dwelling

     

     

     

     

     

     

    3-bed affordable dwelling

     

     

     

     

     

     

    4+ bed affordable dwelling

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    8)     Any changes the Council has made to its Housing Register Allocations Policy since 2011 including:

     

    The date they occurred;

    What they entailed; and

    Copies of the respective documents

     

    Social Housing Stock

     

    9)     The total number of social housing dwelling stock on 31 March 2025 in Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish.

     

    10)  The total number of affordable home ownership dwelling stock on 31 March 2025 in Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish.

     

    Housing Completions – Tunbridge Wells Authority Area

     

    11)  The number of NET housing completions in the Tunbridge Wells authority area broken down on a per annum basis for the Core Strategy period between 2006/07 and 2024/25.

     

    12)  The number of NET affordable housing completions in the Tunbridge Wells authority area broken down by tenure on a per annum basis for the Core Strategy period between 2006/07 and 2024/25.

     

    Tunbridge Wells Authority Area

    Q11

    Net Overall Housing Completions

    Q12 Net Affordable Housing Completions, of which

    Affordable housing for rent

    Shared ownership

    Other affordable home ownership (including Discount Market Sale, First Homes etc)

    2006/07

     

     

     

     

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    Housing Completions – Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish

     

    13)  The number of NET housing completions in Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish broken down on a per annum basis for the Core Strategy period between 2006/07 and 2024/25.

     

    14)  The number of NET affordable housing completions in Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish broken down on a per annum basis for the Core Strategy period between 2006/07 and 2024/25.

     

    Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish

    Q13 Net Overall Housing Completions

    Q14 Net Affordable Housing Completions, of which

    Affordable housing for rent

    Shared ownership

    Other affordable home ownership (including Discount Market Sale, First Homes etc)

    2006/07

     

     

     

     

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    Published: 5 December 2025

  2. Fly tipping 2024-25

    In the last financial year 2024-25 What is the standard FPN fine you issued for fly-tipping? How many vehicles did you seize and destroy that had been used for fly-tipping?

    Published: 5 December 2025

  3. Public bin locations

    A digital list, database, or map showing the locations of all public litter bins and recycling bins maintained by or on behalf of the council (excluding household bins). Please provide the information in the electronic format you already hold (e.g., Excel, CSV, shapefile, GIS data, or depot spreadsheets). If a full wide list is not reasonably available, please provide the information broken down by the level at which it is already held (e.g., by ward, district, or depot). If precise geographic coordinates are not recorded, please provide any available location descriptors (such as street names, park names, or nearest landmarks).

    Published: 5 December 2025

  4. Empty Homes

    May I ask under the Freedom of Information Act for the following data:

    I) Does your local authority have an in-date Empty Homes Strategy?

    II) Does your local authority employ a dedicated Empty Homes Officer?

    III) What annual budget is allocated to addressing the issue of Empty Homes for 2025/26?

    Published: 5 December 2025

  5. FOI - Land and property sales

    1) A list of all land and property sold by the local authority between 1 January 2020 and 31 October 2025. For each sold asset, please include: – The address of the land/property – A description of the asset, including what your local authority used it for – The sale price – The buyer (please state the name of any company, organisation, etc. or otherwise state whether it was a private individual) – The date of sale 2) Please provide a list of all the land and property currently owned by your local authority. For each asset, please include: – The address of the land/property – A description of the asset, including what your local authority uses it for – The date of purchase – The purchase price

    Published: 2 December 2025

  6. Land and property disposals

    I am submitting this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    Please provide the following information for all land or property disposals carried out by your authority during the last five financial years (from 1 April 2019 to the present).

    This should include freehold disposals, long leasehold disposals (terms of 25 years or more), and any transfer of land to another public body or private entity.

    For each disposal, please provide:

    1. Name and address of the site/land/property

    2. Grid reference or site plan reference (if held)

    3. Date of disposal (date of legal completion)

    4. Type of disposal (freehold sale, long lease, asset transfer, etc.)

    5. Site area (hectares or acres)

    6. Sale price/capital receipt

    7. Name of purchaser / acquiring organisation

    8. Any conditions attached to the sale, including development or use obligations (if held)

    9. Whether the site is currently under development, and if so:

    o planning application reference(s), if known;

    o current status (e.g., no application submitted / planning pending / approved / work commenced / under construction / completed).

    10. Council reference number or committee/decision notice relating to the disposal (if available).

    If any of the above information is held only in part, please provide the portions that are available.

    If, for any disposal, you consider that commercial sensitivity exemptions may apply, please provide all non-exempt information and clearly state which exemption(s) you have relied upon for any redactions.

    I am happy to accept the information in any common format (Excel, PDF, or Word).

    Published: 2 December 2025

  7. Housing (asylum)

    How many people have been assessed as "destitute due to the family's immigration status" by the local authority after a failed asylum claim or leave to remain claim? How much is the cost for housing those people? How much are the monthly subsistence costs provided to those people? Please could you provide this data for the past 5 years (2021 - 2025) broken down by year.

    Published: 1 December 2025

  8. Damp and mould in Council owned properties

    1. The total number of reports received by the council of damp, mould and condensation issues in council-owned homes since 1 January 2021. If you hold yearly data, please provide a breakdown by calendar year

    2. The total number of council-owned homes managed by the council (or, if exact current data is not available, the most recent figure)

    Published: 1 December 2025

  9. Freedom of Information request - HMO

    I would like to request your HMO register in csv or an Excel readable format, including the following fields if they are held: Type of licence HMO address Name of licence holder Address of licence holder Name of person managing Address of manager Licence commencement date Maximum number of persons in the HMO Number of rooms (total) Number of rooms (various - e.g. living room, bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms etc.) In addition, I would like to request the total number of new HMO applications approved by year. And the total number of actively licensed properties on the register, by year.

    Published: 1 December 2025

  10. Council involvement with private sector housing

    I would like to make the following request under FOIA:

    All questions apply to calendar years of 2023, 2024 and 2025:

    1. How many households in private rented properties have approached the council to report disrepair in their homes?

    2. How many inspections have been completed in private rented properties by the council?

    3. How many enforcement/improvement notices have been served by the council because of these inspections?

    4. Were any demolition orders made by the council subsequently because of these investigations?

    5. Does the council have any further comments to make regarding these figures?

    Published: 1 December 2025