FOI release

Parks revenue

Case reference FOI2026/00326

Received 24 February 2026

Published 25 February 2026

Request

I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 about income generated by parks services. Can you tell me how much income/revenue has been generated from your parks services in the last three years per annum? Please give details of individual services and how much they raised. Can you tell me, is the money generated from these services fed back into council owned parks or does it go into a central budget? Can you tell me, are your parks currently maintained by the council or by an external contractor? Over the past three years have they been maintained by the council or by an external contractor? Can you tell me what your council maintenance budget has been over the past three years?

Response


Can you tell me how much income/revenue has been generated from your parks services in the last three years per annum?

Income generated in parks to include hire of facilities, Rents and other rents and wayleaves (2023/24) £162,297 (2024/25) £178,612 (2025/26) £169,497

Please give details of individual services and how much they raised.

See above

Can you tell me, is the money generated from these services fed back into council owned parks or does it go into a central budget?

All income generated is allocated to a parks income line.

Can you tell me, are your parks currently maintained by the council or by an external contractor? Over the past three years have they been maintained by the council or by an external contractor?

Parks are maintained by an outside contractors for the periods requested.

Can you tell me what your council maintenance budget has been over the past three years?

Maintenance budgets for the past three years as follows (2023/24) £1,401,240 (2024/25) £1,505,440 (2025/26) £1,567,680.

Documents

There are no documents for this release.

This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.