New Primary School Proposed for Paddock Wood – Residents Invited to Comment

Plans for a new primary school in Paddock Wood are progressing, with local residents invited to comment on a planning application for a proposed development off Dumbrell Drive.

Kent County Council has submitted an application for a school building, alongside parking, cycle parking, outdoor play and sports facilities, landscaping and associated road works.

New Primary School in Paddock Wood – What’s Being Proposed?

The development would be constructed in phases, with the aim of providing additional school places to support the growing local community.

The planning application covers a building with one- and two-storey sections, together with facilities designed to support pupils’ education, recreation and physical activity.

The proposed site is located off Dumbrell Drive in Paddock Wood, within the Tunbridge Wells borough.

How can residents have their say?

Residents can submit comments on the planning application until Monday 16 November 2026.

The application reference is KCC/TW/0153/2026.

Those wishing to comment can visit the Kent County Council planning applications website and search using the application reference.

Alternatively, comments can be emailed to planning.applications@kent.gov.uk, quoting the same reference.

A separate consultation on the school operator

Kent County Council is also considering proposals from organisations interested in establishing and operating the new school.

This is a separate process from the planning application, and representations on the school operator proposals are open until 26 November 2026.

Further details are available on Kent County Council’s proposed new primary school page.

What happens next?

The proposals remain subject to the relevant planning and decision-making processes. Residents are encouraged to review the published documents and submit any comments before the applicable deadlines.

For more community updates, visit What’s On In Tunbridge Wells.