Brenchley and Matfield Parish Council

01/09/2026

All households will shortly be receiving a survey which is important in identifying the housing needs in the parish, please respond.

27/08/2026

Emergency Road Closure - Knowle Road, Brenchley - 28th August 2026 (Tunbridge Wells)

It will be necessary to close Knowle Road, Brenchley from 28th August 2026 for up to 1 day.

The road will be closed outside Old Knowle.

The alternative route is via Knowle Road, Knowle Lane, Mile Oak Road, Pixot Hill, Crook Road, Knowle Road, and reversed.

This is to repair a leaking comm pipe, to be carried out by South East Water.

24/08/2026

Data from the Speed Indicator devices in August can be found here. The Parish Council are currently working on establishing whether a speed camera can be sited on Maidstone Road, information can be found on the Council Agendas/Minutes.

24/08/2026

The vast majority of the fish have now been removed from Matfield Pond, with great thanks to the members of the community who helped achieve this, to Horsham Wildlife Rescue and to Claybrooks Farm who gave sanctuary to the approximately 450 fish extracted over the space of a week.
The Parish Council will review what has happened over the summer, is continuing with the project for the resintatement of the overflow which is equally important, and will consider next steps.

20/08/2026

Last chance to have your say on the future of policing!

The Government has proposed merging police forces, creating fewer and larger forces across England and Wales.

These changes could affect local policing, visibility and accountability in our communities.

Our survey closes next week, so if you haven't already shared your views, now is the time.

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=8Acb8_mc20CWTW_5hql-PcQ797n7iqVOl2lSmBZFHF5UMFNXS081SFlGWDhBSEJTQUhIQ1hUUUxNOC4u&route=shorturl

Take a few minutes to tell us what you think: Police Forces Merger Consultation

Your feedback will help inform the Commissioner's response to the Independent Review and ensure the views of Kent residents are represented as decisions are considered at a national level.

20/08/2026

The Historial Society programme for 2026 can be found here

19/08/2026

10/08/2026

The Parish Council's response to the TWBC Local Plan Scoping Consultation can be found here
https://brenchleyandmatfield-pc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/BMPC-response-to-TWBC-Scoping-Questions-August-2026.pdf

04/08/2026

Emergency Road Closure - Pearsons Green Road, Brenchley - 4th August 2026 (Tunbridge Wells)

It will be necessary to close Pearsons Green Road, Brenchley from 4th August 2026 for up to 3 days.

The road will be closed outside Woodside Cottage.

The alternative route is via Pearsons Green Road, Churn Lane, B2162 Maidstone Road, Yew Tree Green Road, Crook Road, Peasrsons Green Road, and reverse.

This is to enable replace a leaking sluice valve in the carriageway/verge, to be carried out by South East Water

30/07/2026

The updated Historical Society programme for 2026 can be found here: