The quality of life in the borough is
very high with good housing stock, an
excellent selection of schools and a wide
variety of leisure activities available on
the doorstep, both cultural and sporting.
The Council’s Five Year Plan (2014 - 2019)
sets out what it wants to achieve in the
next five years to enable Tunbridge Wells
borough to have a more prosperous,
green and confident future.
If your business is already here, we
would like to work with you to make
the borough even better.
If you are thinking of starting a new
business or relocating to the area
we want to encourage and support you.
If you think we can help your
business or you have any queries,
please contact our Economic
Development Team on
01892 554229 or
Tunbridge Wells -
a great place to do business!
Cllr Jane March
,
Portfolio Holder for Tourism,
Leisure and Economic Development.
Welcome to the borough of Tunbridge
Wells. We are very fortunate to work
in a prosperous borough with historic
towns and villages surrounded by the
beautiful countryside of the Weald.
Tunbridge Wells is an outstanding location
for enterprise. Road access to London, the
motorway network (M25, M26, M2 and
M20) and access to Gatwick and
Heathrow airports is good. Rail journeys
to London from Tunbridge Wells are less
than one hour. The area has market
access to 7 million people and over
300,000 businesses within sixty miles.
The borough is home to 6,500 businesses
in both rural and urban locations. Our
residents are some of the most well-
educated and skilled in Kent, providing a
high quality workforce and a culture of
entrepreneurship.
We have many active business
networking groups that meet to support
each other and work in partnership with
the Council.
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