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Plans for new 'coastal park' at divisive development revealed

Plans for new 'coastal park' at divisive development revealed

11 January 2022

Objections have been raised over the next stages of a controversial seaside housing project which includes plans for a new "coastal heritage park".

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Big names at free virtual briefing

Big names at free virtual briefing

10 January 2022

Business leaders in Kent can register to attend a free virtual briefing this week which will include an economic forecast from the Bank of England.

First look at 1,500-home estate size of 94 football pitches

First look at 1,500-home estate size of 94 football pitches

10 January 2022

A new picture shows how a sprawling "neighbourhood" with a school, cafés and shops could look – as people are invited to have their say.

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Sprawling 400-home estate could be expanded further

Sprawling 400-home estate could be expanded further

09 January 2022

Developers are hoping to add further homes to a controversial housing estate described as 'heartbreaking' by upset residents.

154-home plan lodged for farm

154-home plan lodged for farm

06 January 2022

More farmland could be transformed into houses after developers officially launched a bid to erect 154 properties on the outskirts of a Kent town.

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Garden village 'could put Kent fishing at risk'

Garden village 'could put Kent fishing at risk'

06 January 2022

Plans for 5,000 homes could pollute a river and put fishing at risk, according to a law firm representing anglers.

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No more affordable homes in town centre

No more affordable homes in town centre

06 January 2022

A council's new planning policy will direct most affordable homes to the rural areas.

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Bid to block barracks becoming 1,300 houses

Bid to block barracks becoming 1,300 houses

05 January 2022

Historic England could save a barracks from becoming a huge housing estate if it gives the site parkland listings protection.

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Major business awards put on ice for 2022

Major business awards put on ice for 2022

04 January 2022

The Kent Excellence in Business Awards - better known as KEiBA - is to take a year off in 2022, organisers have confirmed.

Room with a pew: Stunning £1.15m chapel with a thoroughly modern makeover

Room with a pew: Stunning £1.15m chapel with a thoroughly modern makeover

04 January 2022

If you're looking for a dream home with a difference, your prayers may have been answered with this gorgeous chapel conversion.

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Luxury homes approved for abandoned golf course

Luxury homes approved for abandoned golf course

01 January 2022

A former golf course will have 10 luxury homes built on it close to where Sarah Everard's body was found in woodland.

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Blow in fight to save village church

Blow in fight to save village church

01 January 2022

Campaigners received an unwelcome Christmas present after a borough council did a U-turn over plans to help protect their local church.

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Raw sewage spills out from new £18.5m flats

Raw sewage spills out from new £18.5m flats

30 December 2021

Part of a ring road next to a new block of flats has been coated in raw sewage after a leak from a flowerbed manhole.

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Plans for housing at 'horror movie' mill site dropped

Plans for housing at 'horror movie' mill site dropped

30 December 2021

Controversial proposals to build a housing estate at an abandoned animal rendering plant have been dropped following years of planning.

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'This is just destruction'

'This is just destruction'

30 December 2021

A developer has been widely criticised for chopping down 150 trees along a well-used footpath.

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Relief as historic cottage saved from demolition

Relief as historic cottage saved from demolition

29 December 2021

An attempt to ‘de-list’ an historic building at the centre of a planning row has been rebuffed, sparking relief among villagers.

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'We need better community facilities - not more houses'

'We need better community facilities - not more houses'

29 December 2021

Campaigners who launched an independent consultation over council plans for a new community centre say affordable housing is not the priority.

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'Visionary' plan for town centre unveiled

'Visionary' plan for town centre unveiled

29 December 2021

Hundreds of new homes, a Further Education college and tree-lined streets are part of ambitious plans for the continued regeneration of a town centre.

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For sale: The oldest bungalow in the world - a snip at £2m

For sale: The oldest bungalow in the world - a snip at £2m

28 December 2021

This quirky Grade II-listed seaside home has its own place in history – plus views and a garden you just won't believe.

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Housebuilder targets shooting grounds deal

Housebuilder targets shooting grounds deal

26 December 2021

One of Kent's oldest businesses will make way for a sweeping housing development by the middle of next year, bosses say.

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