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Striking images show how landmark mill could look as flats

Striking images show how landmark mill could look as flats

24 December 2021

A series of computer-generated images show how Ashford’s historic flour mill could look if plans to convert it into flats are approved.

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Homes for first-time buyers...For more than half-a-million pounds

Homes for first-time buyers...For more than half-a-million pounds

23 December 2021

The initial batch of homes at a development hailed 'ideal for first-time buyers' have gone on the market for £545,000.

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Docks redevelopment plan 'pure fantasy'

Docks redevelopment plan 'pure fantasy'

22 December 2021

Plans revealed for a 3,600 home development and a promise of 2,000 jobs have been shunned by opponents who say it will never get enough support.

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Homes next to hospice get go-ahead

Homes next to hospice get go-ahead

22 December 2021

Permission has been granted for 30 new homes on a site next to a leading hospice.

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Anger as sewage spills out from new housing estate

Anger as sewage spills out from new housing estate

22 December 2021

Dejected residents have hit out over a near-constant sewage leak coming from a new 100-home development.

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Couple win fight to keep cladding on beach-themed house

Couple win fight to keep cladding on beach-themed house

21 December 2021

Homeowners ordered to dismantle colourful cladding from their seaside-themed property have had success in overturning a council's ruling.

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Shepherd Neame plan to build homes behind historic pub

Shepherd Neame plan to build homes behind historic pub

21 December 2021

Shepherd Neame faces opposition from neighbours after it submitted plans to build new housing on land to the rear of one of its rural pubs.

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What a heavenly home! Take a look around this converted chapel

What a heavenly home! Take a look around this converted chapel

21 December 2021

For many Christmases past, there would have been rousing carol singing in this former chapel but now it is for sale as a family home for £1.25m.

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Housing campaigner wins key stage of his battle

Housing campaigner wins key stage of his battle

20 December 2021

A man who complained over the time given on a controversial housing scheme near an historic abbey has won a crucial step in his fight.

Kent Police to sell playing field for housing

Kent Police to sell playing field for housing

20 December 2021

A housing application has been passed despite fears of rat-running and overcrowding.

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Council launches new Call For Sites

Council launches new Call For Sites

17 December 2021

Delay following a failed Local Plan has seen one borough's housing targets soar by 21%.

Date revealed to demolish leisure centre

Date revealed to demolish leisure centre

16 December 2021

A date has been confirmed when work will start on the controversial redevelopment of a popular leisure centre.

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'If we build it then they will come'

'If we build it then they will come'

15 December 2021

Ambitious "early stage" plans to regenerate a dockside industrial estate have flagged the site as a potential location for a new hospital.

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'New housing project will destroy countryside'

'New housing project will destroy countryside'

15 December 2021

Villagers are protesting over plans for 30 new homes near to an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

New wetlands to 'neutralise' impact of planned housing estate

New wetlands to 'neutralise' impact of planned housing estate

15 December 2021

Developers hoping to build a new housing estate hope to offset its impact on the environment - by creating new wetlands eight miles away.

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Gothic manor up for sale for £6.5m in abandoned village

Gothic manor up for sale for £6.5m in abandoned village

14 December 2021

Six bedrooms, a swimming pool, two cottages and no neighbours are all included in the £6.5m price tag for a listed home.

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Long-derelict farm could be transformed into new estate

Long-derelict farm could be transformed into new estate

13 December 2021

A bid to transform a dilapidated farm into a 15-home estate would spruce up an eyesore that blights a busy route, councillors say.

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Anger at fresh plans for housing next to SEN school

Anger at fresh plans for housing next to SEN school

10 December 2021

Parents of pupils at a special educational needs school have blasted a developer for resubmitting housing plans which were quashed in the High Court.

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Local Plan deadline remains this Sunday

Local Plan deadline remains this Sunday

10 December 2021

A move to give the public more time to consider development proposals has failed.

Aldi decision deferred

Aldi decision deferred

10 December 2021

Councillors believe a supermarket chain may have down-played the likely effect of increased traffic from a proposed new store.

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