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Work on 'heartbreaking' 400-home estate stops amid legal fight

Work on 'heartbreaking' 400-home estate stops amid legal fight

10 December 2021

Construction workers who began breaking ground at a controversial housing estate have downed tools.

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New budget supermarket opens today

New budget supermarket opens today

09 December 2021

A new Lidl has opened but lovers of rival budget store Aldi will have to wait after plans for a branch just a few miles down the road stalled.

Last hope in battle to save area's last green space

Last hope in battle to save area's last green space

09 December 2021

A developer's plans to build on a green field site could yet be thwarted by dog-walkers and blackberry pickers.

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34 flats set for green light after major redesign

34 flats set for green light after major redesign

08 December 2021

Controversial plans to demolish an historic building and replace it with 34 flats will be considered by a council for the second time tonight.

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Villagers' chance to support community centre

Villagers' chance to support community centre

08 December 2021

A Weald village might soon have a new £3.5m community centre, after a nine-year wait.

Omicron forces event to be pushed back three months

Omicron forces event to be pushed back three months

07 December 2021

Organisers of one of the county's leading business events have changed the date to April amid growing concerns over the Covid variant.

Buy yourself some clifftop privacy for £2.1m

Buy yourself some clifftop privacy for £2.1m

07 December 2021

The next owner of this bespoke house, which is part of a private gated estate, can have sea views, luxury and plenty of privacy.

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Flats and shops plan for former working men's club

Flats and shops plan for former working men's club

06 December 2021

Plans have been unveiled to transform a derelict site formerly occupied by a working men's club into new homes, shops and a communal green area.

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Call to extend public consultation on Local Plan

Call to extend public consultation on Local Plan

06 December 2021

A council has given its residents less time to respond to a consultation on the future development of the borough than it gave to one on dog-fouling.

'Bring empty homes back into use'

'Bring empty homes back into use'

06 December 2021

Despite the country being in a housing crisis, the number of empty homes continues to grow.

Recruited as architect of borough's regeneration

Recruited as architect of borough's regeneration

06 December 2021

An architect has been hired as one of the key figures to help spearhead the regeneration of one district in the county.

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'Town's enormous housing expansion is unforgivable'

'Town's enormous housing expansion is unforgivable'

05 December 2021

A council's plan to pin almost 3,500 more homes onto a town's housing blueprint has been branded 'unforgivable' by the area's MP.

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The story behind the derelict shop unsold for three years

The story behind the derelict shop unsold for three years

04 December 2021

A long-empty former convenience store continues to remain unsold - despite sitting on the pages of property websites for the last three years.

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Golf club bids to build housing estate on own land

Golf club bids to build housing estate on own land

04 December 2021

Bosses of a popular Kent golf club are hoping to build a housing estate on its land to help pay for a new clubhouse.

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Developer loses appeal against plans for 212 flats

Developer loses appeal against plans for 212 flats

03 December 2021

A prolific development company has expressed disappointment after a planning inspector upheld a council's rejection of plans for hundreds of homes.

Arcade owners could build £1.5m homes on eyesore site

Arcade owners could build £1.5m homes on eyesore site

03 December 2021

Developers believe two new luxury seafront houses equipped with cinemas, gyms and “iPads in walls” will be the first of their kind in a Kent town.

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Agent named 'best employer'

Agent named 'best employer'

02 December 2021

A leading estate agent in the county has scooped a major national award.

Revised £170m plan highlights changes to flyover and train services

Revised £170m plan highlights changes to flyover and train services

30 November 2021

Changes have been made to plans to build 12,000 new homes and road and rail infrastructure following a public consultation.

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Battle to stop 'insulting' 450-home estate on farmland

Battle to stop 'insulting' 450-home estate on farmland

30 November 2021

Residents battling against plans for 450 homes are preparing for the fight of their lives, ahead of the start of a government inquiry.

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'Watch this space': Could borough's huge housing target be lowered?

'Watch this space': Could borough's huge housing target be lowered?

29 November 2021

Residents hoping that mammoth housebuilding targets imposed on a Kent borough will be lowered have been given a glimmer of hope.

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