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College students get valuable insight into housebuilding on site

College students get valuable insight into housebuilding on site

01 January 2023

Young people designing a showhome and sales office have been given a tour of the Bellway development they're working on.

'We're awash with student accommodation!'

'We're awash with student accommodation!'

01 January 2023

A development almost ten years in the making to build a student accommodation block has been greenlit in spite of residents' objections.

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Plans revealed for luxury housing estate with rocking horse museum

Plans revealed for luxury housing estate with rocking horse museum

29 December 2022

Ambitious plans have been revealed to create 22 new luxury homes, a rocking horse museum, a cafe and a farm shop on disused land.

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Housebuilder behind 800 homes 'out of touch'

Housebuilder behind 800 homes 'out of touch'

27 December 2022

The construction company behind a controversial plan for 800 homes near a beauty spot has been branded "out of touch".

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Plans lodged for 67-home estate on derelict farm

Plans lodged for 67-home estate on derelict farm

27 December 2022

The derelict remains of a listed farmhouse are set to be flattened to make way for a 67-home development.

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Demolition plan branded 'disaster' given green light

Demolition plan branded 'disaster' given green light

26 December 2022

A bid to flatten a car restoration workshop and build a row of houses has been approved despite fears the project will be a "disaster".

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Plans for 290 homes on village orchard

Plans for 290 homes on village orchard

24 December 2022

A public consultation has generated 188 letters of concern over plans to build in the countryside.

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Is tide really turning on London demand for coastal Kent homes?

Is tide really turning on London demand for coastal Kent homes?

23 December 2022

Zoopla says parts of the county are experiencing a slowdown in demand for homes - but local agents say they're seeing the "direct opposite".

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'Rotting' empty pub to be transformed into restaurant

'Rotting' empty pub to be transformed into restaurant

23 December 2022

A village’s last-remaining pub could have crumbled to the ground in 10 years’ time if it wasn't snapped up by a restaurant chain, bosses claim.

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Work underway on flats after 'neglectful' care home flattened

Work underway on flats after 'neglectful' care home flattened

22 December 2022

Work has begun on luxury flats on the site of a former care home that was shut down after residents were found to be at risk of harm and neglect.

'Living hell' roadworks leave residents 'prisoners in homes'

'Living hell' roadworks leave residents 'prisoners in homes'

22 December 2022

Angry neighbours on a new-build estate say they feel trapped in their homes as highways bosses confirm hated roadworks are to drag on even longer.

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Work to start on new junction for 750-home plan

Work to start on new junction for 750-home plan

20 December 2022

As a raft of concerns are raised about a 750-home estate, developers say work on a new junction for the site will begin within weeks.

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Care home plans revealed for demolished pub

Care home plans revealed for demolished pub

19 December 2022

Developers are seeking to build a 65-bed care home on the site of an illegally-demolished pub which sparked huge controversy.

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Countdown begins for business summit

Countdown begins for business summit

19 December 2022

There's less than a month until the county's traditional new year business curtain-raiser returns for its sixth annual outing.

Decision on 900 homes pushed back

Decision on 900 homes pushed back

18 December 2022

A new timetable has been agreed over a proposal to build hundreds of homes – and it's unlikely to be determined for months.

Plans for 270-home estate with park and ride revealed

Plans for 270-home estate with park and ride revealed

18 December 2022

There are fears part of a town is being “completely swamped” with housing developments after plans were unveiled for a 270-home estate.

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Building controversial 4,000-home estate could take 20 years

Building controversial 4,000-home estate could take 20 years

17 December 2022

Work at a controversial 4,000-home estate will not begin until least 2024 and will take up to 20 years to complete, say developers.

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Nightingale protection fears thwart homes plan

Nightingale protection fears thwart homes plan

16 December 2022

Plans for more than 20 self-build properties in protected countryside home to a protected bird have been rejected.

Junction change concerns halts 374 flats decision

Junction change concerns halts 374 flats decision

16 December 2022

A decision has been delayed again on plans to redevelop a riverside site for hundreds of flats over concerns for a busy junction nearby.

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30-flat old rail yard site on sale for £2m

30-flat old rail yard site on sale for £2m

15 December 2022

A former railway yard earmarked for dozens of homes has been slapped with a £2.2 million price tag.

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