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Woods, GP surgery and 16th-century manor up for auction

Woods, GP surgery and 16th-century manor up for auction

13 April 2025

We’ve rounded up some of the most interesting lots in the county listed to go under the hammer later this month.

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Former high street car garage could be replaced by 10 flats

Former high street car garage could be replaced by 10 flats

13 April 2025

A former high street garage which has sat abandoned for years will be replaced by 10 flats if new plans are approved.

Co-op to open early next year as first residents move into new-build estate

Co-op to open early next year as first residents move into new-build estate

12 April 2025

A town’s fifth Co-op store will open next year on a new estate where several residents have already moved in.

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Eyesore pub covered in graffiti to finally be torn down

Eyesore pub covered in graffiti to finally be torn down

12 April 2025

A graffiti-covered former pub that has sat derelict for two decades will finally be demolished after plans to redevelop the site were approved.

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‘It would be alien to our village’: Plans to turn empty garage into nine flats refused

‘It would be alien to our village’: Plans to turn empty garage into nine flats refused

09 April 2025

“Ill-thought” out and “completely alien” plans to transform a disused garage into a block of flats have been thrown out.

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‘I’m not taking it down – the council has no soul!’

‘I’m not taking it down – the council has no soul!’

08 April 2025

A dad says he has no plans to remove an illuminated sign of his late son from a town centre building - despite a council refusing permission.

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Estate agents taken over by expanding group

Estate agents taken over by expanding group

02 April 2025

A leading estate agents group has added another Kent brand to its growing portfolio.

Plans for homes on science labs site quashed over ‘cramping’ fears

Plans for homes on science labs site quashed over ‘cramping’ fears

30 March 2025

Plans to demolish a block of old science labs and replace them with 11 family homes have been rejected over fears of cramping nearby houses.

Former country retreat for cathedral deans back on market with £900k price drop

Former country retreat for cathedral deans back on market with £900k price drop

30 March 2025

A sprawling manor, once a country escape for the deans of Canterbury Cathedral, is back on the market with an almost £1 million price drop.

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Former sub-postmaster bids to convert old branch into family home

Former sub-postmaster bids to convert old branch into family home

30 March 2025

A former-sub-postmaster once supported by TV comic Vic Reeves has launched a bid to transform his now empty Post Office into part of a family home.

‘Unacceptable’ plan for homes at long-empty church thrown out by council

‘Unacceptable’ plan for homes at long-empty church thrown out by council

29 March 2025

Plans to turn a former church into homes have been rejected over concerns about “unacceptable” living standards and impact on the surrounding area.

Village to get 115 new homes after appeal

Village to get 115 new homes after appeal

28 March 2025

A planning inspector has overturned a council’s refusal of a new estate with more than 100 homes near a Kent village.

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‘It’s a kick in the teeth!’: Dad’s battle with council over illuminated sign of late son

‘It’s a kick in the teeth!’: Dad’s battle with council over illuminated sign of late son

28 March 2025

A dad transforming a town centre building into flats is locked in a planning battle with a council over an illuminated sign of his late son.

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Final piece of land bought for 630-home development

Final piece of land bought for 630-home development

27 March 2025

A housebuilder has bought the last piece of land it requires to complete its riverside regeneration project.

Council buys third of new-build estate’s homes to cut waiting list

Council buys third of new-build estate’s homes to cut waiting list

25 March 2025

A council has purchased 26 properties at a new-build estate which will be used as affordable homes, the first to be built for many years in the area.

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‘I don’t know where we’re going to live’: Families face eviction to make way for luxury flats

‘I don’t know where we’re going to live’: Families face eviction to make way for luxury flats

25 March 2025

We visited a rundown block of flats set to be turned into modern seafront apartments - where families facing eviction fear ending up homeless.

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Pub developers blasted as protected wall torn down and 'shoddy' replacement built

Pub developers blasted as protected wall torn down and 'shoddy' replacement built

24 March 2025

A row between developers and councillors over the rebuilding of an historic wall has delayed the transformation of a long-empty pub.

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Work to begin on 59 new homes at former 1970s block of flats plot

Work to begin on 59 new homes at former 1970s block of flats plot

22 March 2025

Work is to start on dozens of new homes on land previously occupied by a derelict 1970s sheltered housing block.

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Decision time on controversial town centre plan with no parking

Decision time on controversial town centre plan with no parking

12 March 2025

Divisive plans to demolish a “scruffy” building to make way for new homes and shops are set to be approved, despite concerns over parking.

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‘Now we’re all paying the price’: How council lost millions on failed development

‘Now we’re all paying the price’: How council lost millions on failed development

06 March 2025

Exclusive: More than £4 million of taxpayers' money was “wasted” on a failed seafront development without a brick ever being laid.

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