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Green light for 210 homes at former coalmine

Green light for 210 homes at former coalmine

Major plans to build 210 homes on land adjoining a former colliery can now begin after councillors voted through the designs.

Final BT workers leave huge office block set to become homes after 84 years

Final BT workers leave huge office block set to become homes after 84 years

The last workers have finally left a huge office block last operating as a call centre after plans to turn it into flats were given the green light.

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Jobless totals rising as firms put hiring on pause

Jobless totals rising as firms put hiring on pause

Continued economic uncertainty is contributing to a rise in unemployment figures across Kent and Medway and a reduction in the number of vacancies.

Wetherspoon pub to undergo six-week long repairs

Wetherspoon pub to undergo six-week long repairs

Extensive work has got under way at a popular town centre pub.

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33 flats plan for disused quarry

33 flats plan for disused quarry

Concerns over traffic have been raised after plans for flats on a disused quarry have been submitted.

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Plant nursery set to be transformed into homes

Plant nursery set to be transformed into homes

A developer has won approval to tweak its plans and build 60 new homes on the site of a former plant nursery.

Green light for homes plan means work can begin

Green light for homes plan means work can begin

Detailed plans for almost 50 houses and a 64-bedroom care home have been voted through by councillors.

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How do you solve the house building crisis in Kent?

How do you solve the house building crisis in Kent?

We take a look at the housing dilemma facing the county in the run up to the local elections.

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Plan for 450 farmland homes back on table

Plan for 450 farmland homes back on table

Controversial plans to build hundreds of homes at an idyllic beauty spot have resurfaced.

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Fears for loss of green belt in new development bid

Fears for loss of green belt in new development bid

Protesters fear the loss of a green gap on the edge of a village once nearly 50 houses and care home are built as final details go before councillors.

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Flooding hotspot to be filled in £12million town centre revamp

Flooding hotspot to be filled in £12million town centre revamp

A subway which is often unusable due to flooding will be filled in as part of a regeneration project to improve access to a town.

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Seafront development 'will be ditched' if council changes hands

Seafront development 'will be ditched' if council changes hands

Controversial plans for seaside homes and leisure centre will get the boot if a new party takes control after next month's elections.

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Plans revealed to demolish former Woolworths and build flats and shop

Plans revealed to demolish former Woolworths and build flats and shop

A "visually poor" town centre building could be demolished so it can be transformed into 23 flats and a new shop.

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8,500 homes approved for huge Kent 'garden town'

8,500 homes approved for huge Kent 'garden town'

Controversial plans for the first 8,500 homes at a sprawling "garden town" have been approved amid huge opposition from campaigners.

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Villagers' relief as 'intrusive' homes plan finally thrown out

Villagers' relief as 'intrusive' homes plan finally thrown out

A 44-home development branded an “unwarranted intrusion” into the landscape has been put to bed as a planning inspector backed a council’s refusal.

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Next phase of 711-home development set to start

Next phase of 711-home development set to start

Phase four of a 711-home regeneration project in a town centre is set to start next month.

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Eye-catching redesign for 'decaying' pub branded unacceptable

Eye-catching redesign for 'decaying' pub branded unacceptable

A proposal to breathe new life into an 18th Century pub "on the verge of decay" has been turned down after it was ruled as "unduly prominent".

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Work begins on controversial beach development

Work begins on controversial beach development

A historic sea shelter has been demolished to make way for a controversial development including a seafood restaurant and yoga studio.

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Fire-ravaged homes will be rebuilt

Fire-ravaged homes will be rebuilt

Plans to rebuild two homes which were destroyed in a fire have been approved.

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