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Green light for 210 homes at former coalmine
23 April 2023Major plans to build 210 homes on land adjoining a former colliery can now begin after councillors voted through the designs.
'There are so many new-builds - it's become a village of strangers'
20 April 2023A former mining village is transforming with a massive housing expansion but not all the changes are liked.
Final BT workers leave huge office block set to become homes after 84 years
19 April 2023The 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.
Jobless totals rising as firms put hiring on pause
18 April 2023Continued 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
18 April 2023Extensive work has got under way at a popular town centre pub.
33 flats plan for disused quarry
17 April 2023Concerns over traffic have been raised after plans for flats on a disused quarry have been submitted.
Plant nursery set to be transformed into homes
17 April 2023A 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
16 April 2023Detailed plans for almost 50 houses and a 64-bedroom care home have been voted through by councillors.
How do you solve the house building crisis in Kent?
13 April 2023We take a look at the housing dilemma facing the county in the run up to the local elections.
Plan for 450 farmland homes back on table
12 April 2023Controversial plans to build hundreds of homes at an idyllic beauty spot have resurfaced.
Fears for loss of green belt in new development bid
12 April 2023Protesters 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.
Flooding hotspot to be filled in £12million town centre revamp
12 April 2023A subway which is often unusable due to flooding will be filled in as part of a regeneration project to improve access to a town.
Seafront development 'will be ditched' if council changes hands
11 April 2023Controversial plans for seaside homes and leisure centre will get the boot if a new party takes control after next month's elections.
Plans revealed to demolish former Woolworths and build flats and shop
06 April 2023A "visually poor" town centre building could be demolished so it can be transformed into 23 flats and a new shop.
8,500 homes approved for huge Kent 'garden town'
04 April 2023Controversial plans for the first 8,500 homes at a sprawling "garden town" have been approved amid huge opposition from campaigners.
Villagers' relief as 'intrusive' homes plan finally thrown out
04 April 2023A 44-home development branded an “unwarranted intrusion” into the landscape has been put to bed as a planning inspector backed a council’s refusal.
Next phase of 711-home development set to start
02 April 2023Phase four of a 711-home regeneration project in a town centre is set to start next month.
Eye-catching redesign for 'decaying' pub branded unacceptable
31 March 2023A 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".
Work begins on controversial beach development
30 March 2023A historic sea shelter has been demolished to make way for a controversial development including a seafood restaurant and yoga studio.
Fire-ravaged homes will be rebuilt
30 March 2023Plans to rebuild two homes which were destroyed in a fire have been approved.
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