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Anger grows over 800 homes plan
22 August 2022A backlash is brewing against plans for nearly 800 new homes from neighbours angry at the proposals.
New housing estate set to swell in size by 25%
20 August 2022Developers want to build more homes on a new housing estate - despite the project previously being applauded for not having a 'sardine-tin mentality'.
New pictures of £72m plans for former cinema
18 August 2022More images have been released of how plans for the multi-million pound transformation of a town centre cinema site could look.
Six-storey flats plan would 'change town's skyline'
18 August 2022Plans to transform a former town centre car park into a block of 50 flats with just seven parking spaces have been submitted.
Developer buys land for 1,000 new homes
16 August 2022A housebuilder has acquired two more sites which have permission for new homes, including next to an airfield and near an existing development.
27,000-home plan back to the drawing board
16 August 2022A council's long-awaited planning blueprint is set to be delayed for another two years as the authority's leader blames a political deadlock.
Jobless figures fall - but most of us will still be worse off
16 August 2022As the county braces itself for the energy price cap increase in October, jobless figures in all but three districts continue to fall.
'I opposed my neighbour's holiday lets plan - then copied it'
13 August 2022A grandmother, who went to court to oppose her neighbour's plans for holiday lets, has now applied for some of her own.
Only 50 people attend consultation event on solar farm
12 August 2022Villagers seem undisturbed by plans for a solar farm near them, with only six making a written response to a public consultation so far.
'We can't enjoy sun because of the dust'
12 August 2022Families say they are unable to open their windows or sit in their gardens because of dust and noise from a neighbouring construction site.
Plans for more than 700 homes revealed
11 August 2022Plans for more than 700 homes will go on display next week for people to have their say.
First look at modern seaside homes on controversial development
11 August 2022This is how new seafront homes - described by one critic as "completely out of character with the area" - will look if given the go-ahead.
Eye-catching plans for former Saga site unveiled
03 August 2022The former offices of a travel firm hit hard by the pandemic could be converted into new housing - designed by award-winning architects.
Why thousands of new Kent homes could now be built
31 July 2022A long-awaited solution to an environmental issue stalling thousands of new homes across Kent has finally been announced.
Construction firm collapses
27 July 2022A family-owned construction firm has been declared insolvent with the loss of more than 50 jobs.
Turning offices into 17-bed home will lead to 'demise of high street'
25 July 2022A large house of multiple occupation has been proposed in a former office block and fears have been raised about what it means for a town centre.
Car park earmarked for flats put up for sale
24 July 2022A town centre car park where planning permission was granted for a flats development has been put on the market.
Housing proposal on land once earmarked for Greenbelt
23 July 2022There is a proposal to build another 150 homes in a Kent village already reeling from several large developments.
Housing plans on farmland set for debate
21 July 2022Elements of controversial plans for more than 150 homes to be built off a country lane are set to go before councillors.
Work begins on former pub site
19 July 2022Bulldozers have moved in to start work on flats on the site of a former pub which closed down more than 10 years ago.
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