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Company behind £2.5bn theme park calls in administrators

Company behind £2.5bn theme park calls in administrators

19 March 2023

The firm behind plans to develop a Disneyland-style theme park has called in financial administrators to reorganise £100m debts and pay creditors.

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Eyesore derelict shop 'must be flattened'

Eyesore derelict shop 'must be flattened'

19 March 2023

A derelict convenience shop branded an eyesore in the heart of a village and attracting vandalism could be replaced by new homes.

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Development to 'completely transform high street' given go-ahead

Development to 'completely transform high street' given go-ahead

17 March 2023

A bid to tear down a row of popular shops has been given the go-ahead - despite concerns it would force cars to flood town centre roads.

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Home plans drawn up for period property

Home plans drawn up for period property

16 March 2023

A company has submitted an application to bring a Grade II listed building back to its original use from offices to apartments.

Plans revealed to rebuild gas blast site

Plans revealed to rebuild gas blast site

16 March 2023

New designs have been revealed to replace homes destroyed by a huge gas explosion which destroyed four buildings and injured seven people.

Green light for 'bold and quirky' seafront makeover

Green light for 'bold and quirky' seafront makeover

16 March 2023

Plans to transform a prominent pair of businesses close to the centre of a Kent town have been given the go-ahead.

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First glimpse of £50m regeneration plans for former Royal Mail site

First glimpse of £50m regeneration plans for former Royal Mail site

15 March 2023

Plans have been unveiled for a long-awaited town centre regeneration programme to include 220 homes and piazza.

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Plea to 'stop this madness' over plans for 220 homes and park and ride

Plea to 'stop this madness' over plans for 220 homes and park and ride

15 March 2023

Residents fear plans for a new housing estate will put "the very character" of their town at risk.

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Self-build homes planned on greenbelt land

Self-build homes planned on greenbelt land

14 March 2023

Outline planning permission is being sought to allow four self-build homes on the site of a former nursery.

Clarkson's Farm-style barn conversion in village without a pub

Clarkson's Farm-style barn conversion in village without a pub

14 March 2023

A bid to convert a vacant barn into a pub in a Clarkson's Farm-style project has been approved.

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'Our village will be swamped and destroyed by 3,200-home estate'

'Our village will be swamped and destroyed by 3,200-home estate'

14 March 2023

Villagers fear proposals for a huge housing development "cause huge devastation at every level".

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Glamping site to open for months despite 'parking pandemonium' fears

Glamping site to open for months despite 'parking pandemonium' fears

13 March 2023

A glamping site described as "quirky" by supporters will operate for up to seven months a year - despite fears it would spark parking "pandemonium".

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Hundreds of homes planned for former Royal Mail site

Hundreds of homes planned for former Royal Mail site

13 March 2023

Plans have been put forward to build 220 homes on a former sorting office site in a town centre, as well as shops, a café and a restaurant.

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Plans for 250 homes between two new estates

Plans for 250 homes between two new estates

12 March 2023

Proposals to build 250 homes between two new estates have been unveiled.

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Villagers fight huge development plans amid 'town suburb fears'

Villagers fight huge development plans amid 'town suburb fears'

12 March 2023

Two villages have joined forces in a bid protect their surrounding farmland from being swallowed up by new housing and infrastructure.

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Derelict eyesore flats attracting vandals set for major revamp

Derelict eyesore flats attracting vandals set for major revamp

10 March 2023

Flats which have been sitting empty for a decade and targeted by vandals are set to be refurbished in a £300k project to deter anti-social behaviour.

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Town centre riverside apartments take shape

Town centre riverside apartments take shape

10 March 2023

The first two blocks of flats at a waterfront development in the heart of a town are due to be finished within the next six months.

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Plans for £2m nature reserve covering swathes of farmland approved

Plans for £2m nature reserve covering swathes of farmland approved

10 March 2023

A new 16-acre wetlands nature reserve is to be created as part of a huge "rewilding project" linked to the building of thousands of new homes.

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'A car wash? Really? We had a golden opportunity - and blew it'

'A car wash? Really? We had a golden opportunity - and blew it'

09 March 2023

Proposals for a car wash and a tyre shop on a derelict site have been criticised by councillors who are powerless to stop it happening.

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Huge caravan park expansion over fields given green light

Huge caravan park expansion over fields given green light

09 March 2023

Plans to expand a caravan park over land the size of 18 football pitches has been given the green light.

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