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First riverside homes on sale at former cement works
20 January 2023The first set of new homes being built on the site of a former cement works are set to go on sale.
Where does your area stand on the housing ladder?
20 January 2023New data has been released which shows how many households in Kent own their homes outright – and the numbers may be surprising.
'We are transforming a derelict site... why aren't locals supporting us!?'
19 January 2023A developer hoping to build a £500,000 business park close to the centre of a Kent town has defended the scheme in the face of angry opposition.
Permission sought to build 62 flats on bowling green
19 January 2023A planning application has been submitted to build a four-storey retirement complex on a former bowling green which caused upset when it closed.
Chris Packham's fight against 'catastrophic' Kent development
19 January 2023Naturalist and TV presenter Chris Packham has joined the fight against a £50 million surf lagoon and luxury hotel at a county park.
Villagers mobilise against 2,500-home garden village plan
18 January 2023Residents have begun their fight to stop a a huge garden village – with homes, shops, businesses and a school – being built in the countryside.
Over-development fears for homes at former police station
17 January 2023A decision to convert a town's former police station into five new homes is due to be made amid a wave of concerns about the scale of development.
'Beautiful' manor house could be bulldozed for 100 new homes
16 January 2023A Georgian-style mansion perched on the edge of ancient woodland could be flattened to make way for a 100-home estate.
Eye-catching new designs for apartments on former amusements site
15 January 2023Detailed plans for the final development of homes of a former seafront amusement park have been submitted for approval.
Deserted town plot 'should become boxpark' for businesses
13 January 2023An empty riverside town centre plot that was once home to a council HQ should be used as a "boxpark" for businesses, say councillors.
Flats plan approved despite junction fears
12 January 2023An 11-storey development of flats on a prominent corner plot in the heart of a town has been given the go-ahead.
How 'birthplace of British Army' is being torn down for 1,200 new homes
12 January 2023Historic barracks described as "the birthplace of the modern British Army" have been torn down to make way for a new housing estate.
'Progress is completely out of our hands'
10 January 2023Councillors have been forced to push back their local plan due to ongoing delays to transport projects including the Lower Thames Crossing.
Safety fears at 'dangerous' National Trust site
10 January 2023Neighbours are calling for an 'eyesore' listed barn held up by scaffolding to be fenced off.
Anger over homes bid on farmland in ‘unspoilt countryside’
10 January 2023Controversial plans for a housing estate close to a secondary school have attracted more than 400 objections from furious residents.
Anger over fresh bid for 180-home estate in countryside
06 January 2023A revised bid for a 180-home development in the countryside has sparked renewed concerns the area's history will be "irreparably damaged".
Flats plan for vacant pub
05 January 2023Owners of a pub which has been empty since being hit by the effects of the pandemic and struggled to sell could be transformed into flats.
Official bid for town's first McDonald's
04 January 2023Developers have officially launched a bid to build a McDonald's - as they move ahead with multi-million-pound plans to expand a shopping complex.
New home planned for opposite hospital
03 January 2023Plans for a chalet bungalow opposite the entrance to a hospital have been submitted.
£8m home plans for people aged over 65
03 January 2023A retirement-living builder is seeking permission to knock down two detached houses to make way for a 32-flat older living complex.
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