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Preparation work starts on 172 flats at disused car park

Preparation work starts on 172 flats at disused car park

28 March 2024

Workers have been spotted at a site set to become two 12-storey apartment blocks and commercial space.

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Developers use hawks to scare seagulls away from luxury beach homes

Developers use hawks to scare seagulls away from luxury beach homes

28 March 2024

Developers behind a multi-million-pound seafront complex are using hawks to scare seagulls away from the new luxury homes.

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Plans to build housing estate on factory and office building

Plans to build housing estate on factory and office building

26 March 2024

More than 40 homes could be built on a commercial site near a busy town centre.

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More new homes and community hub for garden city project

More new homes and community hub for garden city project

24 March 2024

One of the UK’s largest regeneration schemes could see its latest project become a “focal point” for the community.

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New pods for homeless people craned onto council car park

New pods for homeless people craned onto council car park

24 March 2024

The first 15 short-stay apartments for homeless people have been installed on a former council car park.

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‘Damp’ flats to make way for new apartment block next to Aldi

‘Damp’ flats to make way for new apartment block next to Aldi

21 March 2024

Plans to replace “damp” and “inadequate” maisonettes with a new apartment block next to a major supermarket have been approved.

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Primary school, cricket ground and hotel in Prince's plans for 2,500-home estate

Primary school, cricket ground and hotel in Prince's plans for 2,500-home estate

21 March 2024

Official plans for Prince William’s sprawling estate reveal the 2,500-home development could include a primary school, cricket ground and hotel.

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‘Luxury’ homes at former manor hospital still up for grabs

‘Luxury’ homes at former manor hospital still up for grabs

19 March 2024

Family homes built on the plot of a former Victorian manor house turned private hospital have now all nearly been sold.

Tool shop to be knocked down for new social homes

Tool shop to be knocked down for new social homes

19 March 2024

Plans to demolish a discount shop and build two new buildings in its place for social housing have been given the green light.

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Kent town named best place to live in south east - but will locals be priced out?

Kent town named best place to live in south east - but will locals be priced out?

15 March 2024

A Kent town has been named by The Sunday Times as the best place to live in the south east – but what could its soaring popularity mean for locals?

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Live inside the walls of one of Kent’s biggest maritime attractions

Live inside the walls of one of Kent’s biggest maritime attractions

12 March 2024

A Grade I-listed Georgian townhouse in the heart of a historic waterfront landmark has gone on the market for £1.5 million.

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Multi-million pound vision for heart of town

Multi-million pound vision for heart of town

05 March 2024

“Exciting” plans, including 300 new homes and a town square, have been unveiled to replace a leisure complex.

‘Council is bang out of order for scrapping my new development’

‘Council is bang out of order for scrapping my new development’

05 March 2024

A developer has branded a council “bang out of order” for dashing his hopes of building a housing estate and medical centre.

Here’s what you can get for Kent’s average house price

Here’s what you can get for Kent’s average house price

05 March 2024

The average price for a house in Kent is £383k - but what does that actually get you? Here’s what’s on the market right now…

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Dad hit with ‘unfair’ £3k water bill after leak outside Airbnb

Dad hit with ‘unfair’ £3k water bill after leak outside Airbnb

04 March 2024

A man has endured a seven-month battle over an “unfair” water bill of more than £3,200 following an undetected leak outside his Airbnb rental home.

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Prince’s 2,500-home estate could be ‘most sustainable neighbourhood ever’

Prince’s 2,500-home estate could be ‘most sustainable neighbourhood ever’

28 February 2024

Prince William’s estate revealed its 2,500 homes development will be the country’s largest eco-village.

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‘Brutalist’ blocks earmarked for new neighbourhood

‘Brutalist’ blocks earmarked for new neighbourhood

28 February 2024

Plans to turn disused office space into 46 family homes have been labelled a “positive” move for a town.

Fancy moving in opposite Kent’s Pub of the Year?

Fancy moving in opposite Kent’s Pub of the Year?

28 February 2024

This £1.15m property is just a dart’s throw from an award-winning pub just voted the best in the county.

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New homes to replace 475-year-old barn

New homes to replace 475-year-old barn

25 February 2024

Plans have been given the green light to convert a deteriorating 16th century barn into residential housing.

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‘Build the houses but it’s going to be noisy’

‘Build the houses but it’s going to be noisy’

24 February 2024

The boss of an aerodrome has objected to more than 100 homes being built unless buyers are warned they’re right underneath the flight path.

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