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Plans for 120-home estate in small rural village

23 January 2024
Plans for 120-home estate in small rural village

A small village could grow by 120 homes and get a new medical centre under new plans submitted.

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Greggs scraps bid for 24-hour Kent branch after backlash

23 January 2024
Greggs scraps bid for 24-hour Kent branch after backlash

Greggs has scrapped plans for a 24-hour licence at one of its Kent branches after fears were raised it could lead to a rise in anti-social behaviour.

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Where is Kent's 'green belt' and will it be built on?

22 January 2024
Where is Kent's 'green belt' and will it be built on?

While some districts are 93% green belt land, others have none at all. Here, we explain what it could mean for housebuilding where you live.

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13 home ‘gated community’ planned to replace closed care home

20 January 2024
13 home ‘gated community’ planned to replace closed care home

A new scheme could see 13 homes protected by a security gate replace a vacant care home, which closed after being rated ‘inadequate’.

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Council’s parking hike climbdown after fierce backlash

17 January 2024
Council’s parking hike climbdown after fierce backlash

A council has backed down from hiking a village’s parking fees after being bombarded with 200 objections.

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Bid to ban barbecues looks set to be defeated

16 January 2024
Bid to ban barbecues looks set to be defeated

Proposals to ban disposable barbecues on public land in a Kent borough look set to be scrapped.

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‘You’re trying to turn our lovely Kent village into a town’

13 January 2024
‘You’re trying to turn our lovely Kent village into a town’

Concerned residents fear their “lovely” Kent village is being transformed into a town after a London developer unveiled plans for 445 homes.

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‘If no new homes are built - how will we ever afford to get on the ladder?’

09 January 2024
‘If no new homes are built - how will we ever afford to get on the ladder?’

It is harder than ever to get on the property ladder in Kent. Here, we speak to the young people taking on the county’s so-called ‘Nimbys’.

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Next step for Kent’s largest ‘self-build estate’

31 December 2023
Next step for Kent’s largest ‘self-build estate’

Proposals for a housing estate where buyers build their own homes continue at a pace, with developers entering the next phase.

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Town step closer to having own council

31 December 2023
Town step closer to having own council

Campaigners are celebrating achieving the next step in their journey to set up a new council to represent their town.

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‘Cllr, can women have penises?’

22 December 2023
‘Cllr, can women have penises?’

A councillor has been accused of bringing a “culture war” to the borough by asking the council leader if he thinks women can have penises.

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Care home plan to expand dementia care

21 December 2023
Care home plan to expand dementia care

A rural care home could get a massive extension under new proposals.

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£1.5m to fix district’s public toilets in dire state of repair

15 December 2023
£1.5m to fix district’s public toilets in dire state of repair

Public toilets in a dire state of repair will be refurbished in a “much-needed” £1.5 million makeover.

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Kent town to get ‘long overdue’ new sports pavilion, hall and nursery

14 December 2023
Kent town to get ‘long overdue’ new sports pavilion, hall and nursery

A town’s ailing sports pavilion is to be rebuilt after reworked plans were approved.

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Debt-ridden hospital trust among ‘most challenged’ in country

13 December 2023
Debt-ridden hospital trust among ‘most challenged’ in country

An NHS trust which runs five hospitals in Kent is among the “most challenged” in the country, as its deficit grows to nearly £70m.

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‘Wild West’ town’s 220 homes boost with Park & Ride

13 December 2023
‘Wild West’ town’s 220 homes boost with Park & Ride

A tourism hot spot dubbed the “Wild West” for developers is set to swell by 200 homes while being served with a new Park & Ride.

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‘Please don’t turn our historic village into a town’

12 December 2023
‘Please don’t turn our historic village into a town’

A historic village is set to grow by almost 150 homes under new plans amid a strong public backlash.

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Historic village could grow by more than 100 homes

11 December 2023
Historic village could grow by more than 100 homes

A village could grow by more than 100 homes if plans to build on land used for farming are given the go-ahead.

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‘We’ll have year’s worth of bottles filled with urine at the roadside’

11 December 2023
‘We’ll have year’s worth of bottles filled with urine at the roadside’

Roadside verges will pile up with litter and urine-filled bottles for a year following a council’s decision to skip a six-monthly clean, it is feared.

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Former hospital could become 87-home estate

10 December 2023
Former hospital could become 87-home estate

Buildings that once housed hospital patients but are now in a state of disrepair could be redeveloped as part of plans for a new housing estate.

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