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Let talent shine at awards

Let talent shine at awards

16 February 2017

Companies will be making a “smart investment of time with very little to lose” by entering Kent’s top business awards.

Battle to stop 4,000 homes heads for the courts

Battle to stop 4,000 homes heads for the courts

14 February 2017

Clean-air campaigners are taking legal action against the government in the hope of stopping thousands of homes being built on prime farmland.

Bid to build homes on chalk pit site

Bid to build homes on chalk pit site

14 February 2017

A controversial plan to build a housing estate in a disused chalk pit is set to be approved.

Shock plans for scrap yard

Shock plans for scrap yard

14 February 2017

The boss of a Kent car breakers wants to clear the site and convert it to warehouses.

Council tax bills to rise 4%

Council tax bills to rise 4%

09 February 2017

Kent representatives have backed a "high risk" budget, despite suggestions residents are being charged more for poorer services.

No decision on pub earmarked for flats

No decision on pub earmarked for flats

09 February 2017

People waiting to find out whether a pub will be turned into a block of flats will have to wait at least another month.

Pub site sold at auction

Pub site sold at auction

08 February 2017

Plans to develop the site of a former pub have moved forward after the land sold at an auction.

Developers criticise housing white paper

Developers criticise housing white paper

08 February 2017

Developers are lukewarm about the Government’s long-awaited white paper on housing saying it could “suppress house building".

High Court decision clears path for Creek referendum

High Court decision clears path for Creek referendum

06 February 2017

A postponed referendum for the future of the Creek can now go ahead after one of the country's top judges dismissed a legal challenge by developers.

MPs sing praises of garden city progress

MPs sing praises of garden city progress

06 February 2017

MPs Adam Holloway and Gareth Johnson visited Ebbsfleet Garden City to check in on the progress of Kent’s biggest housing development.

Approval for 18-storey tower block

Approval for 18-storey tower block

03 February 2017

Plans a massive development of flats have been approved at a council meeting.

Sports hub nearly set for kick-off

Sports hub nearly set for kick-off

03 February 2017

Building work on a long-awaited sports hub is set to start in the spring, it has been revealed.

Funding deal kick starts home building

Funding deal kick starts home building

03 February 2017

Construction is due to begin on a new housing development after a contractor received a seven-figure funding deal from the bank.

'High risk industry with small margins'

'High risk industry with small margins'

02 February 2017

A building contractor is proving it can thrive in a climate of tight returns and high costs where some competitors have failed, as it marks 140 years.

Is third Thames Crossing stalling?

Is third Thames Crossing stalling?

01 February 2017

The Government is refusing to say when an announcement will be made on a third Thames crossing - as drivers continue to struggle on clogged roads.

Awards pride for hard-working estate agents

Awards pride for hard-working estate agents

01 February 2017

Big night out sees estate agents from Kent and Sussex bring back the prize

Rail link drives rise in rented schemes

Rail link drives rise in rented schemes

01 February 2017

High speed links to London mean investors are putting their cash into rented property as commuters move to the county.

Airport's expansion touching down early

Airport's expansion touching down early

01 February 2017

Bosses say the timetable to build a new terminal may be brought forward earlier than planned as a mark of confidence in the airport's expansion.

Historic pub could be turned into homes

Historic pub could be turned into homes

30 January 2017

An historic pub previously saved from the bulldozers could still be turned into housing after revised plans were submitted.

'Eyesore' site set for 105 homes

'Eyesore' site set for 105 homes

30 January 2017

A former factory spot could finally be redeveloped after a planning application was submitted.

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