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25 homes planned for village

25 homes planned for village

A developer has submitted fresh plans for housing just off a village’s high street in a renewed bid for planning permission.

Could a '20-minute village’ and a 28,000-seater stadium solve the housing crisis?

Could a '20-minute village’ and a 28,000-seater stadium solve the housing crisis?

A golf course on the outer fringes of the M25 has been earmarked for housing – and a rugby stadium – in a bid to solve the area’s housing shortage.

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Sneak peek inside Grade-II listed custom house redevelopment

Sneak peek inside Grade-II listed custom house redevelopment

A Grade-II listed building which had an active role in the pursuit of smugglers is set to be converted into new flats and townhouses.

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Work restarts on huge luxury flats set to cost up to £3m

Work restarts on huge luxury flats set to cost up to £3m

Work on the major redevelopment of a listed building which will include 91 luxury flats overlooking the sea has resumed after a month-long hiatus.

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Vision for artist’s haven could finally become reality 10 years on

Vision for artist’s haven could finally become reality 10 years on

A town centre plot earmarked to become an artists’ haven for a decade – complete with homes and studios - is set to be sold at auction.

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Council to move into town's tallest building

Council to move into town's tallest building

A cash-strapped council is to move into a town's tallest building – allowing its current HQ to be potentially turned into social housing.

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Historic village pub to go under the hammer at auction

Historic village pub to go under the hammer at auction

A village pub, once a popular haunt among smugglers, is on the market.

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Boutique, five-star ‘cat hotel’ available to purr-chase for £1.7m

Boutique, five-star ‘cat hotel’ available to purr-chase for £1.7m

A boutique, five-star hotel for cats complete with tiny bunk-beds and ‘stunning views’, along with a four-bedroom home, is up for sale for £1.7m.

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‘Last pub’ in heart of village could become homes

‘Last pub’ in heart of village could become homes

A pub in the centre of a village could have pulled its final pint if plans to convert it into homes are approved – and opinion is divided.

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Council slashes own affordable housing scheme by 80%

Council slashes own affordable housing scheme by 80%

A council’s 100% affordable housing development will be slashed by 80% over viability concerns as it enlists help from private developers to build it.

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‘£1m plot that could change town’s skyline for sale’

‘£1m plot that could change town’s skyline for sale’

A town centre plot which has been earmarked for a multi-storey block of flats is on the market for £1.25 million.

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Garage blocks turned into new homes

Garage blocks turned into new homes

Rows of rundown garages have been transformed into new affordable homes to help ease shortages.

‘We want to buy your house to help solve homeless crisis’

‘We want to buy your house to help solve homeless crisis’

Home-owners in part of Kent are being asked if they would sell their properties to a council for up £200k so it can use them to house homeless people.

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Luxury homes plan for former cricket field

Luxury homes plan for former cricket field

A former cricket pitch that once lay in the grounds of an historic manor house has been earmarked for new housing.

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Medical centre a ‘shameful bribe’ to get permission to build

Medical centre a ‘shameful bribe’ to get permission to build

The vast majority of responses to plans for up to 70 homes on farmland were against the proposals – but some said “we need new homes”.

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‘Nothing done for a year’ on empty housing association bungalow

‘Nothing done for a year’ on empty housing association bungalow

A housing association property that’s been empty for two years is suffering from damp and has an overgrown garden that attracts rats, say neighbours.

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The £2.75m house with a secret ‘trapdoor’ wine cellar

The £2.75m house with a secret ‘trapdoor’ wine cellar

This Grade II-listed property has an underground wine cellar that guests have to climb through an electric trapdoor to see.

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Plans for almost 300 homes on orchard branded ‘ludicrous’

Plans for almost 300 homes on orchard branded ‘ludicrous’

Plans for hundreds of new homes have been met with widespread opposition ahead of a crunch meeting.

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Town centre eyesore earmarked for flats and medical centre up for sale

Town centre eyesore earmarked for flats and medical centre up for sale

A large plot of land in the middle of a town centre with planning permission for almost 200 flats is on the market for £4.5 million.

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Listed house burnt to rubble up for auction for £50k

Listed house burnt to rubble up for auction for £50k

The site of a once-proud Grade II listed six-bedroom Georgian home destroyed in fire is for sale with a guide price of £50,000.

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Plans for six-acre park given green light

Plans for six-acre park given green light

Proposals to create a multi-use park almost the size of five football pitches have been given the go-ahead.

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Community centre to go under hammer

Community centre to go under hammer

A community centre that once hosted children’s parties and multiple sports clubs is to go up for auction.

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Extra 100 homes proposed for fields earmarked for housing

Extra 100 homes proposed for fields earmarked for housing

People are being urged to comment after the last-minute addition of an extra 100 homes to a site earmarked for housing near a busy town road.

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Developers ordered to demolish part of ‘Titanic’ flats

Developers ordered to demolish part of ‘Titanic’ flats

Part of a block of flats which left neighbours feeling like they have the Titanic parked at the end of their garden will be knocked down.

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Former chapel to go under the hammer

Former chapel to go under the hammer

There’s a chance to bid for a piece of religious history with the auction of a chapel dating from 1865.

‘Yobs have been breaking into our flats for a year’

‘Yobs have been breaking into our flats for a year’

A resident is fed up after a year-long battle to stop anti-social teens breaking into his building, littering the communal areas and hurling abuse.

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Plans for 300-home estate and school on farm revealed

Plans for 300-home estate and school on farm revealed

Proposals for a huge development on an abandoned farm have been revived, with a new secondary school now included.

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Church converted into home up for sale

Church converted into home up for sale

A former church and and its accompanying hall are on the market after they were turned into homes, rather than used for car parking by a developer.

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High street café up for rent

High street café up for rent

A popular village eatery which shut its doors four months ago has gone on the market.

Redrow forced to tear down 'alien' sales pod built without permission

Redrow forced to tear down 'alien' sales pod built without permission

A housebuilding giant is being forced to tear down an “alien” sales cabin erected without planning permission at a Kent beauty spot.

D-Day looms on plans for 950 homes in village

D-Day looms on plans for 950 homes in village

A decision on contested plans to build 950 homes in a village is now in the hands of a government inspector.

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Inside Kent’s £8m mansion with 28 bedrooms

Inside Kent’s £8m mansion with 28 bedrooms

This jaw-dropping Georgian manor covers almost 75 acres of land and dates all the way back to the 14th century.

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‘Whistling’ seafront homes hit market for £2.1m

‘Whistling’ seafront homes hit market for £2.1m

Twenty seafront homes, which create a “grating whistling” and are set to “gentrify” a town are launching this weekend for £2.1 million

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140 homes, cafe and children’s nursery planned for farmland

140 homes, cafe and children’s nursery planned for farmland

A developer is asking for people's views on plans for housing that also include a children’s nursery, commercial and office space and a cafe.

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Historic row of Georgian townhouses could be returned to former glory

Historic row of Georgian townhouses could be returned to former glory

A row of former council office buildings built about 200 years ago are set for a transformation under new plans.

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Council’s plan to create 49 new homes gets cash boost

Council’s plan to create 49 new homes gets cash boost

A scheme to create “genuinely” affordable homes on a former pub site and old garages has received a cash boost.

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Work on junction for 700 new homes to last nearly two months

Work on junction for 700 new homes to last nearly two months

The first phase of works to create a new junction controlled by traffic lights for a housing estate have begun.

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Designs for latest phase of 1,400-home village revealed

Designs for latest phase of 1,400-home village revealed

Proposals show how the second phase of a huge new village opposite a busy shopping centre could look ahead of a public consultation.

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Six flats replace derelict dance hall

Six flats replace derelict dance hall

New homes have been built on the site of a historic dance hall as part of a scheme aiming to bring derelict properties back into use.

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