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Plans for 115 homes next to busy roundabout approved

Plans for 115 homes next to busy roundabout approved

A new estate will be sandwiched between two main roads and near an expanding roundabout after the housing proposals were given the go ahead.

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Council leader says Labour is ‘silent’ on housebuilding plans

Council leader says Labour is ‘silent’ on housebuilding plans

The leader of the county’s largest local authority has accused the government of falling silent over its plans to build more than one million homes.

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Blueprint for new ‘city centre’ around international railway station approved

Blueprint for new ‘city centre’ around international railway station approved

Ambitious plans to regenerate an area around a railway station and create a new “civic heart” for Britain’s newest garden city have been approved.

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The one-bed Kent home up for sale for £1 million

The one-bed Kent home up for sale for £1 million

It’s an eye-watering price for just one bedroom - so what is it about this property that warrants such a hefty price tag?

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We meet Kent couple selling £2.25m home with a ‘golfer’s paradise’ garden

We meet Kent couple selling £2.25m home with a ‘golfer’s paradise’ garden

We take a tour of the Kent home transformed into a ‘golfer’s paradise’ – and find out why its owners are selling up.

New-build bungalows to be carved out of former scout hut site

New-build bungalows to be carved out of former scout hut site

Three new bungalows are being built on a “back land” site for pensioners as part of a drive to deliver more social housing.

'Lustworthy' Kent 'dollhouse' on market again for £1 million less

'Lustworthy' Kent 'dollhouse' on market again for £1 million less

A “lustworthy” home, described as a doll’s house, is on the market again but with an asking price slashed by £1 million.

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'I’m sure they’re a lovely family - but this land should have been for a car park’

'I’m sure they’re a lovely family - but this land should have been for a car park’

Villagers feel "let down" as plans for a car park next to a railway station have been dropped, with the plot now eyed up for a Gypsy family instead.

Video inside Kent's priciest flats reveals exactly what you get for your money

Video inside Kent's priciest flats reveals exactly what you get for your money

Stunning views and a gold lift that takes you directly to your hallway are all part of the deal at a swanky coastline apartment block.

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Work starts on former medical centre set for housing estate

Work starts on former medical centre set for housing estate

Builders have started work on the site of a former medical campus, which is set for a 66-bed care home and 86 houses.

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Revised flats and ‘unsafe’ junction improvement plan to face public scrutiny

Revised flats and ‘unsafe’ junction improvement plan to face public scrutiny

A revised plan to revitalise a rundown part of a historic town centre and improve a dangerous road junction is to go on display.

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New homes to be built on garden centre site

New homes to be built on garden centre site

Visitors at a busy garden centre could be in for a distinct change of scenery after bosses won a long-fought tussle to build homes on site.

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‘Work restarts on vandalised estate - but villagers say: ‘Building must stop!’

‘Work restarts on vandalised estate - but villagers say: ‘Building must stop!’

Furious residents are calling for all building to stop on a vandalised seafront housing estate which had sat abandoned for years.

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Aerial image shows progress of new £92m riverside housing project

Aerial image shows progress of new £92m riverside housing project

Work to build an almost 600-home development as part of Kent’s new garden city has reached its halfway point.

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This is not a drill! Fancy living in an old fire station?

This is not a drill! Fancy living in an old fire station?

Three quirky properties that share a courtyard in the city's centre have gone on the market.

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‘Someone could get killed’: Villagers react to new homes proposal

‘Someone could get killed’: Villagers react to new homes proposal

Residents have vented their fury over a developer’s plan to build new homes in a village – arguing “someone will get killed”.

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Legal challenge to 5,000-homes plan hits first hurdle

Legal challenge to 5,000-homes plan hits first hurdle

A residents’ legal challenge to a proposal for 5,000 new homes in the countryside has hit a High Court hurdle.

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Residents party in street as huge housing estate snubbed

Residents party in street as huge housing estate snubbed

Thrilled residents held a street party after winning the battle to stop a "terrible" new 250-home project from going ahead.

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Stunning homes in Kent villages you never knew existed

Stunning homes in Kent villages you never knew existed

These spectacular million-pound homes are tucked away in some of Kent’s hidden villages and parishes.

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Green light for 10 luxury homes on abandoned school site

Green light for 10 luxury homes on abandoned school site

Developers have been given the green light to build 10 luxury clifftop homes on the site of an abandoned school.

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Fears controversial ‘Titanic’ flats could become holiday homes

Fears controversial ‘Titanic’ flats could become holiday homes

A developer thrust into the spotlight after building imposing flats likened to “The Titanic” has allayed fears they will become holiday homes.

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Perfect pads for summer parties

Perfect pads for summer parties

Who needs the Hollywood Hills? Party like a millionaire this summer with these luxury Kent homes.

Kent couple living with parents go viral - but how hard is it to buy your first home?

Kent couple living with parents go viral - but how hard is it to buy your first home?

A married couple’s viral video about living with parents has highlighted how first-time buyers in Kent are struggling to get on the ladder.

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Is eco-friendly five-storey block of flats ‘too much for our little town’?

Is eco-friendly five-storey block of flats ‘too much for our little town’?

A developer has defended his plans for an eco-friendly block of flats - as some residents fear it is "too much for our little town".

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Homes and sports hub plan for former golf course

Homes and sports hub plan for former golf course

A new sports hub is proposed to accommodate football, padel tennis, a golf driving range and a restaurant, along with 100 new homes.

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One of Kent’s most hidden-away pubs on the market for £1.1m

One of Kent’s most hidden-away pubs on the market for £1.1m

The former boozer has been turned into a five-bedroom house - but the pub sign still hangs over the door.

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Homes plan would see orchard built over

Homes plan would see orchard built over

A proposal to build 52 homes on an established orchard has already attracted 200 objections.

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Inside £500k flats renovated in bid to tackle anti-social behaviour

Inside £500k flats renovated in bid to tackle anti-social behaviour

Flats which have been sitting empty for a decade and targeted by vandals have been refurbished in a bid to deter anti-social behaviour.

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Plans lodged to knock down school for 139 ‘bespoke’ homes

Plans lodged to knock down school for 139 ‘bespoke’ homes

A planning application has been officially submitted to transform a former secondary school built in the 1960s into hundreds of new homes.

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Large house dating back 300 years going under hammer

Large house dating back 300 years going under hammer

A large house dating back more than 300 years is going under the hammer.

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New flats owners ‘should promise not to have cars’

New flats owners ‘should promise not to have cars’

Councillors are resisting the loss of a care home described as a valuable community asset.

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21 homes planned as disused nursery land hits market for £2.2m

21 homes planned as disused nursery land hits market for £2.2m

‘Eyesore’ greenhouse nurseries could be torn down and replaced by up to 21 homes after land in a Kent village went on sale for £2.2m.

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‘Our village is growing by the hundreds but we still only have one bus’

‘Our village is growing by the hundreds but we still only have one bus’

Residents claim their public transport options are not good enough to support their growing villages.

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The people and places at centre of latest London exodus

The people and places at centre of latest London exodus

We take a look at the new housing estates changing the face of this part of Kent.

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Developer asks for views on 118-home development

Developer asks for views on 118-home development

A housing developer has launched a public consultation on plans for more than one hundred homes.

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Historic home sold by housing association at ‘bargain’ price

Historic home sold by housing association at ‘bargain’ price

A listed home opposite a village green and in a conservation area is under offer at a “bargain” price.

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Work starts on retirement home on former petrol station site that shut in 2010

Work starts on retirement home on former petrol station site that shut in 2010

Work has started on a new retirement complex previously labelled “farcical” by a town’s new mayor.

Homes to be demolished for retirement complex

Homes to be demolished for retirement complex

Permission has been granted for flats for the over 60s in a borough desperately in need of older living accommodation.

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