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Completion date for 70-bed care home delayed until 2027

Completion date for 70-bed care home delayed until 2027

A care home, which was approved in 2020, won’t be built now until 2027 after delays.

‘It’s a pipe dream to imagine people can live without a car here’

‘It’s a pipe dream to imagine people can live without a car here’

An application for 56 flats opposite a railway station with minimal parking provision has split opinion with some saying “new housing is needed”.

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‘There is no safe greenspace anymore’

‘There is no safe greenspace anymore’

Plans for nearly 800 homes, a school and traveller pitches have prompted concerns about the loss of greenspace, flooding and traffic.

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24-hour accommodation to help change lives

24-hour accommodation to help change lives

A new space will provide shelter for 30 young people while teaching them life skills from budgeting to cooking.

Seafront pub hits market for £1.1m with flats development

Seafront pub hits market for £1.1m with flats development

A prominent seafront pub’s future has been thrown into doubt after hitting the market for more than £1 million.

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Hundreds more homes for garden city

Hundreds more homes for garden city

The third phase of development at a new garden city will include a riverside park, two community centres and an outdoor gym.

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How much house prices are rising or falling where you live - and why

How much house prices are rising or falling where you live - and why

While the average price of a house in Kent is falling, two districts in particular have seen a dramatic increase, according to a new property report.

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.

Council to move into town’s tallest building by end of year

Council to move into town’s tallest building by end of year

A council is to move into a town’s tallest building by the end of the year - but meetings will continue to be held in its current HQ.

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Plans to revitalise rundown part of historic town set to be approved

Plans to revitalise rundown part of historic town set to be approved

Plans to build almost 300 flats in a rundown part of a historic town are set to be approved, despite objections from conservationists.

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‘I’m really proud to do this for my son’: Dad’s flats plan for town eyesore approved

‘I’m really proud to do this for my son’: Dad’s flats plan for town eyesore approved

A dad has told of his pride after his plans to turn a prime town centre building into 32 apartments - renamed in memory of his son - were approved.

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Top uni offloads farmland primed for homes for £700k

Top uni offloads farmland primed for homes for £700k

A plot of farmland owned by the University of Cambridge primed for redevelopment has gone under the hammer.

40 homes to be built in village as plan allowed on appeal

40 homes to be built in village as plan allowed on appeal

Controversial plans for 40 homes in the heart of a village have finally been given the green light on appeal.

Town centre shops set to finally be demolished for 92-bed hotel

Town centre shops set to finally be demolished for 92-bed hotel

A row of shops in a closure-hit town centre street could finally be demolished to make way for a 92-bed hotel.

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16th century Kent property with pool and lake nominated for House of the Year

16th century Kent property with pool and lake nominated for House of the Year

An impressive Grade II-listed home has been nominated for a prestigious award.

Docks campaign dealt blow as Rayner rejects calls to intervene

Docks campaign dealt blow as Rayner rejects calls to intervene

The government has decided not to intervene in a controversial planning bid to convert an industrial docks site.

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Huge crane removed from much-delayed seafront development

Huge crane removed from much-delayed seafront development

A huge crane at the site of a much-delayed seafront development has been taken down - but bosses stress work will restart early next year.

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Major estate agent sold to rapidly-expanding group

Major estate agent sold to rapidly-expanding group

One of the county’s best-known estate agents has changed hands as part of one group’s aggressive nationwide acquisition strategy.

Plans to give Kent £16.2m housebuilding boost sees one area receive funds for just 44 homes

Plans to give Kent £16.2m housebuilding boost sees one area receive funds for just 44 homes

Government plans to give housebuilding a shot in the arm have seen of the largest parts of Kent receive a smaller funding allocation.

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Mortuary and church hit market in final phase of hospital homes scheme

Mortuary and church hit market in final phase of hospital homes scheme

A mortuary and church hit the market for almost £1m in the final stage of a former hospital’s long-awaited overhaul.

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‘Our village is already overdeveloped - why have another 160 homes been approved?’

‘Our village is already overdeveloped - why have another 160 homes been approved?’

New housing approved on two sites will add 160 homes to an “overdeveloped” village which is earmarked to take hundreds more.

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Inside the £14m Kent house with some of England's 'most breathtaking views'

Inside the £14m Kent house with some of England's 'most breathtaking views'

A luxury £14 million mansion featuring bluebell woodlands and some of England’s “most breathtaking views” has hit the market.

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'Give us our community back - not more high-rise flats'

'Give us our community back - not more high-rise flats'

Neighbours of a derelict block of flats say they want them to be demolished - but don’t want a high-rise “concrete jungle” in their place.

Everything we know about delayed luxury flats project amid fresh concern

Everything we know about delayed luxury flats project amid fresh concern

Two years after work started to create flats above a historic pavilion, we examine why work has once again stalled and what the future holds.

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Care home to be turned into flats on cul-de-sac

Care home to be turned into flats on cul-de-sac

Councillors have approved the conversion of a care home to several flats, despite concerns over parking from nearby residents.

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First look inside £40m flats at landmark former car garage

First look inside £40m flats at landmark former car garage

Exclusive: A landmark building that was a car dealership is being turned into flats and retail space and we were invited to see how it’s progressing.

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‘Titanic’ flats put on market for second time

‘Titanic’ flats put on market for second time

A controversial block of flats likened to the Titanic has gone on the market for a second time

Landmark town centre pub building set to become luxury flats

Landmark town centre pub building set to become luxury flats

A long-running saga into what will happen to a historic town pub has taken another twist with plans announced to turn it into high-end apartments.

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Council recommends 17-home plans for approval despite more than 200 objections

Council recommends 17-home plans for approval despite more than 200 objections

The fate of 17 homes residents fear could turn a section of the Garden of England into the “dumping estate of the UK” is set to be decided.

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Controversial sewage treatment plans for 6,000 homes approved on appeal

Controversial sewage treatment plans for 6,000 homes approved on appeal

Residents are ‘disappointed’ after divisive plans for a sewage treatment plant to serve almost 6,000 new homes were approved following an appeal.

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Plans for Royal Mail office to be turned into 180 flats approved

Plans for Royal Mail office to be turned into 180 flats approved

A neglected part of town is to undergo a “transformational” regeneration, nine years after plans were originally proposed.

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Second council to consider temporary 'pod homes’

Second council to consider temporary 'pod homes’

A second council is considering using ‘pod’ homes to combat homelessness and temporary accommodation issues.

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Bungalows replace houses as new plans put forward

Bungalows replace houses as new plans put forward

Plans have been resubmitted for homes on a plot where the original proposal attracted more than 100 objections and was rejected.

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Inside late TV star’s multi-million-pound home

Inside late TV star’s multi-million-pound home

The stunning former home of the late television star Paul O’Grady has hit the market for £3.5 million.

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‘Will this scheme finally end school-run misery?

‘Will this scheme finally end school-run misery?

Plans for a school drop-off point in a 16-home development could help ease traffic but neighbours fear it will make congestion worse.

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Decision on zoo application for 44 homes is delayed

Decision on zoo application for 44 homes is delayed

A decision on controversial plans for 44 homes on land owned by a zoo has been deferred following opposition from residents.

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Groundwork begins to get £60m project ‘out of the ground’

Groundwork begins to get £60m project ‘out of the ground’

As the groundwork gets underway in a major regeneration project, children in the community have made their mark unveiling artwork on the hoardings.

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Eye-catching images reveal stunning 'hidden house in the woods'

Eye-catching images reveal stunning 'hidden house in the woods'

Work is set to start on creating a modern, hidden home, built into the hilltop of a secluded Kent woodland.

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‘We haven’t been able to use the living room for almost a year!’

‘We haven’t been able to use the living room for almost a year!’

Water seeping through a flat’s ceiling has left a living room off-limits for a year and a couple tearing their hair out.

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‘They have permission to do this, but it’s still heartwrenching’

‘They have permission to do this, but it’s still heartwrenching’

The demolition of historic buildings as part of an ambitious film studios project should never have been allowed to happen, say furious residents.

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