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£21m retirement village built on former Christian holiday camp site nears completion

£21m retirement village built on former Christian holiday camp site nears completion

A £21 million retirement village on the site of a derelict Christian holiday camp is close to completion.

New homes for families as council increases housing stock

New homes for families as council increases housing stock

Families have moved into new homes as a council continues to grow its housing stock.

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Flats approval on former car wash site ‘will add to area’s overpopulation woes’

Flats approval on former car wash site ‘will add to area’s overpopulation woes’

A bid to build a block of flats on a derelict “eyesore” former petrol station and car wash site has finally been approved.

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‘We’ll do what we can to stop horse field homes plan’

‘We’ll do what we can to stop horse field homes plan’

An application to build 66 homes on land known locally as the “horse field” has drawn strong objections and limited support.

Inside the £2m property with swimming pool, home cinema and tennis court

Inside the £2m property with swimming pool, home cinema and tennis court

A luxury cottage dating back to the year 1600 has gone on the market.

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Inquiry into controversial homes plan reaches halfway stage

Inquiry into controversial homes plan reaches halfway stage

Residents are up against a top King’s counsel at a local inquiry as they battle plans for homes to be built on an orchard.

Overgrown seafront plot on market for £1 million – with no planning permission

Overgrown seafront plot on market for £1 million – with no planning permission

A heavily overgrown seafront plot in a sought-after road has gone on the market for £1 million – even without planning permission.

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.

‘It’s time to get tough on HMOs before they change our communities forever’

‘It’s time to get tough on HMOs before they change our communities forever’

Fears over increasing social problems have led to calls for a change in the way houses of multiple occupation are given planning permission.

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Victorian home with Grand Designs-style extension hits market for £1.2m

Victorian home with Grand Designs-style extension hits market for £1.2m

A Grand Designs-style four-bed house where “old meets new” has hit the market for £1.2 million.

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'Building over sports fields for housing would be a travesty'

'Building over sports fields for housing would be a travesty'

Proposals for housing on neglected former sports fields would be a “travesty”, as residents urge for the green space to be returned to community use.

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Kent’s thinnest house goes up for sale

Kent’s thinnest house goes up for sale

Kent’s thinnest house at just 7ft 2in wide has gone on the market.

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Developers insist work will restart on ‘eyesore’ towers left untouched for 18 months

Developers insist work will restart on ‘eyesore’ towers left untouched for 18 months

Developers behind a long-delayed seafront flats project insist construction is finally due to get back underway “within the next three months”.

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Race begins to snap up council’s plush new £5 a day beach huts

Race begins to snap up council’s plush new £5 a day beach huts

The race is on for residents to secure one of 90 new beach huts in a coastal retreat - available for less than £5 a day.

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Planning roundup: Offices to become flats and sports club upgrades

Planning roundup: Offices to become flats and sports club upgrades

City centre offices could be converted into flats while plans to build a huge student housing project could also be tweaked.

Former church, town hall, doctor’s surgery, pub and woodland all up for auction

Former church, town hall, doctor’s surgery, pub and woodland all up for auction

A former church ravaged by fire is among a number of interesting Kent properties going under the hammer this month.

‘I can’t have long left’: Controversial landlord to offer his properties for the homeless

‘I can’t have long left’: Controversial landlord to offer his properties for the homeless

Controversial landlord Fergus Wilson wants to leave a legacy of helping the homeless by offering his remaining portfolio to local authorities.

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Fresh plans to transform prominent 1960s garage into modern flats

Fresh plans to transform prominent 1960s garage into modern flats

A developer has submitted fresh proposals to turn a disused high street garage into apartments – just months after the previous scheme was thrown out.

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£400k for cheapest ‘luxury’ flats on site where tenants forced out

£400k for cheapest ‘luxury’ flats on site where tenants forced out

The cheapest flats in the next stage of a divisive redevelopment will be marketed for at least £400,000 - sparking fears locals are being priced out.

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‘It’ll stick out like a sore thumb!’ Concern as plan approved for Grand Designs-style house

‘It’ll stick out like a sore thumb!’ Concern as plan approved for Grand Designs-style house

A futuristic Grand Designs-style home will be built on stilts despite fears it will “stick out like a sore thumb” in Kent’s stunning countryside.

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Developer rethinks plan to flatten abandoned leisure centre

Developer rethinks plan to flatten abandoned leisure centre

A developer has scrapped plans to knock down one of a town's most recognisable empty buildings – and will now keep and convert it instead.

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Developers rehash plans after uproar over loss of village’s only pub

Developers rehash plans after uproar over loss of village’s only pub

A village’s only pub looks set to stay open in a smaller form after developers dropped controversial plans to turn the whole building into a house.

Uproar after historic cobbled street ruined by ugly black asphalt

Uproar after historic cobbled street ruined by ugly black asphalt

Conservationists are up in arms over an ugly slab of black asphalt that has been laid in a historic cobbled city centre street.

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New CGIs reveal how waterfront housing scheme could look on landmark site

New CGIs reveal how waterfront housing scheme could look on landmark site

An application has been submitted to turn a landmark business centre and surrounding outbuildings into 215 homes.

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'Overdeveloped' village set for 17 more homes

'Overdeveloped' village set for 17 more homes

Plans have been submitted for 17 new homes in a village residents say is already “overdeveloped”.

Hotel hits market again for £2m after major overhaul

Hotel hits market again for £2m after major overhaul

A popular hotel and wedding venue is up for sale despite only just undergoing a major renovation by its then-new owners.

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New-build prices soar but sales slump: What’s happening to Kent’s housing market?

New-build prices soar but sales slump: What’s happening to Kent’s housing market?

As the average price of a new build home in Kent soars past £420,000, how can the market soften to allow first-time buyers onto the property ladder?

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Anger over council U-turn on ripping up much-loved orchards for hundreds of homes

Anger over council U-turn on ripping up much-loved orchards for hundreds of homes

Four years after plans for an unwanted housing development were successfully fought, residents are facing a second battle to save much-loved orchards.

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James Bond author’s former Kent beach home hits the market for £1.75m

James Bond author’s former Kent beach home hits the market for £1.75m

The former home of James Bond author Ian Fleming and playwright Noel Coward has gone on the market.

Chapel that housed medieval relic on market for nearly £1m as luxury home

Chapel that housed medieval relic on market for nearly £1m as luxury home

A 15th-century chapel said to house a saint’s finger has been saved from ruin and turned into a home in a seven-year restoration project.

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Kent schoolchildren on the red carpet after winning national film award

Kent schoolchildren on the red carpet after winning national film award

A group of Kent drama pupils attended a red-carpet event in London after winning a national film award for their romantic comedy.

Retirement bungalow complex could almost double in size

Retirement bungalow complex could almost double in size

A development of extra-care bungalows for over-55s could be extended into a neighbouring horse paddock.

‘It’s a very sociable party house’: What’s it like to live in this £3.2m Kent mansion?

‘It’s a very sociable party house’: What’s it like to live in this £3.2m Kent mansion?

As one of Kent’s grandest properties hits the market, the outgoing owners tell us why it has been such a “privilege” to live there.

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Iconic seafront Lido complex goes on market

Iconic seafront Lido complex goes on market

An iconic seafront Lido complex has gone on the market.

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Former Post Office to become new family home

Former Post Office to become new family home

A former Post Office once supported by TV’s Vic Reeves is to be converted into a family home after plans were approved.

Former gymnasium at historic army barracks flattened after 200 years

Former gymnasium at historic army barracks flattened after 200 years

The demolition of a former army barracks gymnasium which welcomed dozens of clubs and thousands of participants has been met with sadness.

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‘Our new-build house is a living nightmare - it’s flooded six times!’

‘Our new-build house is a living nightmare - it’s flooded six times!’

A fed-up couple have told of their “living nightmare” in a new-build home plagued by flooding - and say they panic every time it rains.

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Buildings flattened as work starts on new town centre homes

Buildings flattened as work starts on new town centre homes

Town centre buildings have been flattened as work gets underway on a divisive new development of homes and shops.

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Exclusive look at progress of £60m regeneration project

Exclusive look at progress of £60m regeneration project

Former residents of a dilapidated estate have been rehomed, as the demolition of 40 homes to make way for 57 new houses is set to start.

Property prices revealed for new ‘luxury’ 42-home estate

Property prices revealed for new ‘luxury’ 42-home estate

Prices have been revealed as properties on a new build estate near a busy road begin to be reserved.

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