Kent

High Court throws out bid to overturn Ashford planning breach injunction

13.08.2018

Huw Morris

Ashford Borough Council has seen off a bid to overturn a High Court injunction against a group that had unlawfully created a mobile home site.

CPRE challenged the approval of a development in the Kent Downs / Shutterstock_121315348

Dover AONB homes stopped by Supreme Court

07.12.2017

Laura Edgar

The Supreme Court has upheld a decision by the Court of Appeal against plans to build 521 homes in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

Rochester Riverside, Cory's Creek / bptw and HTA Design

£400m Rochester masterplan approved

30.10.2017

Laura Edgar

Housing | Kent | Medway Council | South East

Medway Council has granted outline approval for a £400 million seven-phase masterplan and detailed approval for the first three phases that will deliver 489 homes.

England round-up: Sharma launches shop for land; LGA calls for ‘residential revolution’ to house ageing population

08.09.2017

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 2 September-8 September, 2017

1,400-home application submitted in Kent

24.07.2017

Laura Edgar

Housing | Kent | Medway Council | South East

An outline planning application for up to 1,400 homes and 1,200 square metres of commercial space has been submitted to Medway Council.

S106 agreement for Kent garden suburb signed

07.06.2017

Laura Edgar

England | Housing | Kent | section 106 | South East

Work has begun on the Chilmington Green development after Ashford Borough Council and the developers signed a section 106 agreement worth £125 million.

Appeal: 250-home scheme blocked despite housing supply uncertainty

29.03.2017

Plans for a large housing development in Maidstone have been rejected despite uncertainty over housing supply levels in the area, after an inspector ruled that the scheme's potential harm to the...

Appeal: Green light for Kent green wedge homes

15.02.2017

Martha Harris

An inspector has approved 153 homes for a site that infringes upon the ‘green wedge’ between Margate and Broadstairs in Kent, after deciding that the scheme would not lead to the coalescence of the two...

Courtroom Gavel - legal changes that affect planners

Legal briefs: Official Solicitor and partner fail in claim against councils for misfeasance

22.04.2016

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 16 April-22 April, 2016

£2bn infrastructure funding gap in Kent

09.11.2015

Laura Edgar

A “chasm” between housing delivery and infrastructure provision is putting long-term growth in the south-east of England at risk, according to management services provider AECOM and Kent County Council.

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