Plans to convert former wedding venue hit by vandals into homes postponed

A former hotel and wedding venue that closed 18 months ago has been targeted by vandals, while the owner’s efforts to redevelop the building have also been plagued by delays. Geoffrey Goddard previously applied to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council in June 2022 to repurpose the Hadlow Manor Hotel in Goose Green, but has since … Read more

Plans to convert former wedding venue hit by vandals into homes postponed

A former hotel and wedding venue that closed 18 months ago has been targeted by vandals, while the owner’s efforts to redevelop the building have also been plagued by delays. Geoffrey Goddard previously applied to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council in June 2022 to repurpose the Hadlow Manor Hotel in Goose Green, but has since … Read more

Parents are being urged to remove one baby-safe product found in millions of homes

A new warning has been issued urging parents to ditch a baby safety product that millions of people have been using in their homes for years, as experts say it could be doing more harm than good. Parents are being urged to throw away a popular product found in homes across the country((Getty Images) Parents … Read more

New homes planned behind gas station next to primeval forest

New houses could be built behind a well-known gas station that thousands of people pass every day. Plans have been submitted to demolish workshops behind the Six Mile Garage service station on Stone Street, between Hythe and Canterbury. The former workshops behind the Six Mile Garage petrol station on Stone Street, between Hythe and Canterbury, … Read more

New homes planned behind gas station next to primeval forest

New houses could be built behind a well-known gas station that thousands of people pass every day. Plans have been submitted to demolish workshops behind the Six Mile Garage service station on Stone Street, between Hythe and Canterbury. The former workshops behind the Six Mile Garage petrol station on Stone Street, between Hythe and Canterbury, … Read more

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

Residents have expressed their anger over a property developer’s plan to build new homes in a village. They claim that “someone is going to get killed.” Esquire Developments has unveiled proposals for the rollout of 17 mixed-use homes in the heart of Wingham, near Canterbury. If approved, the homes will be built on land north … Read more

World’s largest offshore wind farm to add capacity to power 6 million homes

The Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm with a capacity of 3.6 GW, is set to be expanded after developers SSE and Equinor submitted a scoping report for phase D of the project. The latest move could see more than two GW of capacity added to the project, according to a … Read more

‘New homes in shopping streets would put vulnerable people in the spotlight’

A council has been urged to reject plans for new homes in the city centre, amid fears they could ‘decimate’ the privacy of people with mental health problems. Community pub Revival Food and Mood – which acts as a support hub for the vulnerable – says proposals for an adjacent site on Whitstable High Street … Read more

Why this estate has hundreds of empty apartments, while people are desperate for homes

Standing proud since the 1960s, they dominate the city skyline against the dramatic hills that surround the city. But uncertainty has hung over the Seven Sisters of Rochdale for almost eight years. It was November 2016 when the Manchester Evening News reported for the first time that the Grade II listed tower blocks of the … Read more

New CGIs show the development of 141 homes on rural land

New images have been revealed showing plans for a scaled-down estate on farmland. Vistry Homes has released new details showing what the proposal on the edge of Tenterden could look like after a larger scheme failed to gain permission four years ago. New details have been submitted for a 141-home development in Tenterden. Photo: Vistry … Read more