Council Updates
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Council Updates Northfleet Harbourside refused: government blocks 3,500-home plan to protect Thames wharf
The Secretary of State has refused planning permission for the Northfleet Harbourside development, ruling that the permanent loss of Robins…
31 July 2026 -
Council Updates Sevenoaks District Council plans 17,460 new homes across the district by 2042
Sevenoaks District Council is asking residents to comment on a new Local Plan that would see around 17,460 homes built across the district…
31 July 2026 -
Council Updates Secretary of State blocks 3,500-home Northfleet waterfront scheme
The government has refused planning permission for the Northfleet Harbourside development after finding that the permanent loss of Robins…
31 July 2026 -
Council Updates Ashford council moves forward with plans to reopen former Odeon and Mecca Bingo as cultural venue
Ashford Borough Council is leading plans to return the long-empty High Street building — once home to a cinema and bingo hall — to arts and…
31 July 2026 -
Council Updates Herne Bay Memorial Park play area gets £300,000 inclusive upgrade
Canterbury City Council is extending the King’s Road and Dering Road play area with wheelchair-accessible equipment, sensory zones and…
30 July 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury’s city wall wildflower meadow to be cut over fire risk
Canterbury City Council has announced a cut of the wildflower meadow at the city wall after a prolonged dry spell left the planting parched…
30 July 2026 -
Council Updates Kent County Council reshapes its DOLGE efficiency programme into core council business
Kent County Council reshapes its DOLGE efficiency programme into core council business Kent County Council has rebranded its DOLGE…
30 July 2026 -
Council Updates Kent County Council opens consultation on new minerals plan – including a quarry site near Aylesford
Residents have until 10 September 2026 to comment on a draft plan that proposes a new hard rock extraction site near Aylesford and carries…
30 July 2026 -
Council Updates Kent completes first council-run children’s home under Project Athena
The first of four small, council-owned homes for children in care has been completed in Kent, with residents expected to move in within…
30 July 2026 -
Council Updates First council-owned children’s home opens under Kent care shake-up
Kent County Council has completed the first of four small residential homes it is buying and converting under Project Athena, with children…
30 July 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury MP warns hospitality industry is in ‘dire state’ as costs pile up
Canterbury MP warns hospitality industry is in ‘dire state’ as costs pile up Rosie Duffield MP has written to the Chancellor calling for a…
30 July 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe Council warns residents to watch for Asian hornets that prey on bees
Folkestone & Hythe District Council is urging residents to report sightings of the yellow-legged Asian hornet after one was captured in…
30 July 2026