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Not a Number Any More: Berkeley Homes Seeks to Change How Its 165 Hildenborough Homes Are Capped
A newly filed amendment at Oakhill House, Hildenborough, would strip the 165-home total out of the description of the site's planning permission and replace it with a capping condition instead - the latest of several tweaks to a scheme converting a Grade II listed former Fidelity International office into 138 apartments and 27 houses.
66 Homes, Not 100: What Taylor Wimpey's Barming P3 Scheme Actually Got Approved
The third and final phase of Taylor Wimpey's long-running Barming development has been approved for 66 homes - fewer than the "up to 100" the company's own marketing describes - with a pre-commencement habitat condition now being discharged ahead of building starting from 2027.
How a Rejected Scheme for 57 Homes Became One of Kent's First 'Grey Belt' Approvals
Developer Dandara lost at Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council but won on appeal: 57 homes and a replacement nursery on Green Belt land off Court Lane, Hadlow, are now working through the paperwork toward construction, after a planning inspector used the government's brand-new 'grey belt' policy to overturn the council's refusal.
None of West Kent's Four Councils Hit Their Housing Target - Here's How Each One Did
The Government's 2025 Housing Delivery Test shows Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge & Malling and Tunbridge Wells all under-delivered on new homes over the past three years, with Sevenoaks and Tonbridge & Malling falling far enough short to trigger the toughest planning consequence there is.
Around 400 Homes on One Agenda as Tonbridge & Malling's Planning Committee Meets
Five housing schemes - roughly 400 homes between them - go before Tonbridge and Malling's planning committee on 16 September, and officers are recommending approval on every one, with the council's depleted housing land supply looming over the meeting.
Up to 300 Homes on Countryside off Bull Lane at Eccles Recommended for Approval
An outline scheme for up to 300 houses and a community tennis facility on farmland south of Eccles, off Bull Lane near Aylesford, goes before Tonbridge and Malling councillors on 16 September with officers recommending they approve it.
Wateringbury's 66-Home Green Belt Scheme Is Refused for a Second Time
Tonbridge and Malling's planning committee has again rejected Croudace Homes' plan for 66 houses on a Green Belt field at Wateringbury, going against officers' advice and citing harm to the Medway Valley landscape and to air quality at the village crossroads. Campaigners expect the developer to appeal.
Tonbridge and Aylesford schemes get green light as planning committee debates parking and viability concerns
Tonbridge and Malling's Planning Committee approved a 34-apartment conversion in Tonbridge and a commercial building scheme in Aylesford, while deferring a 50-unit retirement home over parking worries.
Final Draft of Tonbridge and Malling's Local Plan Published Ahead of Council Vote
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council has published the final draft of its Local Plan, with councillors due to vote on 3 September on whether to open it up for formal public consultation.