Council Updates
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Council Updates Dartford board backs council’s position in Green Belt enforcement appeal at Green Street Green Road
Dartford’s Development Control Board voted seven to one at its July meeting to support the council’s approach in defending an enforcement…
18 September 2026 -
Council Updates Dartford board grants permission for three homes on former industrial site at Southfleet
Dartford’s Development Control Board voted unanimously at its July meeting to approve the demolition of light industrial buildings at…
18 September 2026 -
Council Updates More than one in four new Medway Council staff leave within their first year, workforce report reveals
Medway Council’s annual workforce report showed overall staff turnover fell to 9.7% in 2025/26, but first-year turnover remained high at…
18 September 2026 -
Council Updates Four Canterbury groups win wildlife grants — including the district’s first funding for adder habitat
Canterbury City Council has awarded biodiversity grants totalling £9,264 to four local organisations, with two further projects backed by…
17 September 2026 -
Council Updates Whitstable Harbour gets £1.6m quay rebuild to cut flood risk
An 85-metre stretch of Whitstable Harbour’s east quay wall, corroded after more than 60 years in seawater, is being replaced in a £1.6…
17 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone council projects broadly balanced budget for 2026/27 but flags Lockmeadow and planning appeals overspends
A first-quarter finance update presented to Maidstone Borough Council’s cabinet on 16 September 2026 showed an overall underspend of…
17 September 2026 -
Council Updates Tenterden vicarage site earmarked for 15 homes considered by Ashford planners
Ashford Borough Council’s planning committee considered a proposal by the Canterbury Diocesan Board of Finance to build 15 dwellings on…
17 September 2026 -
Council Updates Sevenoaks residents have until 17 September to comment on plan for 17,460 new homes
Sevenoaks District Council’s final public consultation on its updated Local Plan closes on 17 September 2026, giving residents their last…
16 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone to reopen housing revenue account in bid to build 1,000 affordable homes
Maidstone Borough Council’s housing committee considered a proposal on 15 September 2026 to reopen its Housing Revenue Account for the…
16 September 2026 -
Council Updates Scrutiny committee considers how to set up Betteshanger Country Park task and finish group
Dover District Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee met on 14 September 2026 to work through the practical and constitutional…
15 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone council puts £250,000 into plan to make town safer for women and girls
Maidstone Borough Council has approved a £250,000 action plan to tackle violence against women and girls, with Maidstone town centre…
14 September 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe council unit finds £1.26m in fraud and error across 466 cases
Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s investigations team identified £1,266,259 in wrongly claimed funds during 2025/26 — but critics say…
14 September 2026