Council Updates
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Council Updates Pocket parks work begins on Maidstone town centre streets
Work has begun on creating small urban green spaces on highway land in Maidstone town centre, with sites at Brewer Street, Union Street and…
24 July 2026 -
Council Updates Tonbridge and Malling Council wins top Gold Award for Armed Forces support
The borough council has reached the highest level of the Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition Scheme, moving up from Silver status it…
24 July 2026 -
Council Updates Sevenoaks residents asked to have their say on social housing rules before Thursday deadline
Sevenoaks District Council is consulting residents on possible changes to how it decides who qualifies for social housing and how…
23 July 2026 -
Council Updates £1 bus fares to Folkestone Harbour Arm from both town stations this summer
Families and visitors could hop on a bus to the Harbour Arm for just £1 during summer 2025, with Kent County Council backing cut-price…
23 July 2026 -
Council Updates Dover District Council asks residents to help decide future of local play areas
Families across Dover, Deal, Walmer and Sandwich are being asked to shape how the council spends money on children’s play spaces, with…
23 July 2026 -
Council Updates Sheerness water tower declared secure as Swale council flags concerns over local government funding
Swale Borough Council has confirmed the Sheerness water tower is now secure, celebrated award-winning parks across the district, and raised…
22 July 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury’s wildflower meadow by the city wall will be cut to reduce fire risk and prepare for 2027
Canterbury City Council is scheduling a cut of its popular wildflower planting beside the city wall after a prolonged dry spell left the…
22 July 2026 -
Council Updates Twelve modular homes approved for Blue Bell Hill car park site
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council has approved a £4 million scheme to build 12 temporary homes on a former commuter coach car park at…
22 July 2026 -
Council Updates Gravesham council starts building 76 homes on former Gravesend car park
Construction has begun at Milton Place in Gravesend, where a town centre car park is being replaced by 61 social rent flats for older…
21 July 2026 -
Council Updates Kent council sets out plan for outdoor sports pitches and facilities
A new strategy will guide how outdoor sports pitches and facilities are maintained, improved and planned across the council area as the…
21 July 2026 -
Council Updates Kent County Council adopted mineral sites plan in September 2020
The Kent Mineral Sites Plan, which sets out where mineral extraction may take place across the county, was formally adopted on 10 September…
20 July 2026 -
Council Updates Kent County Council did not approve quarrying, leader confirms
Linden Kemkaran has issued a clarifying statement confirming that Full Council only agreed to send the Kent Mineral Sites Plan for…
20 July 2026