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23-02-2025
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Community sessions to discuss 2,000-home development
Two community sessions have been arranged for residents and businesses to share their ideas about a planned new housing development in Kent. Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) has been advancing plans to build 2,000 new homes, and create the same number of jobs, as part of a new settlement in Lidsing, on the outskirts of Maidstone. The Lidsing Garden Settlement will be located north of the M2 motorway, adjacent to the Medway Council area. The development is also expected to provide a new primary school and medical facility by 2042, alongside cycling and walking links. Council leader Stuart Jeffery said: "The council is starting to prepare a supplementary planning document for Lidsing, which will be informed by the contributions from local people, businesses and organisations to help shape the future expectations for the site." The area was identified for major new development in the Local Plan Review 2021-2038, adopted by MBC in March 2024. An attempt by campaigners to halt its progress through judicial review was unsuccessful. A planning application will be submitted once a final supplementary planning document is adopted by MBC. The sessions will be held on 6 March between 15:00 and 21:00 GMT and on 10 March between 11:00 and 13:00 at Blacksmith's Barn in Bredhurst. Follow BBC Kent on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@ or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. Campaigners lose bid to halt housing developments The new towns set to reshape Kent in 2025 Maidstone Borough Council
BBC News
23-02-2025
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- BBC News
Lidsing: Community sessions to discuss new 2,000-home development
Two community sessions have been arranged for residents and businesses to share their ideas about a planned new housing development in Borough Council (MBC) has been advancing plans to build 2,000 new homes, and create the same number of jobs, as part of a new settlement in Lidsing, on the outskirts of Lidsing Garden Settlement will be located north of the M2 motorway, adjacent to the Medway Council development is also expected to provide a new primary school and medical facility by 2042, alongside cycling and walking links. Council leader Stuart Jeffery said: "The council is starting to prepare a supplementary planning document for Lidsing, which will be informed by the contributions from local people, businesses and organisations to help shape the future expectations for the site."The area was identified for major new development in the Local Plan Review 2021-2038, adopted by MBC in March attempt by campaigners to halt its progress through judicial review was unsuccessful. A planning application will be submitted once a final supplementary planning document is adopted by sessions will be held on 6 March between 15:00 and 21:00 GMT and on 10 March between 11:00 and 13:00 at Blacksmith's Barn in Bredhurst.
BBC News
07-02-2025
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- BBC News
Jeremy Hunt among Surrey MPs to demand action on building charges
MPs have called on the government to step in after a Surrey council charged some homeowners as much as £97,000 in fees to make home improvements, without the ability to couple Steve and Caroline Dally were among those to unexpectedly face a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charge after replacing an existing house Dally said they were forced to increase their mortgage payments by £400 a month to pay Waverley Borough Council's the council has now agreed to allow the charges to be reviewed, Conservative MPs Jeremy Hunt and Greg Stafford have voiced concerns about homeowners being forced to find "life changing amounts of money" to settle the levy. CIL is typically charged to developers as a contribution towards essential infrastructure; however a number of homeowners across Waverley have also faced the a letter to the housing secretary, Angela Rayner, Hunt, the MP for Godalming and Ash, and Stafford, who represents Farnham and Bordon, say it has "become clear that our residents are suffering from unintended consequences of this legislation". Forced to sell Stafford told BBC Radio Surrey about two families - one from Farnham, the other from Haslemere - who faced CIL charges of £97,000 and £74,000 respectively."It may not be a lot of money for some people, but for these people generally it's a small home improvement... and suddenly they're being hit by a massive bill."He added that the Haslemere resident, will have to sell his home because "he simply cannot pay" the charge. Waverley Borough Council leader Paul Follows says he has had numerous conversations with local MPs about the "incredibly complicated" CIL legislation - including on its said: "It's complicated to change, and we've already committed to doing it as part of our Local Plan Review. "At the moment we're going to take particular discretion on any new homeowner applications so that we can make sure we don't repeat this while we're reviewing the process."Affected householders can request a discretionary review from 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2026.
