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Earlier this week the Kent County Council Cabinet agreed a new Rail Strategy for Kent. Although the strategy repeated the long term ambition of bringing Thameslink to Maidstone, the County Council has now stated that that it would support the introduction of a service terminating at London Blackf...
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Following vocal lobbying for over 10 years at KCC and at Maidstone’s Joint Transport Board, Lib Dems in South Maidstone are finally gaining improvements along the A229 corridor. Kent County Council has just this week endorsed moving forward with the A229 corridor improvements, funding for which w...
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Councillor Clive English, Chairman of the Planning Committee reports that while the focus has inevitably been on housing sites within the Review of the Plan Local a serious effort is underway within the Council to raise the quality of developments within Maidstone with preliminary work being und...
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As the Government continues to move forward with an 80% increase in housing numbers for the Borough, MBC Councillors have agreed to progress the Local Plan Review to the first of two public consultations between 1st and 22nd December 2020, to try to minimise the impact of the Government’s proposals.
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Over the last few weeks, Lib Dem councillors on both Maidstone Borough Council and Kent County Council have been responding to residents’ concerns about the new cycling measures in King Street and the pedestrianisation scheme in Earl Street. KCC had to install these schemes very hastily to compl...
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Proposals to reduce congestion and make improvements in the Air Quality in the Upper Stone Street area are moving forward.
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