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• Plan to allow barn conversions without planning permission "would destroy England’s national parks"
  

  The Guardian, Mon 7 August 2023

  This is a proposal on loosening planning restrictions in National Parks including giving landowners the freedom to convert a barn or other agricultural buildings into housing without planning permission. The report quotes concerned National Park CEOs in the Yorkshire Dales and Dartmoor.

• Bus-first strategy for Canterbury city centre to include reopening park and ride
  

  Kentish Gazette, Thu 27 July 2023

  This story also confirms the latest timetable for the redrafted Local Plan.

• Canterbury City Council agrees to increase size to 49 councillors
  

  Kentish Gazette, Thu 27 July 2023

  This will come into effect in 2027. Currently there are 39 councillors, there were 50 until a reduction in 2015. Adisham used to be in the Barham Downs ward.

• Sturry Park and Ride reopening plans debated by Canterbury City Council
  

  Kentish Gazette, Thu 27 July 2023

  Report recommends reopening Sturry site in April 2024, cost will be around £230,000 annually. Like much public transport Park and Ride services are subsidised.

• Chapel Down gets new winery approved at Canterbury Business Park off the A2, after legal fight
  

  Kentish Gazette, Wed 26 July 2023
• Covert Wood near Canterbury bought by Kent Wildlife Trust after successful fundraising appeal
  

  Kentish Gazette, Tue 25 July 2023

  The trust raised £462,500 from over 1,000 donations in four months. The 64-acre wood in Barham will join the 90 nature reserves managed by KWT.

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  "Winery" warehouses approved by council
  

  Tue 25 July (updated Thu 3 August 2023)

  Councillors vote to grant planning permission for a 11,900 sqm "winery" at Highland Court Farm.

• Legal challenge forces u-turn on permission for new Chapel Down winery on the edge of Canterbury
  

  Kentish Gazette, Sat 22 July 2023

  The KM's story on how the planning application at Highland Court Farm will now be considered again.

• Plans for luxury hotel at Betteshanger Country Park rejected
  

  Friends of Betteshanger Group, Fri 21 July 2023

  Dover District Council have turned down plans for a hotel at the site near Deal, which has numerous rare species of plant and wildlife. Campaigners are now calling on the council to reject a proposed surf lagoon.

• Biodiversity Emergency debate
  

  Facebook post by Richard Norman, Thu 20 July 2023

  Canterbury City Council have unanimously voted in favour of a Biodiversity Emergency declaration following a debate on a petition of over 1,000 signatures. The debate was introduced by Sian Pettman, starter of the petition and one of the people behind the Save Kingsmead Field campaign. The next stage in adopting the declaration will be a report to the council on 19 October.