Council Updates
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Council Updates Two code of conduct complaints against parish councillors resolved through training and mediation in Swale
Swale Borough Council’s Standards Committee considered an update on conduct complaints against parish councillors at its meeting on 22…
23 September 2026 -
Council Updates Medway faces £65.9m budget gap next year as social care costs spiral
Medway Council’s medium-term financial outlook, considered by Cabinet on 22 September 2026, projects a £65.858 million shortfall for…
23 September 2026 -
Council Updates Tunbridge Wells Council Seeks Land Submissions for Local Plan Review by October 2026
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council asked landowners, developers and parish councils to put forward sites for possible development as it tries…
22 September 2026 -
Council Updates London Road in Stone to get cycle lanes and new crossings under £2.5m plan
Kent County Council is asking residents to comment on proposals to add cycle lanes, seven new toucan crossings and wider pavements to a…
22 September 2026 -
Council Updates Medway residents cannot apply to suspend parking bays when moving house
Medway Council says private residents are barred from applying for parking bay suspensions, and should instead rely on loading rights and…
22 September 2026 -
Council Updates Mural tagging at East Cliff cost Herne Bay taxpayers hundreds of pounds
Canterbury City Council has condemned the vandalism of a newly completed mural at East Cliff in Herne Bay, saying the clean-up cost…
21 September 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury Council publishes planning toolkit to help villages shape their own future
Parish councils and community groups across the Canterbury district can now access step-by-step guidance on creating neighbourhood plans…
21 September 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe Council moves 90 residents out of homes near fire-damaged Grand Burstin Hotel
Around 90 people from Pavilion Court on Marine Terrace have been temporarily rehoused after safety inspectors warned that a major basement…
20 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone cabinet declines scrutiny recommendations and approves Lockmeadow improvements
Cabinet noted but did not agree the scrutiny committee’s call to keep the Tuesday and Saturday market trading separately from the market…
19 September 2026 -
Council Updates Margate Winter Gardens plans for drama school, nursery and restaurant recommended for approval
Thanet’s planning committee considered a proposal on 16 September 2026 to transform the Winter Gardens on Fort Crescent from a theatre into…
19 September 2026 -
Council Updates Medway Council’s gender pay gap falls to record low of 1.1%, figures show
Medway Council’s mean gender pay gap has fallen to its lowest level since reporting began, dropping to 1.1% in the 2025/26 snapshot, though…
19 September 2026 -
Council Updates Appeal dismissed for 87-apartment conversion of Maidstone office block over fire safety and amenity failings
A planning inspector rejected proposals to convert Medvale House on Mote Road, Maidstone into 87 apartments, citing inadequate outdoor…
19 September 2026