Housing Archives | The Canterbury Journal

Student blocks are the result of a lack of planning vision

22nd May 2018 Guest Contributor

Nick Eden-Green fears the city will be forced to swallow more accommodation even though there is no appetite for it.

Housing issue shows you why it’s so hard running Canterbury

16th May 2018 Alex Claridge

We need homes, but look what happens when you try to build them.

Too many Canterbury decisions made by planners from outside city

14th May 2018 Dave Wilson

The Wilson Perspective: Better local engagement is needed on planning issues, says Dave Wilson.

“Westminster is weird…and all I heard for months was ‘do Brexit’, ‘don’t Brexit’…”

10th May 2018 Alex Claridge

In the second part of her exclusive interview Canterbury and Whitsable MP Rosie Duffield reveals what her constituents need help with most.

Politics and the potential fall-out for east Kent

3rd April 2018 Guest Contributor

After the government warned that Canterbury might have to design a local plan with Thanet, the district council’s former leader Chris Wells looks at what went wrong with his authority’s housing strategy.

What price to Canterbury of Thanet’s local plan chaos?

31st March 2018 News Team

Thanet Council’s failure to produce a housing plan could have repercussions for Canterbury, warns communities secretary SajidJavid.

Developers want to create “world class complex” on edge of city

30th March 2018 News Team

The site next to university and school will be put to multiple purposes if planning permission is granted.

Large housing scheme for golf course set to be approved

28th March 2018 News Team

Canterbury City Council is poised to grant permission for scheme which will go towards meeting the target of 16,000 new homes in the district.

Purpose built student blocks are a problem – not a solution

10th March 2018 Guest Contributor

Steve Williams asks whether more halls of residence are really the future for a city already grappling with complex housing issues.

Developers could exploit legal loophole to build fewer affordable homes in Canterbury

8th March 2018 News Team

A prominent city councillor fears that developers poised to build thousands of houses across the district could avoid building lower priced homes.

The effects of migration from London are many – and that’s no bad thing

5th March 2018 Dave Wilson

The Wilson Perspective: The influx into the Canterbury district from the capital has brought myriad changes – and benefits, argues columnist Dave Wilson.

Balanced communities are key to thriving residential areas in Canterbury

1st March 2018 Rick Norman

The most successful communities are a mix of student and non-student houses, argues Prof Rick Norman.