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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Anahita Hossein-Pour

Prince William’s huge housing estate gets approval despite ‘eyesore’ objections

Plans for the initial phase of a 2,500-home development on Kent farmland owned by Prince William have been granted approval, despite local objections describing the project as an "eyesore" and a "Trojan Horse".

The Duchy of Cornwall, which manages the Prince of Wales’s estate, submitted proposals in 2024 to Swale Borough Council for a new "garden" neighbourhood, South East Faversham, on the town’s periphery.

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