Local shoppers will soon benefit from improved parking in central Cobham. Elmbridge Borough Council is implementing a range of measures designed to enhance the operation of the Hollyhedge Road car park, including reconfiguration of the existing layout and expansion into adjoining unused land. Relocation of blue badge and new electric vehicle bays will also help
An injection of £120 million of additional gross value will be created for the local economy over the next decade, after planning permission was granted for the proposed Innovation Centre at Kent Medical Campus in Maidstone.
The Environment Agency (EA) has announced that continuing to build up flood defences to protect vulnerable coastal communities may no longer be sustainable in parts of England. Reports state that the combined effects of climate change and population growth would mean the number of properties built in floodplains would double in the next 50 years.
