Homes bid in beauty spot
Three hundred luxury holiday houses aimed at wealthy tourists are planned for an area of outstanding natural beauty south of Canterbury.
The project at Highland Court Farm off the A2 near Bridge also proposes a 150-home retirement village, a 50-acre business park and a new home for Canterbury Rugby Club.
Relocating the rugby club at a cost of £4 million would also release the 16-acre fields and clubhouse at its current base, sparking speculation it will be ripe for new houses.
Highland Investments Company will lead the development of the 300-acre site at Highland Court Farm. Managing director Gary Walters said the location was ideal for “sensitive” tourism development, which he claimed would offer a big boost to the local economy.
“Just because it’s an area of outstanding natural beauty, shouldn’t mean you can’t do anything with it,” he said. Two sadistic thugs have admitted committing a burglary in which an elderly businessman and his wife were seriously injured from boiling water being poured over them.
Daniel Wallace, 33, and Kacey Adams, 34, pleaded guilty yesterday (Thursday) to aggravated burglary and GBH with intent at the couple’s home in Halstead, near Sevenoaks, while “armed” with cable ties.
Maidstone Crown Court heard they also attempted to cut off the husband’s ears.
They poured boiling water twice on the wife and once on her husband, while they were held captive for two hours.
Two offences of false imprisonment were left on file.
The pair had been due to stand trial on March 20 with Drew Morris, 26, of Downhall Road, Rayleigh, Essex, who has denied the charges.
The gang stole cash, jewellery, watches, premium bonds, foreign currency, cheque cards, documentation, a CCTV system, modem and contents of a drawer.
Wallace and Adams, both from Essex, will be sentenced later at Chelmsford Crown Court.