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Residents have welcomed plans to replace an empty motorbike shop with four retail units – but have raised concerns over the 11 homes that could come with it. The former Hutchings Motorcycles spot in Deal is at the centre of proposals to redevelop part of South Street and Middle Street. Businessman Mark Woolls, who runs Pier View Amusements in Deal and Dymchurch Amusement Park on Romney Marsh, is behind the scheme after buying the land about two years ago. The 62-year-old, who was born in Deal, says he has “carefully designed” the project in the hope of enhancing the Middle Street conservation …

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