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A legal challenge to a new £32 million winery which could turn Canterbury into “England’s own sparkling wine capital”, has been defeated in court. Chapel Down’s ambitious project was initially approved more than a year ago, but the scheme has since been bogged down in legal wranglings. The Tenterden-based winemaker was originally given permission for a vast winery at Canterbury Business Park, off the A2 near Bridge, in April 2023. However, Canterbury City Council (CCC) later voted to quash its own decision after legal concerns were raised about the approval. Three months later the proposal was…

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