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More details are emerging about the proposed redevelopment of the Kennet Centre in Newbury. Historic England is still battling developers Lochailort with the look and feel of the multi-storey, 427 home plans. Lochailort has published its response to “causing significant harm” to the look of Newbury’s historic town centre. Historic England are concerned that the proposed redevelopment would be out of scale with the historic town centre and adversely affect two views of the Clock Tower and The Wharf. However, developers say it is made clear in the letter that this “harm could be meaningfully red…