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Villagers who slammed proposals to build a house on part of a boozer’s car park have celebrated the news it will not be going ahead. Plans to erect a four-bedroom home behind the Sir John Falstaff, in Higham, between Gravesend and Strood, were submitted to the local authority in November. However, council officers have rejected the application by Punch Pubs after more than 75 letters of objection were received – only two were submitted in support. Concerns were raised by residents around the impact on the boozer’s history, building near the Green Belt, and how the rise in population would impa…

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