Plans to turn an Army barracks into a site for 1,300 houses may have hit a serious obstacle. Invicta Park Barracks is due to be shut in order to convert around 100 acres of Ministry of Defence land into homes. But Kent County Council (KCC) has flagged serious concerns about the secondary school promised for the Maidstone site and could scupper the scheme in its present form. The Ministry of Defence barracks is currently home to the 36 Engineers Regiment and the King’s Gurkha Engineers and has been earmarked for closure in 2029, two years later than the original date. Maidstone Borough Council …
