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New images show how a “parkland council estate” planned for an overgrown patch of land could look. Ashford Borough Council (ABC) announced in 2022 how a site between Eastmead Avenue and Torrington Road – often hit by fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour – would be turned into homes. Originally, the plan for the ‘Coneybeare’ plot was for 35 affordable homes as well as commercial units for start-up businesses. But, following the first phase of public consultation, the plans have been amended and now feature 28 affordable homes, including a mix of flats, houses and townhouses. Council bosses say…