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The deadline for infilling a quarry so housing can be built has been extended for a second time – much to the frustration of councillors. Plans have been drawn up for 181 houses and the restoration of the Grade I-listed, 15th-Century Manor Farm barn in Strood so it can become a wedding venue. The plot is between the A289 Berwick Way, Upnor Road, Parsonage Lane and the A228 Frindsbury Hill. However, the development is reliant on infilling the quarry and an application to do so was approved in 2015. Plans for the new estate were subsequently agreed in 2021. The deadline for infilling had to be e…

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