A “catastrophic” bid for more than 100 new homes has been approved on appeal despite residents’ fears it will accelerate their village’s transformation into a town. A government inspector has quashed Folkestone and Hythe District Council’s (FHDC) original rejection for 132 properties on farmland next to High Knocke Farm in Dymchurch, Romney Marsh. It comes almost three years after developer Redbridge Estates first submitted plans for the 15.5-acre estate on a plot owned by East Stour Developments. Despite attracting more than 100 objections, council officers originally recommended the scheme b…
