Otford news
Otford news, newest first: 93% of 613 residents opposed two Local Plan sites, a Green Belt slate took every by-election seat, and the Rising Sun review.
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Rising Sun, Twitton: licence review on 27 October
Council noise officers want outdoor music banned at the Rising Sun and its beer garden shut at 9pm. Kent Police backs the review; the pub says it goes too far.
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Charity
Hospices of Hope, Otford: 35 years marked with a carnival
The Otford charity behind hospice care in Romania and five other countries turns 35. Carnival on 10 October, board games at its bistro, then a wreath workshop.
Planning
1,500 homes north of Sevenoaks: what the brief promises
A new primary with nursery, a bus corridor to Bat and Ball, a one-way Rye Lane and a floodplain park: what the council's brief promises on 1,500 homes.
Planning
Otford demands 1,500-home site cut from Sevenoaks Local Plan
Otford Parish Council's formal objection calls two allocations unsound and asks for their removal, after 93% of 613 surveyed residents opposed both sites.
Council
Otford by-election: green belt slate sweeps all three seats
All three Otford Parish Council seats went to Save Otford's Green Belt candidates on 23 July, on a 31.6% turnout, as the village fights a 203-home allocation.
Planning
Homes plan for car park behind Otford High Street leads week's planning list
Up to four homes are proposed on a car park behind Otford High Street, the only new housing among 22 applications validated in the week to 31 July 2026.