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Church centre put up for sale
ST MARY’S Church Centre in West Malling has gone on the mar- ket as a “residential development opportunity” for £700,000. The controversial building was granted planning permission in March to be converted into three homes each with three bedrooms over two floors – with extensions and alterations – aswell as a newly- built detached four-bedroom house. The sale is being handled by Bracketts in Tonbridge, who are looking for “offers…in excess of £700,000 for the freehold with va- cant possession”. Residents were worried about
lorries using the narrow road and an increase in traffic once the work is finished. The property currently has no ve- hicular access but aims to have nine parking spaces. The application to convert the building was submitted by St Mary’s Church inWest Malling. West Malling Parish Council backed a conversion in principle
but objected to the original propos- als for five dwellings being sited at the former infants’ school in Churchfields which was built in 1854. Parish councillor Richard Selkirk,
who represented 100 local people, expressed concerns that the sitewas being overdeveloped. But the Rev David Green was
most concerned about ensuring a “sustainable future” for the rag- stone building, which occupies about one third of an acre. Describing St Mary’s as an “im- portant landmark”, he added: “We are pleased that the (Tonbridge and Malling planning) committee has approved our application because it means we now know that should the Parochial Church Council sell the building to a developer, a viable scheme that safeguards the build- ing is in place.” It is hoped that profits from the
sale of the building will ploughed into a revampof the church, includ- ing a toilet and kitchen and making the building more accessible.
Murder accomplice is freed
THE mother of a British teacher found murdered in the Qatari desert has been left distraught after the man convicted of helping to cover up her daughter's murder was released from prison. Lauren Patterson (24) was sexually assaulted and stabbed and her burned remains were left in a remote desert location by a local “casual acquaintance” in October 2013. Badr Hashim Khamis Abdallah al-Jabar and his accomplice claimed Miss Patterson's death was accidental, but were found guilty of the killing in March 2014. Now it has emerged that al- Jabar's accomplice Mohammed Abdallah Hassan Abdul Aziz was freed earlier this year. Alison Patterson, of Leybourne
Chase,West Malling, wrote on her Facebook page from Qatar: “All I can say at the moment is nothing. I have no words. “It is extremely distressing to think that he may now be free,
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