News Garden village
plan at Detling A PLANNING application has been submitted by Quinn Estates to Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) for a “garden village” at Binbury Park on Detling Hill. MBC has two massive develop- ments at Lenham Heath and Lids- ing in its revised Local Plan. Already rejected, Binbury Park, which is in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, could help MBC meet Government housing targets. But Quinn has previously estab- lished “essential need” to develop an AONB in East Kent. If the plan is rejected, the devel-
oper could tappeal or influence progress of procedures in the Local Plan revision. The outline application includes land next to the County Show- ground stretching to Binbury Lane for 1,750 houses. With expansion towards Stockbury, this could rise to 4,000. The Binbury application also in- cludes 46,000sqm of commercial space, hotel, pub and restaurant, shops, primary school, park-and- ride facility, road improvements and a country park.
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Knifeman jailed for ‘frenzied’ at attack
A CALLOUS knifeman who car- ried out a “frenzied” assault on his two victims in a Maidstone flat has been jailed for nine years. Leon Samuel (46) attacked two
men in a property near the town centre, leaving his victims suffer- ing multiple injuries.
Samuel had gone to the
Westree Court address after a night out and grabbed the weapon from a knife block dur- ing an altercation.
A Kent Police statement said:
“The incident happened during the early hours of October 26, 2020. One of his victims became trapped on a balcony as he tried to flee to safety. “Samuel was heard to repeat-
edly scream ‘I will kill you’, be- fore the man was stabbed several times.
“The second victim was in- jured while trying to prevent
tinue the assault, which only came to an end when witnesses pulled him away and made him leave the flat. “He fled the scene towards
East Farleigh train station, where he boarded a train heading to Strood.
“Officers searching for him
made checks at several addresses of known associates and Samuel, of
Albert Murray Close,
Samuel reaching the balcony. When he attempted to restrain him, he suffered deep lacerations to his arms. “Samuel was seen looking around for other weapons to con-
Gravesend, handed himself in the following day.” He pleaded guilty at Woolwich Crown Court to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent. He was sentenced on March 5. Detective Sergeant Jim Farley
of West Kent CID said: “It was a ferocious and frenzied assault, which has left one of the victims with long-term injuries and scar- ring.”
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