Zvonko Tomisa, 57, is to be sentenced in May after pleading guilty to killing Arran McManus, 36.
Part of the line between Ashford and Borough Green had to close in 2021 after a landslip.
The Maidstone Arts Centre used to have its own site but now relies on the community to host classes.
Arran McManus, 36, was killed when two lorries and a Nissan Qashqai crashed on the M20 in Kent.
Zvonko Tomisa appears in Medway Magistrates' Court charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
The Environment Agency warns of a "medium risk" of summer droughts in May.
Residents were "gobsmacked" after learning the 7,000 new homes would be built, a councillor said.
Three fire crews were called to the address, but the man was declared dead at the scene.
Maidstone Borough Council has approved its plan for local housebuilding up until 2038.
