Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#1
I mentioned this briefly some time ago, but here it is officially.
DOVER PRIORY SET TO BENEFIT FROM SHARE OF
MULTI MILLION POUND IMPROVEMENT FUND
Key partners are welcoming the announcement that Dover Priory Station is included in a list of successful project bids for multi million pound national funding, which will enable a project for a 500 space car park and retail enhancements at Dover to move forward.
Rail bosses have confirmed passengers are set to benefit from £15m improvements to stations across England, after the latest round of successful bids for rail industry funding. Ten schemes have been successful, including one for Dover Priory Station. The schemes form the third and final set of successful bids from a £100m station improvement fund, launched in 2011 by Network Rail, the Department for Transport, and the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC).
Network Rail successfully bid for funding for a project at Dover Priory for a multi-storey car park (500 spaces) and retail enhancements, (6,000 square feet).
Dover District Council welcomes the announcement that after some excellent partnership working, funding has been approved for much needed additional parking at Dover Priory Railway Station.
Good news indeed.
Roger
Ross Miller
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#2
Long overdue
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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#3
......subject to planning permission.
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Ross Miller- Location: London Road, Dover
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#4
As are all things - or so it seems
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Guest 725- Registered: 7 Oct 2011
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#5
Great, a multi storey car park to blight and already blighted area. A Burlington house of the future I'll be bound. The report mentions retail enhancements. What retail enhancements? A pound shop? A launderette?
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#6
For goodness sake Philip, why be so negative - did you get out of bed the wrong side today ?
This is good news for Dover, especially in a deprived area like the Priory. We need to upgrade the housing stock as well as those who live in them, instead of people who are continually trying to turn this area into a over-filled skip.
The car-park will be for the train users - High speed (high-earning) commuters living here and working in London as well as any other train users.
Retail enhancements like normal retail enhancements - Tesco Express for example and others.
Roger
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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#7
Yes good news I had this one through from Andy...similar to Roger's
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DOVER PRIORY SET TO BENEFIT FROM SHARE OF
MULTI MILLION POUND IMPROVEMENT FUND
Key partners are welcoming the announcement that Dover Priory Station is included in a list of successful project bids for multi million pound national funding, which will enable a project for a 500 space car park and retail enhancements at Dover to move forward.
Rail bosses have confirmed passengers are set to benefit from £15m improvements to stations across England, after the latest round of successful bids for rail industry funding. Ten schemes have been successful, including one for Dover Priory Station. The schemes form the third and final set of successful bids from a £100m station improvement fund, launched in 2011 by Network Rail, the Department for Transport, and the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC).
Network Rail successfully bid for funding for a project at Dover Priory for a multi-storey car park (500 spaces) and retail enhancements, (6,000 square feet).
Cllr Nigel Collor, DDC Cabinet Member for Access and Property Management, said:
"Dover District Council welcomes the announcement that after some excellent partnership working, funding has been approved for much needed additional parking at Dover Priory Railway Station."
That's Nigel above sampling the benefits of the High Speed Train.
Dover and Deal MP Charlie Elphicke pictured said:
"Since I was elected in 2010 I have been campaigning for the Department for Transport to support this vital project. I am delighted that this new car park can now be funded and built. It is really important that we make the most of the fast train and the opportunities it brings."
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#8
That is the same one Paul, I just cut off the political comments/bits.
Roger
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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#9
Why do we need a 500 space car park?
Money could be better spent elsewhere
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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#10
To replace the spaces we shall lose in Russell St/Woolcomber St area when the St James development goes ahead.
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Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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#11
Broadly supportive of the WH development proposals then...
"It is really important that we make the most of the fast train and the opportunities it brings."
It does look however as if a simple Funicular Railway would do the trick.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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#12
Unlike PhillipP I see this as a benefit to those who live in the area, people using the train have to park in the neighbouring streets at the moment because there is not enough room at the station car park.
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Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
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#13
Whose money could be spent elsewhere David?
This is a joint venture with Network Rail & entreprenurial investors.
It is has taken a couple of years of lobbying to ensure DfT allocated this sum to Dover. The two photo faces posted with this thread have done their work. Tim Ingleton at DDC is the real driver of this project.
If you don't want it in Dover I'm sure other competing towns would love it.
I 'm also sure because of lack of parking in & around the area HS1 will not fulfill its potential here & commuters that currently travel to Folkestone to park will continue & fresh commuters will be reluctant to locate here.
This is part of the bigger picture development of Dover. Paul Wells showed & told of a map that is located on DDC's Head of Investment's [& my office]wall , when this is built it is another project achieved.
Not DDC money but investment from others. That is a sign of confidence in Dover.
As identified this should also remove some of the parking issues around Dover Priory.
Watty
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#14
might also help the bus navigate through malvern road and free up spaces for local residents in the priory area.
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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#15
Thanks Paul, who exactly are the "entrepreneurial investors"? In an earlier post it mentions:
Network Rail, the Department for Transport, and the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC).
In other words, public money.
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
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#16
It is a joint venture project inititiated by the private sector who are owners of the majority of the land holdings.
David forgive me if I don't start going into names at this stage.
It is up to them to deal with this aspect.
I believe the original press release from Network Rail & DfT were cleverly timed not to be overshadowed by a full blown release. This is really identifying they have financial support for their part of the joint venture.
Our release has been sat in the office for a month ready to be issued jointly.
Never mind . It does not matter, it is good news wherever the announcement came from.
Watty
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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#17
i hope that the multistory car park will end up better looking than the one joined to burlington house.
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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#18
Seems to me that a private company has blagged some money from the govt so it can charge us to use a car park we dont need.
Really dont see what there is to celebrate, the only people that will benefit are the mystery private investors.
Guest 697- Registered: 13 Apr 2010
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#19
This is excellent news for Dover, and I know a lot of hard work has gone on behind the scenes to secure this investment. In order to realise the true potential of the high speed link with London we need more car parking at the station. That way, we will attract more commuters to live in the Dover area. In turn, those commuters - who will, by and large, be on higher salaries - will spend their leisure time and money here in Dover. It's a case of looking at the bigger picture, and seeing how all these things add up.
I chaired the high speed rail group of the East Kent Partnership, and one of the key elements for all the local authorities was securing more car parking at stations to maximise the potential of the new rail link. It will be a major coup for Dover.
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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#20
Kevin, your point is well made, however high earning commuters will consider more things than a car park before they move here, I would suggest a car park would be well down their list of priorities.
How about we spend the money on making the town more attractive to vistors and residents rather than building a car park in the hope someone might move here one day.
