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    On many levels you are right Simon

    The planning application for flats is ludicrous - Dover most definitely does not need more 1 bed flats, but on the other hand it does need people living above shops.

    As for shopkeepers moving down to the centre of town, when rental (whether per sq ft or yield) matches the levels they enjoy in secondary locations like London Road then they will move until then they are being positively discouraged. Equally many retailers do not need nor do they want to be in primary locations.

    London Road works as a "local" and secondary shopping area and serves its community well; the bit that really is struggling in Dover is the High St from the Victoria Hospital up to the junction with Bridge St/Tower Hamlets Road. It is these retailers that need to be convinced that their future and current prosperity is better served by moving down towards the main town centre. This will not be an easy task due to the number of businesses involved - in the LRCF area (Ladywell up to Buckland Bridge and back) has well over 150 businesses in it; something the town centre simply cannot accommodate.

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