Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 9 Nov 2011
- Posts: 2,226
#1
The Hotel development at the St James development was given planning permission at last night's DDC Planning Committee as was the redevelopment of the QuarterDeck site at Deal.
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Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 5,673
#2
Good news - finally we can see movement on both sites
Been nice knowing you :)
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,948
#3
for the sake of dover let's hope the DITZ works
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Guest 697- Registered: 13 Apr 2010
- Posts: 622
#4
Excellent news, Paul. Looks like the pieces of the DTIZ jigsaw are now coming together. Fingers crossed that the next hotel development to get approval will be a five star hotel and conference centre on the Western Heights! That has enormous potential to attract new trade to the town.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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#5
kevin
i luke warm applaud this
will wait to see if this developement does anything to inspire dover
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#6
a good one to start the day, there was a lot of arguments about what should happen to the quarterdeck.
what will it resurface as?
Guest 683- Registered: 11 Feb 2009
- Posts: 1,052
#7
Howard,
the Quartedeck plans (well, the architect drawings that I saw in the local paper) look very impressive - sea view flats with shops on ground floor.
Is the Dover hotel the same one 'slammed' by town councillors as being 'not in keeping with the area and not distinctive for the town'? (quotes from Dover Mercury)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#8
sounds good enough mark, there was talk of it becoming a cinema if i remember correctly.
the new hotel in dover is one and the same.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#9
No Howard that was the old bingo hall/cinema that had plans to be made back into a cinema. Be interested to know how that plan is going as it has all gone quiet, but I still see people going in and out of the place.
Re the DTIZ hotel - I cannot see the 'not in keeping' excuses when you look at what is already in the area - Gateway Flats, Burlington House, empty multi-story, derelict sites.... whatever will be there BRING IT ON !!!!
Been nice knowing you :)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#10
coming back to me now, there is much to be done to the old regent/regency building to bring it up to scratch.
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
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Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,247
#13
Good news, I will wait until the first brick is laid then drink to it!
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#14
i think i will wait untill its up and running,then will have a drink inside.
Guest 683- Registered: 11 Feb 2009
- Posts: 1,052
#15
A more striking/imposing/impressive design would have been appropriate for the main arterial road to and from the European mainland but, as with most others, I am so glad that something is happening I am prepared to settle for the bog standard.
I can't help feel that an opportunity HAS been missed here.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#16
We could always keep hanging on forever for that 'opportunity' - the problem was this is it....... as you say Mark, lets settle for the bog standard because even so it is a lot better than what we have now....
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
#17
#15, with less nimbyism and £20 million more, there would have been better opportunities. I'm sure that in 1180 there were people objecting about building Dover Castle.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#18
I've always said that too Peter - those Normans going up there and building castle our picnic spots !!
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Guest 683- Registered: 11 Feb 2009
- Posts: 1,052
#19
At least the castle is a 'statement' - it might not be "welcome to Dover" but it's loud and proud!!
Guest 697- Registered: 13 Apr 2010
- Posts: 622
#20
With a bit of luck, the hotel on Western Heights could be the 'statement' building that will be symbolic of Dover's "world class" ambitions.
