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    My personal view is that the two most stupid ‘regeneration’ decisions made in recent years are the DWDR and St James’. If a couple of hundred high class flats with parking had been part of each development then a big chunk of the development costs of both sites would have been recouped and lots of spending power introduced into the town centre. Examples where this has been done and has regenerated a dying town centre are 1. Leamington Spa where the Royal Priors shopping mall has expensive flats above. Many locals moaned before it was built but it has truly regenerated the town centre with lots of butchers, fishmongers, greengrocers arty farty shops etc springing up and flourishing around it. A 50 sqm shop in that area now costs over £30k a year in rent (and they are happy to pay it) and 2. Brighton Marina where there are lots of new properties, many with their own moorings. Why can’t this have happened in Dover?

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