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That is what I consider unrealistic attitude on the part of Councillors.
The Britannia is a building that is adjacent to DTIZ, on the other side of the river. It has nothing wrong with it structurally, other than being in need of painting and whatever usual maintainance a building periodically requires.
DTIZ, however, has Burlington House and the multi-story car park, which both are in need of demolishing. The expenses to demolish these latter two, and the problems connected with the port-traffic that such demolition would require, as Townwall St. would need to be blocked off untill Burlington House was cleared away, are probably well out of the reach of DDC.
However, to build anything new in DTIZ to attract people, such as tourists, with the port traffic passing through right next to it, is equally unrealistic. I was glad when ASDA pulled out of the project.
Yesterday we went to Folkestone, and the old buildings are beautiful. ASDA in Folkestone stands out like a crime against humanity in terms of architecture, and some other modern concrete slabs there also look ghastly.
Anyway I can't see any Arabian Sheiks investing in DTIZ. So DTIZ development is a mirage in the desert.
Dover's major beauty is in the Castle and Light Tower Church, visible when entering the Town and crowning Dover. Burlington tower and the port traffic streaming through Dover are just a sorrowful site, and must no doubt be seen as such to people visiting the Castle!
