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Reading the comment/responses so far to this Appraisal it would appear that the majority of respondents support the view that the present conservation area should be extended to include Marine Parade Gardens (in front of the Gateway flats) and Graville Gardens. There is also strong support for the inclusion of De Bradelei Wharf and Cullins Yard, not included in the public consultation Appraisal document. Both are supported by the influential Dover Society whose objectives include:
* the securing, preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic or public interest.
Dissenters to the proposals include three Dover District Councillors and, not surprisingly, Dover Port (DHB).
The former sees any extension to cover Granville Gardens (the open space between Waterloo Crescent and the Gateway Flats) as an impediment to potential future development to aid tourism; the latter, who have substantial assets in both the existing and proposed areas under consultation - and it must be said have done a good job in restoring and maintaining our lovely seafront - as a potential for driving investors away from the area, creating a further financial burden in having to maintain and comply with heritage and conservation regulations, and losing further control over the area within their ownership and responsibility. Indeed they have put forward a view to relax some existing conservation requirements.
Business, business and commercial interests versus the people yet again it would seem.
Your views are important, whether for or against the proposals. Public consultation closes on 9 March.