Western Heights Development
- 7 June 2013 17:50232595AMBITIOUS plans for a huge development in Western Heights and Farthingloe are set to be given the go ahead.
A report has recommended permission be granted before the crucial Dover District Council planning hearing on Thursday.
A total of £7.3 million could be forked out by the developers China Gateway International Plc to public bodies for supporting infrastructure.
£5 million of this would be used to regenerate heritage aspects in the area, which previously the developers said they would take care
But the huge financial gesture is not something which changed the minds of CPRE Protect Kent, who sent the Express a letter regarding the report.
"CPRE Protect Kent is extremely disappointed and dismayed by the report," it said.
"It is outrageous that this proposal is being recommended for approval. The housing development is almost entirely within a nationally important Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
"This is entirely a result of the fact that Dover District's Core Strategy adopted in 2010 set an unrealistically high housing target, which we pointed out at the time - 7 June 2013 17:50232596Artical from Dover Express website
- 7 June 2013 17:53232598I'm doing it again not looking first sorry oops
- 8 October 2015 15:11286883From the news page. I wonder how long this development will take to start?
Western Heights Masterplan agreed
Yesterday at 16:56
Dover District Council has agreed to adopt the Dover Western Heights Masterplan, a key planning document designed to help protect the historic value of the Western Heights and unlock its tourism and economic potential for the future.
The Masterplan will be used to help guide planning and land management decisions that affect the Western Heights. It has been produced in partnership with Historic England and Kent County Council, funded by the ATFORT Interreg programme.
The draft Masterplan was approved for consultation last year, and all feedback has been taken into account. DDC Cabinet agreed on Monday (5 October 2015) to adopt the Masterplan as a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).
One issue raised through consultation on the draft was that there were no specific proposals for a Commonwealth War Memorial on the site of the former Grand Shaft Barracks. Unqualified support could not be given to proposals at this stage because they have yet to be worked up in sufficient detail, but the Masterplan has been amended to encourage the project to be taken forward. Another issue was the need for more information on the ecological and landscape effects of some initiatives. This has also been addressed.
A copy of the adopted SPD will be placed on the DDC website. For more details contact the Regeneration and Delivery Team on (01304) 872477 or see the report to Cabinet on 5 October at www.dover.gov.uk/meetings. - 6 November 2015 20:41287778Heard on the radio earlier that an environmental group (or similar) are trying to get a judicial review (or similar) of the scheme.
- Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
6 November 2015 20:59287780Council for Rural England are trying to stop the scheme which if successful would mean no new housing and English Heritage and WHPS loosing out.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
------------------------------------------------------------------- - 7 November 2015 10:56287783All seems very late in the day for CPRE to raise the matter again, it must be two years since the secretary of state passed the plans and decided against the need for a public inquiry.
- Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
7 November 2015 12:01287785That is what I thought Howard, my guess is someone who thinks they have some influence (newly elected or promoted?) has raised the subject for some unknown reason.
I would have thought at least some building work would have started by now as there is such a housing shortage but surely this is not the time of year to start.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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