Links to various planning and government sites that may be useful.
| The Local Plan (Dover District Council) | Local Plan |
| The Local Development Scheme | Development Scheme |
| The Levelling up and Regeneration Act | Levelling up |
| How to Format a Planning Objection | Planning Objection |
| Enviromental Protection (DDC) | Enviromental Protection |
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Shaping The Future of the Town
Introduction
Planning is a highly regulated process with all manner of rules and regulations. It’s based upon Government-issued national guidelines, and a pyramid of plans at County level then feeding through to Local Plans in each planning area/district that map out the anticipated developments over the next 5/10 or even 20 years.
In some areas towns and parishes have developed plans at a very localised level, but not in the Dover District that we’re part of…… at least not yet.
In February 2023 a meeting was held in Deal to discuss more joined up ways of working and the best way to help other groups looking for information to help their campaigns. The links below go to the various sections of the discussion for further, more detailed information……
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Bigger Picture Issues That Affects Us All
The extent of Global Warming ….. it feels like our area is going to be developed, and developed, until every bit of land that won’t be flooded over time is built upon. (Uk Gov Flood Risk Site) (Deal Flood Plan). East Kent will look very similar to how it did when the Romans and Saxons arrived, with Thanet as an island again: Great Mongeham was a boatbuilding centre on a tidal inlet, so might it become so again?
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