What we do

The aims of the Society are:

• To encourage high standards of architecture and town planning in Deal and Walmer
• To stimulate public interest and care for the beauty, history and character of the town and its surroundings
• To encourage the preservation, development and improvement of features of general public amenity and historic interest

How we fulfill the aims:

• We campaign to conserve the character of the town, including specific buildings which may be under threat
• We monitor every planning application that is referred to Deal Town Council and Walmer Parish Council
• A representative of The Deal Society is co-opted onto the Deal Town Council Planning Committee
• Another representative attends meetings of the Walmer Parish Council
• We make representations to Dover District Council planning department if we believe that a specific application is detrimental to the character of the town
• We monitor the long term development plans of Dover District Council and other government agencies, for example the Environment Agency
• We can advise residents about the process of dealing with planning problems
• We place blue plaques on buildings where significant people have lived, we can also advise on the criteria which are determined by English Heritage for the erection of those plaques
• We organise a winter lectures programme on a variety of topics which are free and open to the public
• We organise visits to places of historic interest and heritage assets
• We organise social events for our members to meet and engage with each other
• We publish a newsletter three times a year to keep members informed of our activities