Matters of Interest in Deal and Walmer
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Latest Proposal to redevelop the Regent Cinema site in Deal
Reopen the Regent and The Deal Society have shared initial thoughts on the latest proposals presented to Dover District Council (DDC) for redevelopment of the Regent Cinema site.
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Local House Prices – Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
Our young people are being priced out of their area.
We all hear stories that property prices going down recently, and that local prices are below the national average, yet it doesn’t feel that this truly reflects the experiences of our local young people and families who are looking to get on the house purchase ladder.
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Society Members’ Past Planning Concerns Now Raise Their Heads
If you’ve seen the weekly list of Planning Applications that Dover District Council issued last Friday, it is likely you’ll have seen 3 prospective developments in neighbouring areas that Members have previously voiced their concerns about.
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The Population Changes in Deal and Walmer are not what many of us think!
– Lies, misinformation and statistics. Further observations from Ian Redding
We have some interesting discussions at the Society’s Executive, seeking to look at the bigger picture and to understand how new developments are changing our town and expanding it into surrounding areas, for good or bad.
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Betteshanger Country Park
The Friends of Betteshanger Country Park is a Group that has been set up to help protect this important and bio-diverse wildlife site from development. They would like as many people as possible to contact the Council and object to the developers proposals. Further details are in their leaflets and presentation below. Please take time to look through these important documents.
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