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 and Walmer Town Councils
- A representative of The Deal Society is co-opted onto the Deal Town Council Planning Committee
- Another representative attends meetings of the Walmer Town 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 – details of those plaques, and the criteria for the erection of a plaque, are on the Deal Heritage website
- We organise talks on a variety of topics which are free and open to the public
- We organise social events for our members to meet and engage with each other
- We publish a regular newsletter to keep members informed of our activities