howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
It's not all doom and gloom businesses such as Nandos, Bella Italia, Frankie and Benny's, Next, some shoe shop(forgotten the name), Trespass and the new gym are all new to Dover with the 6 screen cinema set to bring people into town.
Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 7,992
The problem is Howard, that we are looking at a plan which first saw the light of day in 1997, almost twenty years ago, and more importantly a year before Amazon UK launched, before everyone and his dog was offering free deliveries if you spend over twenty pounds, Netflix/Amazon prime were streaming new movies and Brighthouse was offering flat TV screens for poor people the size of many cinema screens of old .
The world has moved on, and as ever, Dover is trying to play catch-up, while retail has changed with the data revolution and is about to change far beyond our present councillors' imaginings, never mind those of councillors two decades ago.
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,832
If I have got the correct part of the DTIZ/St James development Townwall Street, within reason it does not really matter what goes along that area as it is not exactly a beautiful stretch of road and that is better than graffiti covered hoardings.
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,832
Aerial view of the development.
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Guest 2002- Registered: 8 Mar 2017
- Posts: 4
Thank you for posting this Jan. It's exciting to see it from a different angle. I have a daily view of the site and I must say, now work has finally started I enjoy watching the process. I was away for a week recently and couldn't wait to get to the window once I was back, eager to see how much progress had been made. I only hope I'm still around to visit once it's finished!
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PatrickS
- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
- Registered: 19 Sep 2015
- Posts: 448
By the end of last week further sections of Town wall were in place (16 standard + 3 narrower sections)
Today (13 March) saw more steelwork arrive from Northern Ireland and the start of the NEXT store framework put in place.
the old BP garage site is on the right
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PatrickS- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
- Registered: 19 Sep 2015
- Posts: 448
Meanwhile work carries on on the Travelodge with sub-contractors Gallagher displaying a banner on the safety railing
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PatrickS- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
- Registered: 19 Sep 2015
- Posts: 448
A further moving aerial view of the St. James development taken on 17 March 2017. Good view of the large boomed crane working on the cinema complex. The outline of the M&S plot can be seen as well as the steelwork progress on Block A ( along Townwall Street) between the Travelodge and M&S.
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Guest 1266- Registered: 8 May 2014
- Posts: 381
As it seems no construction company in the land is willing to get involved it would be interesting to know if Legal & General are paying Bond City directly.
Jack of Hearts
Paul M- Registered: 1 Feb 2016
- Posts: 393
Does it really matter? The important thing is it's finally getting built and we can all now see that happening.
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Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
you allways get a unhappy person,may be if those girders where made with 24 carat gold they may get happy... lol
Guest 1266- Registered: 8 May 2014
- Posts: 381
Paul M wrote:Does it really matter? The important thing is it's finally getting built and we can all now see that happening.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Photos courtesy of Bond City.
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PatrickS- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
- Registered: 19 Sep 2015
- Posts: 448
The Spring Equinox sees further progress in steelwork erection along Townwall Street (St James - Block A) as they work towards the M&S end, as well as work continuing on the Travelodge and Cinema complex.
[U]St. James panorama 21 March 2017[/U]
[U]Block A[/U]
[U]Travelodge[/U]
[U]Cinema complex[/U]
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Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,495
Is the old garage going to built over or left as it is?
PatrickS- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
- Registered: 19 Sep 2015
- Posts: 448
I believe it is staying.
Enterprise Rent-a-Car had a planning application granted for illuminated signs and a 'totem pole' in January this year.
There have been persons on site periodically cleaning the site and some looking around the layout. An earlier application shows rental vehicle spaces, car wash and an Office. Also droppable bollards at present entrance and exit points.
So it looks very much like a car rental business will open up there.
Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,495
Ok.
Enterprise were near the hoverport and now at the roundabout on the A20 that led to the hoverport. Presumably they're moving from there.
Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,236
Enterprise and eurocar where sharing a trading alliance but fell out, so they moved to the current temporary location.
Arte et Marte
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Two of the retailers here are due to open in the DTIZ.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39367139Guest 1831- Registered: 1 Sep 2016
- Posts: 395
#795 / #796
Are all the underground fuel tanks going to stay on site too?
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