Mr Justice Mitting has today dismissed the challenge by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) against the decision by Dover District Council (DDC) to grant planning permission for the comprehensive development at Western Heights and Farthingloe.
CPRE now have 21 days to seek leave to appeal.
Council Leader, Paul Watkins, said: "This is a great day for democracy. The decision, coming on the back of the progress at the town centre and Port, will provide confidence and be of vital importance for the future of the area following the recent job losses at the Immigration Centre. It will bring a package of much needed, high quality housing, countryside access improvements and heritage works at Drop Redoubt alongside a new top quality hotel. I therefore hope that the scheme promoter, CGI, and investors can now catch-up following the delay caused by the CPRE challenge and make the long overdue progress on the eagerly awaited development."
Western Heights and Farthingloe development challenges dismissed
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
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