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Draft Dover District Council Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) – Consultation open Tuesday 14 April to midnight Thursday 14 May 2026
A draft Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) has been prepared - and your views are sought.
Consultation Home - Keystone
The SPD has been developed to provide help and advice on how affordable housing should be delivered through the planning system. It aims to provide guidance on the implementation of Local Plan Policy SP5 – Affordable Housing, and other policies around the delivery and design of affordable housing. It also addresses changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on affordable housing.
The document sets out a series of 12 guidance notes for applicants when considering the affordable housing requirements for their scheme.
This consultation will end at midnight on Thursday, 14th May 2026
Dover District Site Allocations Storymap published - 9 April 2026
The Planning Policy team have published the Site Allocations Storymap. This provides up-to-date information on all allocations in the district, including sites allocated for housing, employment, mixed-uses, heritage, and gypsy and traveller sites. It replaces the section of the Development Newsletter formerly dedicated to allocated sites.
Langdon Neighbourhood Development Plan (2023-2040) Adopted - 4 March 2026
The Langdon Neighbourhood Development Plan (2023-2040) was made part of our Development Plan on the 4 March 2026 at a full council meeting, following a successful Referendum on 19 February 2026. It will be used as a material consideration alongside the adopted planning documents when making decisions about planning applications in the parish of Langdon. We have also published the Decsion Statement for its adoption.
The referendum results are available from our elections page.
For further information visit our Langdon Neighbourhood Plan website.
Biodiversity Duty Report (1 January 2024 to 31 December 2025) - 2 March 2026
The Council’s first Biodiversity Duty Report has been published.
The Dover District Biodiversity Duty Action Plan for the period 2026 – 2030 was agreed by a meeting of the Dover District Council Cabinet on the 2nd March 2026.
Planning and Development Newsletter
This newsletter provides an update on key development sites and planning news within Dover District. It is released twice a year, in Spring and Autumn by the Planning Policy team.
Issue 3 - April 2026
Issue 2 - October 2025
Issue 1 - March 2025
Consultations
Dover District BT Payphone removal proposal for HIGH STREET EASTRY
BT plan to remove payphones in your area. You can make representations for 90 days, ending June 11th 2026.
As this is identified as a listed kiosk structures, BT propose to remove the telephony equipment and secure the kiosk. They will not remove the kiosk itself.
You can view the Site Notice for this consultation online.
Adoption Opportunity
Most red kiosks can be adopted by local councils, registered charities and private landowners for just £1, transforming them into defibrillator stations, mini-libraries or other creative ventures. They can also adopt modern glass boxes if they want to house a defibrillator. More information is available at bt.com/adopt.
Adoption requestsshould be registered as soon as possible with payphones@bt.com, even if BT have not yet made an initial decision. Please Note: kiosks identified for removal could be removed shortly after a final decision has been made. Early registration of interest could mean adoptees avoid disappointment.
Please email planningpolicy@dover.gov.uk if you would like DDC to make a representation on your behalf before 11 June 2026.
Get involved!
Join the planning policy consultation database to be emailed whenever we consult on a planning policy document. This is hosted via Objective Consultation Software. By signing up, your details will be held by us and will remain confidential. To unsubscribe at anytime please email planningpolicy@dover.gov.uk.
You will be able to comment online and see other people's comments. Your name will be shown next to any comments you make on documents. A full guide and tour on how to use the consultation portal is available on the left of the page when it opens.
How we consult on these documents is set out in the Statement of Community Involvement.
Contact
Email: planningpolicy@dover.gov.uk