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There are five neighbourhood forums in the Dover District:

• Deal & Walmer
• Dover North
• Dover Town
• Dover West
• Sandwich Area

Representatives from county, district, town and parish councils attend these meetings. Join us at your local Neighbourhood Forum and have your say.

Make sure you are registered to vote - find further information on voting and elections. You can also visit the website of the independent elections watchdog, the Electoral Commission.

Councillors are elected to represent their local community or "ward". Find out who your local Councillor is.

Scrutiny is holding to account those that are making decisions that affect our District and making proposals for major projects and services to improve the District.

Council and Committee Meetings

Details of all Council meetings, agenda and minutes.

• Commenting on Planning Applications
• Speaking on Planning Applications

The Local Development Framework is a number of local development documents outlining how planning will be managed in the District. Register to be kept informed of progress on the Local Development Framework.

Find out what regeneration will mean for the people and the places of Dover District.

Respond to Surveys & Consultations

Giving us your views will help us to provide better services.

Petitions sent in to the Council can have positive outcomes that generate debate or highlight an issue leading to changes.

Tell us what you think of the service we provide. We welcome all of your comments, compliments and complaints.

Freedom of Information

Find out how you can request information held by the Council.

A Sustainable Community Strategy for East Kent, covering the districts of Canterbury, Dover, Shepway and Thanet.

Kent's Sustainable Community Strategy.

There are 32 parish council's and 3 town councils covering the district. The town and parish council's provide many local services and, as the third tier of local government, speak for their communities.

Phone, write or e-mail the Members of Parliament covering the Dover district.

The Community Network is a vital channel of communication between the Council and local groups: sign up to be kept informed. For more details, please call Trevor Skelton on 01304 240090 or e-mail: trevorskelton@casekent.org.uk

You can also express your views through umbrella organisations such as CASE Kent, the Dover District Volunteering Centre and Dover, Deal and District CAB; as well as other groups and bodies you may belong to, such as residents associations, village hall committees and senior citizens forums.

You can make a difference by volunteering in your local community. Please contact the Dover District Volunteering Centre, a registered charity which supports, promotes and develops volunteering opportunities within the Dover District. Address: 26 Victoria Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 7BJ;
Tel: 01304 367898; E-mail: office@doverdistrictvolunteering.org.uk

Please see our Community Events page to find out "what's on" in the district. You can also add details of your own events. A Selection of the Larger Events are also listed on the White Cliffs Country website. 

We would like to involve local voluntary and community groups in helping us complete Customer Access Reviews, to improve services for the benefit of the whole community. These reviews focus on specific equality strands to highlight where we need to promote equality of opportunity for a particular group. Please let us know if you are interested in improving our services.