Coast Protection
Implementing Policy
The Council's own management policy has been developed in
accordance with the SMP through Coastal Strategy Plans for each
Management Unit.
Dover District Council is responsible as an operating authority
for a 20 kilometre section of coastline in East Kent which extends
from Sandown Castle, north of Deal to Kingsdown and includes St.
Margaret's Bay.
The Council has recently developed a Coastal Strategy Plan for
the Pegwell Bay to Kingsdown Management Unit in partnership with
the Environment Agency, which will establish policy for the coming
5 years. Public consultation on the proposals was undertaken during
the summer of 2007 and the final strategy will be adopted by the
Council early in 2008.
The remaining sections of coastline within the District are the
direct responsibility of private landowners such as Railtrack,
National Trust and Sandwich Bay Estates.
E-mail: propertyservices@dover.gov.uk
