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Archaeology of Dover Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) - 28 January 2026
Dover District Council planning department has produced its first Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) since adopting the Local Plan to 2040 in October 2024. This will support the implementation of policies within the Local Plan.
The Archaeology of Dover SPD highlights the importance of the archaeological resource in the town, and provides guidance for those looking to develop sites where archaeology may be present.
The Archaeology of Dover SPD can be viewed online on the Planning Department’s Planning Guidance Webpage. Alternatively, hard copies will be available at the DDC offices in Whitfield, Dover Museum, or the six local libraries in Ash, Aylesham, Deal, Dover, Sandwich and St. Margaret’s.
Infrastructure Funding Statement - 2024-2025
Dover District Council are excited to announce the publication of the 2024-2025 Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS), which was approved at Cabinet 3rd November 2025.
The IFS reports on financial planning obligations agreed, received and spent through the Section 106 process during the 2024-2025 financial year. This year’s report is presented in a new format and is website based with interactive dashboards, replacing the static PDF document format. This also enables you to look at all S106 data, not just the data for one specific year.
To view the IFS, please visit our website, where you will find useful navigation tips on how to use the dashboards.
Langdon Neighbourhood Plan Referendum – 19 February 2026
Following the Regulation 18 Decision Statement, which confirms that the Langdon Neighbourhood Development Plan 2023-2040, with modifications, can proceed to referendum, arrangements have now been made for this to take place on 19 February 2026.
The question which will be asked in the Referendum is: ‘Do you want Dover District Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Langdon to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?’
The referendum is for people in the Langdon area, and the area is detailed on the DDC website.
For further information: Langdon Neighbourhood Plan
Authority Monitoring Report (AMR) - January 2026
We are required to monitor the effectiveness of our plans and strategies and update our work programme on a regular basis and we have now published our results for 2024 - 2025 in our Authority Monitoring Report (AMR).
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Planning and Development Newsletter
Issue 2 - October 2025
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