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UPDATE

SGN – Temporary Road Closure – Saunders Lane, Ash – 23rd April 2024 (Dover District)

Please note – The below works for Saunders Lane, Ash, have been extended.

Works will be carried out, with estimated completion by 1^st May 2024.

Due to works planned to be undertaken by SGN, it will be necessary to close part of Saunders Lane, Ash, from 23rd April 2024 with estimated completion by 30th April 2024.

Saunders Lane, Ash, will be closed from New Street to Orchard House, to the extent indicated by signs and barriers on site.

The alternative route for any through traffic is via New Street, Sandwich Road, Saunders Lane and vice versa.

Pedestrian access will be maintained during the works.

The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while allowing gas works to be carried out, works are undertaken by SGN.

For the most up to date information on these works please visit: https://one.network/?tm=136978921

For information regarding this closure please contact SGN 0800 111 999, who will be able to assist with the scope of these works.

The Kent County Council Highways Helpline phone number is: 03000 418181

It will be necessary to close Coombe Lane, Ash from 18th April 2024 for up to 2 days.

The road will be closed at Coombe Lane, Ash.

The alternative route is via Coombe Lane, Moat Lane, The Street and New Street.

It is planned that the road will be closed between 8:00 hrs and 16:00 hrs each day.

This is to enable carriageway repairs to be carried out by Kent County Council

DOVER DISTRICT LOCAL PLAN – MAIN MODIFICATIONS CONSULTATION

The Dover District Local Plan to 2040 Regulation 19 Submission (The Local Plan) establishes the general scale and distribution of new development which is required to meet Dover District’s needs to 2040. It also provides the planning principles and policies to guide decisions on all new developments. In March 2023 the Local Plan was submitted to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities for independent examination.

Following the close of the public hearing sessions for the examination, the Government-appointed Planning Inspectors examining the Local Plan have recommended a number of Main Modifications to the Local Plan to make the plan ‘sound’. These are open for public consultation during this period, along with other evidence base updates.

Please find below the links to the documents relevant to the Main Modifications Consultation. These documents are open for comments for the formal consultation period:

• Schedule of Main Modifications (ED48) ED48 Schedule of Main Modifications (doverdistrictlocalplan.co.uk)
• Schedule of Policies Map Modifications arising from Main Modifications (ED51) ED51 Schedule of Policies Map Modifications (doverdistrictlocalplan.co.uk)
• Sustainability Appraisal Addendum – Main Modifications (ED52) ED52 Sustainability Appraisal_ Main Modifications (doverdistrictlocalplan.co.uk)
• Habitats Regulation Assessment – Regulation 19 HRA updated 2024 (ED53) ED53 HRA_Final_Updated (doverdistrictlocalplan.co.uk)

The consultation runs from Thursday, 11^th April 2024 to 5pm on Friday, 24^th May 2024.

The simplest way to make comments is through the dedicated consultation website. Paper copies of the main consultation documents can also be viewed at Ash Library, Ash Village Hall, 10 Queen’s Road, Ash, CT3 2BG

All documents can also be downloaded from the website via the following link: www.doverdistrictlocalplan.co.uk/examination-home/consultation-on-main-modifications/consultation-on-main-modifications-1

How to make representations

Responses should be made through the Council’s online consultation portal (https://dover-consult.objective.co.uk/kse).

Alternatively, comments can be submitted using the Representations Forms using the following methods:

By email to: email hidden; JavaScript is required

By post to:  Local Plans Team, Dover District Council, Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Dover CT16 3PJ

KCC Public Notice

Paramour Street Ash

Paramour Street will be closed to through traffic, on or after 16th April 24 for up to 2 days.