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Dover District Council's (DDC) planning committee met on Wednesday evening to discuss two neighbouring schemes in Whitfield. The two developments forming part of Whitfield's expansion are set to be right next to each other Pentland Homes' outline application for 309 houses northwest of Archers Court Road – including 93 affordable units – was backed by eight votes to one. Members then voted eight in favour, with one abstention, of developer Danescroft's hybrid bid for 430 homes south of Church Whitfield Road.
Both schemes were recommended for approval by planning officers and sit within DDC's Local Plan. They also feature in the authority's 'core strategy' document, published in 2010, which earmarked Whitfield for a "managed urban expansion" totalling 5,750 homes. But during the meeting, Jeff Goodsell, chairman of Whitfield Parish Council, urged refusal or tighter controls.
Designs for Danescroft's 430-home estate. Picture: Danescroft "It's become a bit of a feeding frenzy,..
. Oliver Leonard.
