Appendix 1 Land Allocations Local Plan

Dover District Council
Land Allocations Local Plan Adopted 2015
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Policy LA 28
Eastry Court Farm
The site is allocated for residential development. Planning permission will be permitted
provided that:
i. development is limited to the conversion of the traditional barns and through the
redevelopment of the modern agricultural buildings, which respect the character
and quality of the historic environment;
ii.
iii.
iv.
visual improvements are made to the remaining site area through landscaping and
the retention of existing trees;
vehicular access is achieved onto Church Street, which needs to be designed to
ensure that it does not impact on the historic environment;
the Public Right of Way (EE251) is retained and enhanced; and
v. the development should provide a connection to the sewerage and water supply
infrastructure at the nearest point of adequate capacity.
Eastry Hospital, Mill Lane
Site Location and Characteristics
3.329 Eastry Hospital is located on the southern edge of the village. The site consists of
three former hospital buildings (located in the north eastern corner) and a central part of the
site that has been cleared of development together with a large area of open space to the
rear of the site. The use of the site ceased some years ago, the buildings are now derelict
and have been subject to fire damage and vandalism. Southern Water has indicated that
there is insufficient water supply capacity directly available to serve this site.
Site Context
3.330 The site is located in a sensitive location. The former workhouse, which fronts the
site on Mill Lane, is a Grade II Listed Building. There are two other buildings on the site,
the Chapel, which is within the Eastry Conservation Area, and former hospital building, known
as the Range building, to the rear of the Chapel. The Range building was extensively
damaged by in fire in 2012.
3.331 The surrounding uses consist of residential (to the north and east) sheltered housing
(to the west) and open agricultural land, which falls away providing long distance views to
the south. There is a Public Right of Way (EE256) running along the southern boundary of
the site.