Appendix 1 Land Allocations Local Plan

Dover District Council
Land Allocations Local Plan Adopted 2015
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Figure 3.23 Diagram illustrating changes in settlement confines at
Ringwould
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Land between the village hall and The Bothy, Upper Street, Kingsdown
Site Location and Characteristics
3.378 The 0.29 ha site is located close to the core of the village and was formerly used
as a car park for a restaurant which used to be located in The Manor House to the east. The
Manor House has since been converted to residential use which means that the car park is
no longer required. The site is overgrown with self sown sycamore trees and other mature
trees. The tops of the trees are clearly visible from Upper Street and The Rise, an elevated
road rising to the north of the site. Trees are also visible through an opening that has been
created in the wall. There is a blanket Tree Preservation Order across the site. This is a
particularly sensitive site as it is located within the Kingsdown Conservation Area with part
of the site in an elevated position.
3.379 The site also includes a road from Upper Street, curving behind two residential
properties to the east. This road is shared with these dwellings, the holiday village/campsite
and The Manor House.
Site Context
3.380 A brick and flint wall forms the frontage to the north. The wall is approximately 3
metres high and is a significant architectural feature in its own right as it immediately abuts
Upper Street. This wall provides a continuous frontage, apart from an opening that has been
created in the wall, that screens the view of the car park, and is visible for a considerable
distance in either direction. A holiday village/campsite is located to the south and residential
properties, outside of the settlement confines, are located to the east. The village hall lies
to the west and beyond this residential properties.