Connaught Barracks
Background
In October 2007 English Partnerships purchased the former
Connaught Barracks in Dover with the goal of delivering 500 new
homes on the site. Located to the north of Dover town centre and
adjacent to Dover Castle, Connaught Barracks covers an area of 56
ha, of which 12.5 ha is suitable for the development of new
homes. The remaining land includes large areas of open space
and an English Heritage Scheduled Ancient Monument consisting of
Fort Burgoyne and the Eastern and Western Caponiers.
The barracks site was declared surplus to requirements by the
Ministry of Defence and put on the Register of Surplus Sector Land
in November 2006.
Current Status
The Homes and Communitiesd Agency and Dover District Council
have just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which sets out
a broad framework to promote and deliver shared regeneration
objectives on the Connaught Barracks site in Dover.
Both parties will be working on the preparation of a
site-specific development brief which will seek high environmental
and sustainability standards to create an exemplar development.
This will compliment and enhance the setting and historic character
of the site and have a positive impact on the local housing
market. It is intended that the development brief, which will
be informed by an extensive public consultation programme, will be
presented to Dover District Council Cabinet in autumn 2009.
The site will be sold to a third party developer in the early
months of 2010.
Connaught Barracks aerial view
Contact Regeneration
Email: regeneration@dover.gov.uk
Tel: 01304 872424
Post: Regeneration Unit, Dover District Council, White Cliffs
Business Park, Dover CT16 3PJ
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