The Friends of Betteshanger were hoping to legally challenge the decision by Dover District Council to grant permission for a hotel and surf lagoon at the Park. However, our legal team has advised us that the grounds they have suggested…
On March 7 Dover District Council granted planning permission for both the hotel and surf lagoon at Betteshanger Country Park to the huge disappointment of the Friends of Betteshanger, our partners, the RSPB, Kent Wildlife trust and CPRE Kent and…
After several delays we now have a date for a decision on the hotel and surf lagoon at Betteshanger. The applications will be decided at the Dover planning committee meeting on March 7th at 6pm. We will be gathering from…
Betteshanger: Plan Rejected Campaigners celebrate as council rejects plan for a hotel on wildlife haven in Deal and ask that surf lagoon plans are scrapped Conservation charities and wildlife campaigners have welcomed the news that plans to build a hotel…
“The truth is, every one of us, no matter who we are, or where we live, can and must play a part in restoring nature. Though rich in places, Britain as a whole is one of the most nature-depleted countries…
Have you seen the Lizard Orchids that grow at Betteshanger Country Park? Amazing plants up to 1m in height with a flower that looks like a Lizard with a long curling tail. Up to 600 of them would be dug…
Water Voles are in the way of the proposed Hotel so would be moved under the development proposals at Betteshanger Country Park. They are an Endangered species and the fastest declining mammal in the whole country, having disappeared from 94%…
