Challenge Dropped
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 are weak and that we have very little chance of success at Judicial Review. We have therefore reluctantly decided to drop our challenge. This is not, however, the end of the story as our focus will now be to ensure that all planning conditions and legal obligations, especially those relating to the Park’s ecology, are fully complied with.
Please see the attached statement for further details.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have supported the Friends of Betteshanger in our campaign to protect the ecology of the Park. It is so appreciated.