Dover Housing

Avanti has completed this pioneering redevelopment of a town centre site in Dover. Dover District Council’s aspiration is to deliver a new exemplar for a tenure-blind, high-quality development, setting new quality benchmarks for future housing developments. The project brings new thinking and higher densities then previously delivered within the town; delivering 65 new homes (53 apartments and 12 family houses), across private shared-ownership and affordable rent tenures.

Dover District Council’s aspiration was to deliver a new exemplar for tenure-blind, high quality development that sets a new quality benchmark for a future housing development in the wider area. The scheme seeks to repair the streetscape of an area affected by WW2 bomb damage and post-war development by creating new active frontages and delivering a masterplan that respects the local street pattern and enhances public realm.

A key part of the scheme is a new pocket park that will be designed through a community-led process to deliver wider social benefits for the area, providing a hub for social interaction and activities such as food growing and nature learning.