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Lambton Road, DOVER, CT17 0HF

Shop at the corner of Coombe Valley Road and Lambton Road

Taken during a vicious diversion due to work being done on the railway bridge at Coombe Valley Road. The hills here are sharp.

It was reported in the Kent Messenger on the 24 May 2016 that some of the former Buckland Hospital site, which extends to just over 4 acres, was to be sold at auction on 13 June at a freehold guide price of £300-320,000 by Clive Emson, property and land auctioneers http://www.cliveemson.co.uk/ but the website shows it was withdrawn prior to the auction. The premises opened in September 1836 as a workhouse and offered, up to 500 people in poverty, accommodation and employment opportunities. In 1948 it became a hospital with the launch of the NHS http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/former_buckland_hospital_site_in_dover_to_be_sold_at_auction_next_month_1_4547278

Prior planning permission has been granted by Dover District Council under application number 17/00380 for the “prior approval for the demolition of former hospital buildings (except building 5)”. This image of Image shows these buildings before demolition started and this image of Image is building 5 in the application.

Towards the former Buckland Hospital, which is encased in scaffolding and plastic sheeting. Planning permission has been granted by Dover District Council under application number 17/00379 for the “demolition of building number five”. This image of Image is building number five in the application.

Planning permission has been registered by Dover District Council under application number DOV/17/01523 for an “outline application for the erection of up to 188. dwellings (with all matters reserved)”. This image shows the Image before it was demolished.

It was reported in the Kent Messenger on the 24 May 2016 that some of the former Buckland Hospital site, which extends to just over 4 acres, was to be sold at auction on 13 June at a freehold guide price of £300-320,000 by Clive Emson, property and land auctioneers http://www.cliveemson.co.uk/ but the website shows it was withdrawn prior to the auction. The premises opened in September 1836 as a workhouse and offered, up to 500 people in poverty, accommodation and employment opportunities. In 1948 it became a hospital with the launch of the NHS http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/former_buckland_hospital_site_in_dover_to_be_sold_at_auction_next_month_1_4547278 This building has the words “Buckland Hospital” painted on the blue board!

It was reported in the Kent Messenger on 12 June 2015 that Dover’s new £24 million hospital was now open for business. It offers a wide range of outpatient services with improved access to diagnostics, pharmacy and other clinical services. It can care for up to 60,000 patients, based around a new one-stop clinic model, ensuring patients will have their consultation, diagnostic investigations, treatment and any pre-assessment during one visit. There is also a Minor Injury Unit and Ambulatory care facilities. They are nurse led and able to link to the main sites via video facilities for medical advice. The new building houses an x-ray department, children’s assessment centre, renal satellite unit, women’s health, and therapy services such as physiotherapy. There are improved staff training rooms, modern information technology, an additional renal station and a new pharmacy. The hospital will be the first in east Kent to have colour coordinated sections to help patients navigate their way around. It will be done with bumper rails in six colours; red for minor injuries and radiology, green for outpatients, blue for therapies, purple for clinics, pink for women’s health and orange for renal http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/the-new-buckland-hospital-opens-38496/ The new hospital replaced a complex which extends to just over 4 acres and includes Image & Image

Planning permission has been granted by Dover District Council under application number DOV/ 20/00102 for the “erection of 2 semi-detached dwellings and associated parking (existing building to be demolished) (amended plans)”.

The building that is under construction, behind the hoarding, is being built on the site of Powell Print. Planning permission has been granted by Dover District Council under application number DOV/14/00910 for a “reserved matters application for the erection of a care home (use class C2) and creation of access (existing building to be demolished); (details pursuant to DOV/13/00952: the outline application for the erection of a care home (use class C2), creation of a vehicular access and associated landscaping (existing buildings to be demolished))”. The traffic control was causing long delays for drivers.