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£1,250,000

Lydden, Dover, Kent, CT15

Land size
4.7 acres

Key Features

  • 4.7 Acres
  • 23 Plots
  • Mains drainage
  • Easy access to the A2

Description

This is an exceptional greenfield village development site extending to 4.70 acres for 23 new homes.

#TheGardenOfEngland

This development site, in the centre of the village of Lydden, extends to 1.90 Ha or 4.70 acres. It currently has a Resolution to Grant permission for 23 new homes, subject to the completion of the S106 agreement. The development will comprise a mix of housing with 16 private houses and 7 affordable houses. The land is currently grazed and as such has few ecological constraints and low risk of contamination. Mains drainage is readily available with a gravity feed and the soil lends itself to deep bore soakaways and strip foundations. It is nicely located just to the North of the AONB and there is easy access to the A2 taking you to Dover or Canterbury. The new houses here should sell well, to a wide variety of buyers, seeking the Kentish village lifestyle.

This development site, in the centre of the village of Lydden, extends to 1.90 Ha or 4.70 acres. It currently has a Resolution to Grant permission for 23 new homes, subject to the completion of the S106 agreement. The development will comprise a mix of housing with 16 private houses and 7 affordable houses. The land is currently grazed and as such has few ecological constraints and low risk of contamination. Mains drainage is readily available with a gravity feed and the soil lends itself to deep bore soakaways and strip foundations. It is nicely located just to the North of the AONB and there is easy access to the A2 taking you to Dover or Canterbury. The new houses here should sell well, to a wide variety of buyers, seeking the Kentish village lifestyle.

Our Ref: ADL250002

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Property details

Tenure
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Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-04-16

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 117 Development Land listings in South East England (1+ acres).

This Property£265,957 / acre
Development Land Average (1+ acres) £315,168 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Limited Limited

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Lydden Primary School188 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    68
    Type
    Community school
  • Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    154
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School1.5 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    213
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • River Primary School1.9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    384
    Type
    Community school
  • Whitfield Aspen School2.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    662
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Dover Christ Church Academy2.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    761
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Dover Grammar School for Boys3.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    960
    Type
    Foundation school
    Gender
    Boys
  • Astor Secondary School3.2 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    732
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Edmund's Catholic School3.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    644
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Dover Grammar School for Girls3.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    847
    Type
    Community school
    Gender
    Girls

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Shepherdswell, Shepherds Well1.8 miles
Co-op River, Dover1.9 miles
Budgens Whitfield, Whitfield, Kent2.1 miles

GP surgery

Lydden Surgery199 metres

Pharmacy

River Pharmacy1.8 miles

Hospital

Royal Victoria Hospital6.1 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces622 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Kearsney Rail Station1.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

Old Police Houses39 metres

Typical drive times

Dover9 min · 4.1 miles
Sandwich17 min · 11 miles
Folkestone14 min · 8 miles
Canterbury (city)16 min · 11 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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