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
Map Location
Property details
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- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-04-16
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 97 Development Land listings in South East England (1+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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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
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing is approximate, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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