Approval for second terminal at Dover
In what is being described as a significant vote of confidence in the strategic direction of the UK’s busiest trust port, the UK government has formally given the go ahead for Dover’s second ferry terminal (Terminal 2).
“This is also fantastic news for the town of Dover as it allows the related waterfront enabling works that are the necessary pre-cursor to the regeneration of this part of Dover, a development described locally as the catalyst for Dover’s renaissance,” said the port in a statement, noting that the regeneration of the town would be delivered in advance of Terminal 2.
Bob Goldfield, chief executive, Port of Dover said, “This is a great day for the Port and its long term future, for our local community and for the long term resilience of the UK economy, all of which have been at the forefront of our minds during the development of this scheme.”
The port said that the government’s announcement that Terminal 2 can be built is “further testament” to what it called “the exceptional lengths” to which Dover Harbour Board has gone in order to consult and engage with its customers, stakeholders and the local community. The few holding objections submitted were removed towards the end of 2011, following further positive engagement with the respective bodies and so Terminal 2 was unopposed when the Secretary of State made the decision to approve the scheme.
Terminal 2 will be the single biggest development ever to be undertaken by Dover Harbour Board and will become the second biggest ferry terminal in the UK after Dover’s existing ferry terminal in the Eastern Docks.
