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Contact Business DevelopmentTo find out more information about the wealth of experience available to you and to discuss how the Port of Dover can assist you in meeting and hopefully exceeding your requirements, please contact Business Development for further information:
Tel: +44 (0) 1304 240 400 EXT 4440
Email: consultancy@doverport.co.uk

World Leading Master Planning
The Port of Dover was the first UK port to undertake a comprehensive 30-year master planning process. This resulted in a development plan that aims to deliver the Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR).
DWDR was unopposed when the UK Government gave formal approval for the scheme which, for a development of this scale, is an indication of the exceptional lengths taken to consult and engage with our wide range of customers and stakeholders
It is also a demonstration of the incredible detail of the work undertaken on a wide range of topics. Ultimately, it illustrates our commitment to get things right.
We have developed a master planning process considered within the UK as an exemplar in the industry. The process includes:
- Establishing and looking at the impacts of long term traffic forecasts across all sectors of the port’s operations
- Assessing the capacity of the current port and the drivers of future demand
- Exploring the physical issues such as port access and egress, border controls, check-in, assembly lanes, berths, ferry access/egress and resilience
- Looking at the potential effects of legislation and competition
- Examining the socio-economic impacts and policy fit
- Investigating the historic environment, landscape and visual impacts, transport issues, the natural environment, air quality and noise impacts
- Exploring alternative development options and their impacts
- Developing a bespoke stakeholder management approach
Master planning is also about:
- People development
- Ensuring that the knowledge and skills base is developed to meet the new demands placed upon the people who manage and operate the facility
- Systems development
- Being a catalyst for increasing economic and social improvement in the community
The Port of Dover has faced all of these challenges and has developed a deep understanding of how to make master planning relevant, deliverable and financially robust in achieving a clear vision for future development. Master planning is the key to future efficiency, to competitiveness and to the profitable expansion of the business.