26/00023

Status: Granted (05 Feb 2026)
Application Details
Description

CA/25/02340 - EIA Scoping opinion request for creation of water storage reservoir with a storage capacity that would be approximately 5,126 million litres and a surface area of approximately 70 hectares, engineering operationsincluding erection of up to 17m high embankments, creation of raw water abstraction points and pipelines, erection of common high lift transfer pumping station, installation of potable water pipeline running approximately 7.5km west connecting the reservoir water treatment works (WTW) with the existing Blean Service Reservoir, and associated non-water infrastructure elements such as bypass channel of the Sarre Penn and a fish pass, site access and interal access roads, visitor amenities hub, car parking, open spaces, wetland storage area, improvements to footpath, cycleway and bridleway networks, landscape and biodiversity habitat proposals, such as woodland, scrub, hedgerows, grassland, wetland and other habitat features, utility diversion and diversion of minor roads and footpaths withinthe footprint of the reservoir.

Council

Dover

Application Type

External Consultations

Date Received

07 Jan 2026

Date Validated

08 Jan 2026

Decision Date

05 Feb 2026

Council Website
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Location
Address

Broad Oak Canterbury

Quick Info
UID
26/00023
Reference
26/00023
Status
Granted
Last Updated
07 Feb 2026