A fire-hit church that closed more than 20 years ago is set for a “phoenix-like rebirth” as new flats, developers say. Reworked proposals have been submitted for the former St Columba United Reformed Church in Dover High Street which was damaged in a blaze in 2007. But worried residents have raised concerns over the plan, which is set to see the site converted into 16 flats, as they believe parking could become a problem. The church was originally built in 1904 but closed in 2003 – four years before it was ravaged by a fire that took crews 12 hours to control. In 2022, brothers Kanaksingh and …
